Principal Application Engineer - Warehouse Automation
AI summary of the role
Principal Applications Engineer to lead a new Warehouse Automation Applications Engineering team at JR Automation (Hitachi Group).
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What you’ll do
- Lead a team of Application Engineers to pursue new customer opportunities within the Warehouse Automation market.
- Develop strategic direction and win strategies with a team of Engineers to obtain future work from new customers.
- Manage development of cost-effective technical solutions meeting customer requirements and targeted pricing.
- Promote innovation by identifying new technologies and approaches to improve win rate.
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in a related business or engineering field.
- 5+ years of industry experience leading successful projects and highly motivated teams.
- Proficient in all Applications Engineering processes and tools.
Technologies
warehouse automation · automation equipment · CRM · cost-effective solutions · risk mitigation · PEP milestones
About Hitachi Energy
Builds grid hardware, HVDC systems, power electronics, software, and services that utilities, data centers, transport, and industry use to electrify reliably.
Acquired · 5000+ people
Source and classification
Technical pre-sales · Evidence for this classification:
Detroit, Greenville, Nashville, or Salt Lake City. How You’ll Make an Impact: A Principal Applications Engineer – Warehouse Automation market, will partner with our account managers to develop new customer win strategies and winning technical solutions which meet our customer requirements within the Warehouse Automation vertical. The Principal AE will be a Subject Matter Expert as it pertains to various technologies and processes within the Warehouse Automation vertical. The Principal AE will lead a team of engineers and provide direction while in pursuit of future projects for JR Automation to execute. Requirements for a Principal Applications Engineer role typically include, but are not limited to: Lead a Team of Application Engineers to pursue new customer opportunities within the Warehouse Automation market. Develop strategic direction and develop win strategies with a team of
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