Application Engineer Electric Automation - Bilbao

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Application Engineer Electric Automation - Bilbao

As a high-level product technology expert, you will provide the best technical consulting and solutions for customer applications to the sales teams, independent of the industry segments, with a strong focus on technologies. You will take commercial considerations fully into account when proposing solutions. You will have turnover responsibility but not customer responsibility, providing detailed technical proposals of application-based solutions in the Pre-Sales phase.

Key Tasks

• Onsite customer support for prototype startups to do 'proof of concept', with good working knowledge of third-party PLC software, network configuration, and device integration coverage including product sizing and selection.
• Main interface to Concept Engineer (Customer / Festo) for pre-defining technical concepts and technical support engineer.
• Discuss technical proposals to optimize machine performance with a strong focus on increasing component sales.
• Provide onsite technical product training for customers during installation.
• Provide technical support to sales and customers on applications independent of the industry segments.
• Focus on commercial (cost of ownership) and technical feasibility of proposals, based on deep technical product knowledge.
• Propose component and system-based solutions, mainly on standard products, in accordance with regulations (Machinery Directive, etc.).
• Create technical solutions taking all relevant technical interfaces into consideration.
• During the pre-sales phase, act as a technical product expert in close coordination with the sales engineer.
• Provide best practices (i.e., application notes) for multiplication of standard applications as well as lessons learned for further improvement to win future opportunities.
• Support and provide ISM and BU with product gaps as input and assist in questions of norms and regulations.
• Identify and win projects based on excellent product and application knowledge, and support commissioning of the project at customer site in close alignment with the technical support engineer.

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Company : Festo Automation S.A.U.

Location : Amorebieta-Etxano, ES, 48340

We look forward to your application!

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