Applications Engineering Manager – West Coast

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee and nurture a team of Applications Engineers throughout the designated territory

• Take ownership of capacity planning and the allocation of workloads

• Establish technical and cultural benchmarks for the team

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings, performance evaluations, and development planning sessions

• Manage the applications engineering function from pre-sales proof of concept support to post-install customer satisfaction

• Act as the senior technical escalation point for intricate integrations, challenging customer situations, and problematic installations

• Collaborate with the Regional Sales Manager on territory priorities, pipeline management, and customer strategy

• Sustain relationships with key customer accounts

• Design solutions, evaluate integrations, commission cells, and assist with installations

• Lead or co-lead technically complex or strategically significant customer engagements

• Review and approve solution designs, proof of concepts, and integration plans

• Travel to customer locations for escalations, important installations, and to strengthen customer relationships

• Establish and uphold standards for documentation, handoffs, commissioning checklists, and customer training

• Share territory-level insights with applications engineering, product, and engineering teams

• Assist in creating playbooks, templates, and training resources

⛳️ Requirements

• Proficiency in mechanical, electrical, and software domains

• Experience with PLC programming and ladder logic

• Understanding of pneumatics and DC power systems

• Background in robot programming

• Familiarity with Python scripting

• Competence in CAD software

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience in applications engineering, systems integration, or automation engineering

• At least 2 years of experience in people management or as a team leader

• Strong presence in customer-facing situations

• Experience managing a distributed team or territory

• Willingness to travel domestically up to 25%

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or a related engineering field, or equivalent practical experience

• Preferred experience with collaborative robots such as UR, Fanuc, KUKA, ABB, or similar

• Preferred experience in scaling an applications engineering or field engineering function

• Preferred experience with vision systems, force/torque sensing, or custom end-of-arm tooling

• Preferred familiarity with machine tending, palletizing, welding, or assembly automation applications

• Must reside on the West Coast

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship or transfer

🏝️ Benefits

• Employee Stock Options for all Full-Time Employees

• Paid time off

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Life insurance

• Disability insurance

• 401(k)