Systems Application Engineer II (Vision & Digital Solutions)

SICK, Inc.
Bloomington, United States of America
22 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Shift work
Languages
English
Experience level
Intermediate
Compensation
$ 127K

Job location

Bloomington, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
Big Data
C++
Computer Programming
Lua
Matlab
Machine Learning
Microsoft Office
SAP Applications
System Testing
Web Applications

Job description

Technical Solutions Development and Support

  • Provide vision, machine learning, and digitalization application support to internal teams, distributors, integrators, and customers.

  • Support sales pursuits by delivering expert technical guidance that helps drive opportunities to close.

  • Develop new system concepts by combining SICK technologies with complementary thirdparty solutions to create differentiated customer value.

Collaboration & Cross Functional Engagement

  • Facilitate communication and cooperation between global SICK crossfunctional teams to leverage knowledge centers and collaboratively solve customer challenges.
  • Participate in customer discovery sessions to uncover unmet needs and translate them into actionable solution requirements.

Customer & Project Support

  • Support the creation and scoping of projects including acceptance criteria, inclusions, and exclusions, partnering with Customer Project Management (CPM) teams as needed.
  • Test and validate system functionality and performance to ensure customer requirements are fully met.
  • Deliver systems training to customers, integrators, distributors, and internal teams.
  • Provide ongoing technical support and continuous improvement recommendations for deployed systems.

Marketing Insight & Strategic Contributions

  • Capture recurring customer requirements to help define future market and product solutions that address common unmet needs.
  • Contribute to competitive analysis and valueproposition development for both technologies and services.

Perform other duties as may be assigned or required by management.

Requirements

  • Experience: 7+ years in industrial automation roles; 4+ years working with vision inspection systems and machine analytics.
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering is required.
  • Certifications: None is required, + Demonstrated ability to translate complex customer problems into structured technical solution architectures, especially involving multisensor, vision, or machinelearningbased systems.
  • Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting skills with the ability to quickly assess root causes and establish corrective action paths in live customer environments.
  • Programming capabilities in PLC, MATLAB, C/C++, Helcon, Lua, Java is a plus.
  • Proven experience designing or supporting endtoend vision inspection workflows, including lighting, optics, imaging algorithms, and environmental considerations.
  • Ability to interpret and analyze large datasets or machine analytics outputs to support system tuning, optimization, and predictivemaintenance recommendations.
  • Skilled at leading technical discussions with crossfunctional stakeholders, including engineering, sales, project management, and external integrators.
  • Familiarity with system validation methodologies including FAT, SAT, proofofconcept testing, and structured test documentation.
  • Strong ability to selfstart, learn quickly, and work independently in a fieldbased environment.
  • Computer/Technological: Professional competence with Microsoft Office, SAP, and general internet applications.
  • Language: Professional written and spoken fluency in English required.
  • Schedule: Generally Monday to Friday, full time; be on-call on some weekends (if required).
  • General Working Conditions: Be able to usually work in an office environment; flexible (hybrid) work arrangements available.
  • Travel: Be able to travel up to 75% of the time, including internationally; must have a valid passport.
  • Work Status: Legally permitted to work in the country you are applying and willing to undergo an employment background check.

Benefits & conditions

The base salary is one part of our Total Rewards package and is determined within a range. The starting base salary range for this position is listed below; the actual starting salary will be based on a variety of factors including experience, skill set, education, performance, licenses/certifications, business needs and other job-related factors, as permitted by law.

  • Starting Base Annual Salary Range: $83,640 - $126,500
  • Bonus Eligibility: This role is eligible for an annual bonus based on a combination of company and individual performance.

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