Field Application Engineer

Metric has partnered with a leading US-headquartered industrial automation manufacturer with 1,000 employees globally. The business has an excellent industry reputation for treating its people fairly and is well known for profit sharing and strong benefits.

Their product portfolio spans industrial wireless, connectivity, machine safety, sensors, monitoring solutions, and more. Their products can be found across the Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Medical, Material Handling, Semiconductor, Data Center, Automotive, Electronics, and Packaging markets.

As a Field Application Engineer, you will support the sales organization primarily across the Greater Boston area, with as needed national support for the robotics division. This role goes beyond the technical scope - the ability to build customer relationships and maintain an executive presence is crucial.

• Provide pre- and post-sales support for customers
• Act as the technical resource and liaison to targeted robotics and logistics accounts, as well as OEMs
• Attend sales calls alongside the commercial team
• Promote and deliver training on new products to target customers
• Help expand the bill of materials (BOM) at customer facilities
• Lead efforts to promote best practices across the application engineering and sales teams

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, or 5+ years' experience in industrial automation
• Experience with sensors, measurement, controls, I/O, or adjacent applications
• Ability to travel 25–50% regionally, with occasional national travel