Cognex
Project Solutions Engineer
Dallas, Texas
Sponsorship not specified$30k-$50kDetected 13 days ago
Data AnalysisProject ManagementSalesCommunicationProblem SolvingTime ManagementMentoringPublic SpeakingWarehouse Management System
About the role
- Using advanced optics, image sensors and artificial intelligence software Cognex vision and ID systems capture an image then analyze it to make sense of what's being seen.
- Ability to be on-call and respond to customer emergencies. - Ability to travel between 30-50% of the time.
- Additional Job Description Equal Employment Opportunity Cognex is an equal opportunity employer.
Responsibilities
- Develop technical and commercial design(s) on assigned projects or accounts that differentiate Cognex, win the business, and deliver the expected growth and profitability.
- Review and identify technical risks on sales quotation/proposal document by ensuring viable set of hardware and software requirements as applicable on BOM based on customer needs. May need to communicate risk or build risk mitigation plans.
- Provide internal and external mentoring and training as applicable to support project execution, improve the handover process, or support certification/commissioning activity.
- Following project completion, take a proactive role in continuous improvement efforts by obtaining feedback from the Project Execution team on developed solutions to enhance solutions and support troubleshooting, training, and personal development.
Requirements
- BA degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant equivalent technical experience
- Ability to be on-call and respond to customer emergencies.
- Ability to travel between 30-50% of the time.
- Ability to work in production or industrial environments at our customer sites.
- Must possess English language proficiency as a minimum for the role.
Nice to have
- Typically requires a minimum of 3+ years' experience in technical application development.
- Experience in a related or high-tech industry preferred.
Skills
- Ability to determine root cause on electro-mechanical solutions by using solid and logical troubleshooting skills and sound judgement.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate, influence, and present to various stakeholders
Compensation
- $30k-$50k
Benefits
- About us- Cognex is the largest, most successful and recognized global player in industrial machine vision!
Company info
- Cognex is the largest, most successful and recognized global player in industrial machine vision!
- We are a financially strong, international company with no debt and have been in business for over 40 years.
- We are deeply committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment, guided by our "Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast" culture, which celebrates employee innovation, determination, and dedication in a dynamic, fun, and distinctive atmosphere.
- The Projects Solutions Engineering (PSE) Team works with Sales to understand our customer's technical requirements, prioritize customer projects, conduct evaluation studies, develop winning project strategies, and deliver full solutions that best fit the customers' application requirements in both technical feasibility and solution cost, while meeting Cognex expectations for profitability.
- This is a remote job with travel to customers.
- Essential Functions:
- Travel onsite as needed to gather more information to ensure design accuracy, provide technical guidance and pre-sales support to influence customer on a potential sale by conducting competitive solution trials, demonstrations, presentations, or technical evaluations.
- Work closely with sales and the end customer to ensure the project is properly documented with an accurate solution in order to easily hand off to the project execution team (Project Manager, Field Service Engineers, or 3rd Party contractors). May help with deviations as needed.
- Collect, consolidate, and disseminate competitive information gathered during the pursuit process and communicate unmet market needs, competitor product/service analysis, and market trends to direct management.
Equal opportunity
- Cognex is an equal opportunity employer.
- Cognex evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
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