Application Design Engineer

What will you do?

The Application Design Engineer will support the regional development of libraries, debugging, testing, and pre-sales customer-facing Architects.

This role involves working with Schneider Electric's Next Generation Automation Platform, EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE).

The ideal candidate should understand IEC61499 and other event-driven programming languages.

Position Summary:


* Support country sales teams to win more business on EAE.


* Assist customers throughout their project development cycle using EAE.


* Demonstrate EAE features and functionality to customers.


* Conduct workshops to promote EAE features and ensure customers can design, organize, and execute code on EAE.


* Implement and test customer architectures to demonstrate performance and reduce risks.


* Develop key library elements (CATs) to support customer projects.


* Guide customers through the implementation phase.


* Maintain a feedback loop with the global EAE development team.


* Train and support System Integrators in the region.

Ideal Candidate:


* Self-motivated and driven with a "must win" mindset.


* Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a matrix organization.


* Capable of influencing and motivating individuals to achieve shared KPIs.


* Early adopter with technical intensity to drive sales growth.


* Commercial acumen to understand the role of technical teams in the sales cycle.

Travel: Willingness to travel approximately 25% of the time.

Hybrid role: In-office presence required at least four days a week as you will be working in the lab.

Key Responsibilities:


* Collaborate with commercial teams to achieve goals (orders, volume, project profiles).


* Manage customer satisfaction through all project phases.


* Report KPIs to the global team (data, dashboard, risks, enhancements, bugs).

Role Details:


* Demos on EAE:
+ Build and maintain a demo area (HW and SW).
+ Personalize UVP/storytelling to customer use-cases.
+ Handle Q&A and provide application examples.


* Workshops:
+ Host application-specific training.
+ Apply design guidelines to ensure correct project execution.
+ Define code structure and assess challenges.


* System Architectures:
+ Draw, implement, and test architectures relative to customer applications.
+ Present outcomes to customers to reduce risks.
+ Develop specific libraries to simplify customer use.
+ Manage library development and verify solution performance.


* Project Execution and Support:
+ Support customers and System Integrators on EAE projects.
+ Ensure customer satisfaction, including commercial relationships.
+ Document processes and changes during customer engagement.
+ Create use cases and success stories from projects.
+ Share knowledge and best practic...