Field Application Engineer

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Field Applications Engineer

Barcelona

Novanta motion control products solve challenges for technology-driven original equipment manufacturers around the world. Our customers are solving some of the world’s most difficult and important problems in healthcare and manufacturing and they rely on us to work closely with them to develop innovative motion control solutions.

We are growing and are looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Field Applications Engineer to join our high performing team and become an expert adviser to our customers and provide outstanding support to our sales, marketing and product development teams.

Job Summary

As Field Applications Engineer, you'll work with the sales team in persuasion activities. You'll collaborate to create customer-driven products and solutions for our most important customers in Robotics & Automation.

You'll assist customers in understanding technical product capabilities and finding the best fit for their needs. You'll communicate and demonstrate our value proposition in collaboration with sales teams to win business.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborating with commercial team members to identify key customers, assess needs, and recommend solutions.
• Works closely with new product developers to fully understand all key features and provides suggestions for their improvement and usability in customer applications.
• Collaborating cross-functionally to develop and execute sales strategies and launch products and applications to key customers within Robotics & Automation.
• Provides pre-sale product/technical support to ensure proper product specification and selection as needed.
• Ensuring applications meet the needs of customers, anticipating, and resolving technical roadblocks throughout sales process.
• Assisting in prototyping, costing, testing, and validating new applications in Robotics & Automation using our products.
• Visit key customers (along with territory managers), to provide application/system level technical assistance/guidance.
• Attend conferences, write articles, and in general work on technical materials aimed at the promotion of our technologies (not product promotions) within Robotics & Automation.

Required Experience, Education And Skills

• Possess a B.S. in one or more engineering disciplines and prior experience in technical sales or engineering . (B.S. in Electronics/Telecommunication/Industrial Engineering or any related engineering studies)
• Experience in design engineering, applications engineering, high technology sales support, or field service.
• Be able to communicate technical information to non-technical customers, and mentor others to do the same.
• Be results-driven and customer-focused, self-motivated and able to work well in a team.
• Be able to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
• High level of English language.

Travel Requirements

• Must possess a valid passport and be able to travel within EMEA, if required. May require up to 10% travel.

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

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