Applications Engineering Manager (West Coast)
Core
Lead a team of Applications Engineers on the West Coast, managing territory-based customer engagements, complex integrations, and robot commissioning while maintaining hands-on technical expertise in industrial automation.
Role type
Senior IC manager (industrial automation)
Builds
Industrial robotic cells and automation systems for factory floors
Domain
Industrial robotics and automation
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
PLC programming, ladder logic, robot programming, Python scripting, CAD, mechanical/electrical systems integration, customer relationship management, territory management, team leadership
Preferred skills
Collaborative robot experience (UR, Fanuc, KUKA, ABB), scaling engineering functions, vision systems, force/torque sensing, machine tending, palletizing, welding, assembly automation
Technologies
PLCs, Python, CAD, UR, Fanuc, KUKA, ABB
Responsibilities
Manage and develop a team of Applications Engineers across territory, serve as senior technical escalation point for complex integrations, commission robotic cells and support installs, define standards for documentation and commissioning checklists, partner with Regional Sales Manager on territory strategy, conduct 1:1s and performance conversations, travel up to 25% domestically for escalations and key engagements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC manager
