Applications Engineer

As an Automation Applications Engineer, you will oversee the review of the customer requirements, the development of the solution, costs, and project timeline. Your role will entail developing an accurate budget and project Proposal, aligning key concept points, sequence of operations and mechanical descriptions to create a custom integrated system to meet the customer requirements., * Engage with the customer through the requirements definition, generating concepts, cost development, and presentation of the proposal.

• Engage with the salesperson to support the win strategy.
• Own full proposal lifecycle:
• Concept development
• Technical solution design
• Costing & proposal creation
• Customer collaboration
• Interact with the sales and management teams to lead technical alignment.
• Present concepts to customers emphasizing competitive advantages.
• Assist the internal proposal design team and processes.
• Document technical requirements, project risks, oversee project plans and project change procedures.
• Participate in technical advisory roles, as required.
• Interact with Customers at all levels, as required.
• Ensure effective handoff to operations for ongoing maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Follow a standardized quoting process.
• Standardized presentations including capture-plans, executive reviews, and customers reviews.
• Standardized tools used include varying levels of proposal templates, Cost worksheet, CAD tools for concept approach, Compliance Matrices depending on industry and customer and FAT/SAT Criteria
• Opportunities for enhancing proposals through the use of technical writers and Dedicated Simulation/CAD resources.
• Leveraging cross business expertise and experience via a knowledge-sharing platform, Capturing reference machines and SharePoint/MS Teams or other online software package
• This role will be field based in Southern Ireland but will be fully remote

• HND or Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in the automation industry, ideally within Life Sciences
• Experience in Quoting, Sales and Customer Interaction

• Ability to read and understand mechanical design drawings and Customer Part Prints

• Ability to develop 2D CAD concepts, 3D CAD (SolidWorks / Inventor / Visual Components)
• Successfully work with project teams and customers to design and estimate complete systems.
• Recognize and determine cost factors, such as timelines, materials, labor, tooling, etc.

Desirable

• Understanding of Electrical & Pneumatic controls architecture preferred

• Understanding of PLC, SCADA, Robotics and vision systems preferred.

Convergix is a global automation systems integrator that serves diverse end markets. We design, build, test, and integrate custom solutions to automate our customers’ operations with a focus on solving unique challenges that others struggle to address. As a team, we are on an improvement journey in pursuit of our vision: to become the ultimate trusted partner to our customers, capable of solving any industrial automation challenge with our passionate people, world renowned processes and diverse experience. If you want to join a team whose mission is to elevate the automation industry, we want to hear from you! Learn more about us: https://convergixautomation.com/ (https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconvergixautomation.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7Cmukta.sharma%40convergixautomation.com%7C8a35d855efd741ba6f7108dcc04ce34c%7C06fb138ca32c4201a888bc0403ced0f6%7C0%7C0%7C638596683723380481%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=d7O6OkgVNOq38Fo0Ri6o01X9xWkwg6EY9oQ4CktBFRA%3D&reserved=0)