Job Description

Omron Automation-Americas is looking for an Application Engineer located in the Chicago,IL territory to support pre-sale and post-sale activity. The key areas of focus are pre sales support of Omron products at customer locations, post-sale support for existing applications, distributor product sales training, and to highlight Omron's advantages over competitors through successful demonstration of the technology at a customer or distributor location.

Responsibilities:

Presales customer/ System Integrator meetings for higher complexity solutions (except initial discovery call).
Post-sales support to include machine start up and troubleshooting
Lead distributor technical training sessions.
Responsible for self-development -- maintaining knowledge on current and new technologies.
Work to improve knowledge of distributor application engineers.
Conduct customer training sessions at distributor location or at a neutral site (possibly for $$).
Vision application evaluation.
Site survey and development of requirements for projects.
Development of BOM for complex automation projects.
Training development for new products that corporate training has not developed yet.
Emergency service for line down situations (billable to customer).
Represent Omron in a professional, ethical, and socially responsible manner.
Represents the Omron Guiding Principles through personal and business interactions with employees, distributors, and colleagues.

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree (B. S.) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field from a four year college or technical school.
Five (5) or more years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience with some or all of the following products: Motion Control (Servos, Drives, Controllers and Motors), PLC/HMI (hardware, software and interfaces), Components (Sensors, Relays and Switches), Safety (Light Curtains, Controllers, Sensors and E-Stops), Machine Vision Systems, Auto ID (Barcode and RFID) and Robotics.
Energetic, aggressive, focused and a highly motivated self-starter.
Strong relationship builder and a strong personal desire to win.
Ability to multi-task and work cross-functionally with strong organizational skills.
Team player mentality but able to work independently as required.
Strong interpersonal, listening, questioning and communication skills (written and oral).
Ability to travel up to 50%.

Valid through: 4/21/2021

About OMRON Industrial Automation

Omron Corporation, styled as OMRON, is a Japanese electronics company based in Kyoto, Japan. Omron was established by Kazuma Tateishi in 1933 and incorporated in 1948. The company originated in an area of Kyoto called "Omuro", from which the name "Omron" was derived. Prior to 1990, the corporation was known as Omron Tateishi Electronics. During the 1980s and early 1990s, the company motto was: "To the machine the work of machines, to man the thrill of further creation". Omron's primary business is the manufacture and sale of automation components, equipment and systems, but it is generally known for medical equipment such as digital thermometers, blood pressure monitors and nebulizers. Omron developed the world's first electronic ticket gate, which was named an IEEE Milestone in 2007, and was one of the first manufacturers of automated teller machines with magnetic stripe card readers. Omron Oilfield & Marine is a provider of AC and DC drive systems and custom control systems for oil and gas and related industries. Omron was named one of Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators in 2013.

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