Application Engineer / Specialist – Automation and Drives
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- Calgary, AB
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Freedom and a healthy work- life balance- Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
- Solve the world's most significant problems - Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
- Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
- Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
- Competitive total rewards package.
- Profit sharing available.
- Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.
- Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
- Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.
- Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them!
- Employee perks and discounts.
- Diversity and inclusivity focused.
- Serve as the technical expert for factory automation solutions in Canada.
- Analyze customer requirements and develop proof-of-concept system architectures and recommend suitable products.
- Provide advanced technical support, including on-site troubleshooting, system optimization, and commissioning assistance.
- Prepare and deliver technical proposals, demos, and prototype solutions.
- Support customers in debugging control systems, tuning machine functions, and improving machine performance.
- Collaborate with Siemens Sales, authorized distributors, and Solution Partners to demonstrate Siemens automation technologies and their unique features
- Size and design automation solutions based on specific application requirements.
- Assists customers with commissioning machines, debugging complex drives and motion control systems and machine processes, testing and tuning technology functions, and optimizing machine performance
- Influence customers and integrators on effective utilization of SIMATIC and SINAMICS products
- Develop sales enablement materials, demo programs, and application notes/white papers.
- Support Product Marketing with launches, seminars, workshops, and customer events.
- Deliver technical hands- on training, workshops and knowledge transfer to customers, Siemens teams, and channel partners.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and best-practice guidance to engineering teams.
- Coordinate with Siemens HQ and Competence Centres for complex project requirements and troubleshooting/debugging complex issues
- Stay current with evolving technologies and industry trends.
- Maintain an annual learning and development plan focused on technical and professional growth.
- Promote the adoption of advanced automation technologies to enhance customer competitiveness.
- Bachelor's/master's degree/Diploma in Electronics, Electrical, Computer, Computer Science, or related field.
- 8+ years of industry experience with automation systems, motion control and drives in a customer facing role
- Strong understanding of industrial applications involving factory automation products
- Hands-on experience with industrial automation platforms and networks including but not limited to S7-300/1200/1500 PLCs, Redundant and safety systems, Basic/Comfort and Unified HMI panels, WinCC SCADA platforms, SCALANCE networking devices and VFDs/Servo drives
- PLC Programming in TIA Portal and Step7 platforms (Ladder Logic, FBD, Structured Text, STL, S7Graph, etc.) as well as software programming experience (C/C++, JavaScript, Visual Basic, etc.).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (bi-lingual preferred, English & French).
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills. Must be a strong communicator to explain highly complex technical topics to various customers with beginners to advanced level of knowledge in the industrial automation systems.
- Ability to travel nationally on short notice up to 30%
- Experience working with OEMs or system integrators.
- Knowledge in:
- Industrial networks
- HMI and SCADA products
- PLCs and controllers
- Motion Control and Drives
- Machine safety
- Proof-of-concept development
- Siemens SIMATIC platforms and SIMANICS drive (preferred)
- Action-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.