Solutions Engineer (Industrial Automation

Solutions Engineer (Industrial Automation)

Delta, founded in 1971, is a global leader in power electronics, industrial automation, and energy management solutions. Guided by its mission, "To provide innovative, clean, and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow," Delta develops technologies that improve manufacturing productivity, energy efficiency, and sustainability.

Delta's Industrial Automation Business Group delivers integrated automation solutions including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, Robotics, Motion Control, Machine Vision, Industrial Networking, IIoT, Digitalization, and Smart Manufacturing technologies across a broad range of manufacturing industries.

The Solutions Engineer – Factory Automation serves as the technical expert responsible for developing, designing, and supporting industrial automation solutions that solve complex manufacturing challenges.

This role works closely with customers, sales, project management, and engineering teams to understand manufacturing processes, develop automation architectures, create technical proposals, support demonstrations, and lead successful implementation of automation systems.

The Solutions Engineer combines strong controls engineering experience with customer-facing consulting skills to deliver innovative, scalable, and profitable automation solutions.

Major Responsibilities/KPIs

• Develop automation system concepts and architectures that solve customer manufacturing challenges.
• Conduct plant assessments and discovery meetings.
• Deliver compelling technical presentations, demonstrations, and proof-of-concept systems.
• Increase solution win rate through technical excellence.

• Develop complete automation architectures utilizing PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, Robotics, Motion Control, Vision Systems, Safety Controllers, Servo Systems, VFDs, Industrial Networking, and IIoT technologies.
• Deliver technically sound, scalable, and standardized solutions.

• Support project execution from concept through commissioning.
• Ensure projects meet technical, schedule, quality, and budget objectives.
• Provide technical leadership during design reviews, FAT, SAT, and startup activities.

• Support sales with customer meetings, technical presentations, proposal development, BOM generation, and solution costing.
• Identify opportunities to expand automation solutions within existing customer accounts.

• Continuously develop expertise in factory automation technologies.
• Complete product certifications and advanced technical training.
• Introduce new technologies into customer solutions.

• Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Product Management, Operations, and Service teams to improve solution offerings and execution.
• Provide feedback to product management based on customer applications.
• Strong understanding of industrial control systems including:
• PLC Programming
• HMI Development
• SCADA Systems
• Motion Control
• Servo Systems
• Robotics
• Machine Vision
• Safety Systems
• IIoT Platforms
• MES integration
• Edge Computing
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and production equipment.
• Automation Solution Design
• Develop complete automation architectures from concept through implementation.
• Select appropriate hardware and software platforms.
• Design reliable, maintainable, and scalable automation systems.
• Develop control narratives and functional specifications.
• Customer Consulting
• Conduct discovery workshops.
• Understand manufacturing pain points.
• Translate operational requirements into automation solutions.
• Present technical concepts to engineering, operations, maintenance, and executive leadership.
• Project Execution
• Coordinate with project managers and engineering teams.
• Assist with scheduling, technical documentation, and risk mitigation.
• Problem Solving
  Troubleshoot electrical, controls, communications, and software issues.
• Diagnose machine performance problems.
  
  Support startup and commissioning activities.

• Ownership
• Takes ownership of customer success.
• Drives projects from concept through commissioning.
• Communi…