Cognex
- Robot type
- Robotics
- Location
- FranklinTennesseeUSA
- Job type
- Customer Success
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
Full-time
Senior Applications Engineer
Job description
As a Senior Applications Engineer, you will join an Applications Engineering (AE) team that is responsible for supporting customers through their journey with Cognex. The AE team determines the right combination of Cognex products, lighting, optics and automation engineering for an optimal solution that fits within the customer’s defined budget and skillset. The AE team provides technical expertise to customers and collaborates with the Sales organization to influence the selling of Cognex products.
Job requirements
- Advanced understanding of electro-mechanical solutions.
- Advanced ability to conduct and troubleshoot onsite optimizations, perform trials, and conduct data analytics to improve performance on solutions.
- Advanced ability to handle challenging customer situations.
- Advanced interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively establish relationships, communicate, influence, and present to various stakeholders
- Advanced presentation skills
- Mentors other AEs
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline such as Engineering, Computer Science; or an otherwise equivalent technical experience
- Typically requires a minimum of 4-6 years of experience in technical application development. Experience in a related or high-tech industry preferred.
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