EcoStruxure Automation Expert

We are looking for a highly skilled and strategic technical applications specialist to join our Centre of Excellence (COE) and play a key role in driving enablement, and adoption of EcoStruxure Automation Expert (EAE). This position will work closely with our sales teams and our EAE Solutions Specialist to develop applications for customers using EAE.

This role requires deep technical expertise, and a strong ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and business stakeholders. This role is responsible to support country sales teams win more business on EAE and support customers through their entire project development cycle using EAE:

• Provide technical applications expertise and support to the sales team on automation & control system applications in order to help accelerate sales growth and increase opportunities conversation rate using EAE.
• Act as the technical subject matter expert at the customer to define and implement the best automation & control applications using EAE.
• Work with the customer to identify technical requirements/ constraints to adopt EAE and offer the customer solutions that will support the adoption of EAE on their projects/machines.
• Explain & demonstrate the technical advantages and disadvantages of the proposed application using EAE.
• Provide technical applications expertise and support to co-engineer applications for the customers using EAE.
• Lead the creation and development of differentiated and innovative solutions for the customers machines, projects and solutions using EAE.
• Engineer and execute applications and project conversion using EAE including competitor migration to EAE.
• Enrich the overall SE’s application knowledge and experience by creating and sharing application guides, CATS’s function blocks, white papers, and success stories.
• Identify and qualify the needs for new offer and/or functions development to better address application requirements, and work with relevant local and global departments to validate and create both repetitive (bundles/ standard functions) and custom-tailored offers using EAE.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in either of the following: Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science IT programing, Code development
• Embedded Software Engineer background, ideally with strong IT focus
• Be well versed on IIOT and the convergence between IT and OT.
• Object oriented Programming, Windows and Linux development environment, Docker/Kubernetes/Swarm, Virtualization, Event driven methodology, C# programming for HMI integration.
• Networking experience in LAN, WAN, VLAN, Managed Switch, Routers, Communication protocols TCP/IP based Modbus, EthernetIP, Profinet, HTTPS, MQTT.
• Experience in the following programming language: C/C++, Python, JavaScript is advantageous.
• Essential to this role, the candidate must be able to apply code development and design system/solution architecture that will fit into industrial applications on the factory floor and plant to control equipment and processes.
• Hands-on knowledge of industrial protocols (Modbus, OPC UA, MQTT, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, etc.).
• Deep expertise in, PLC programming, SCADA/DCS, and industrial networking.
• Extensive experience in designing and deploying large-scale automation solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to simplify complex technical concepts for engineers, customers, and executives.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with experience engaging both technical and business audiences.
• 5 years of experience in automation solution development and programming.