Application Engineer - Boston & Connecticut

About the Role

As an Application Engineer, you will report to the Regional Director and collaborate with the sales and engineering teams to develop and execute team selling strategies. Your primary responsibility is securing the technical win by building customer confidence and trust in Beckhoff products and technologies. This involves bringing Beckhoff technology to life through customer engagement, whiteboarding, technical discussions, and product demonstrations.

This role requires a deep understanding of industrial automation equipment, including PLCs, motion control, robotics, fieldbus systems, and HMIs, as well as the ability to work collaboratively in a customer-facing, team-selling environment.

What Makes This Role Unique

• Real-World Impact: Shape how Beckhoff technology is adopted in applications that power modern life, from advanced factory automation to energy and scientific systems, enabling next-generation machines.
• Advanced Technology Exposure: Work with automation technologies that enable highly integrated and flexible machine designs, leveraged in ways rarely possible on other platforms.
• Enduring Technical Relevance: Build system-level engineering expertise across controls, motion, networking, and software, developing skills that remain valuable as tools and technologies evolve.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a high-performing regional team in a supportive, growth-oriented environment.
• Visible Results: Technical wins translate directly into customer adoption and measurable business results.

Responsibilities

• Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership:
  • Collaborate with the Regional Sales Team to develop and execute team-based selling strategies.
  • Lead technical discussions and provide discovery-driven product demonstrations that showcase Beckhoff’s capabilities.
  • Own technical customer engagements from initial discovery through prototype and development phases, and support customers during implementation to ensure successful outcomes and long-term adoption.
  • Lead pre-sales technical support with a strong commercial discovery mindset, partnering with Sales and following established company sales processes and best practices.
  • Proactively drive technical issues to resolution.
• Solution Development & Support:
  • Provide technical input for proposals, bills of materials (BOMs), and application designs.
  • Deliver training and knowledge transfer to empower customers and strengthen long-term relationships.
• Documentation & Process:
  • Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, project details, and technical activities using established tools and methods.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering from a four-year college, or an automation/mechatronics degree from a technical school.
• Demonstrated success architecting, building, and commissioning industrial automation control systems, with firsthand experience owning production control software in prior roles.
• Deep, working knowledge of industrial automation technologies, including PLCs, motion control, robotics, distributed I/O, fieldbus systems (EtherCAT), and HMI technologies.
• Proficiency with IEC 61131-3 programming languages (including object-oriented extensions), C#, C++, and Python; Objective-C knowledge is a plus.
• Engineering-level Windows literacy for industrial control systems.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a sales or industry-related role.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a creative, solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong organizational and time management abilities, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to maintain professionalism and resolve challenges effectively under pressure.

Work Location

This position follows a remote work model, with engagement across the region as part of a collaborative, team-selling approach. You will be based out of the Boston, MA office for designated on-site days for team collaboration.

Travel

This position requires up to 50% travel, which may include day trips, overnight stays, and occasional extended travel depending on business needs. Travel may be local, regional, or national. All travel-related expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with company policy.

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off: 12 Paid Holidays + 21 Days of PTO.
• Health & Insurance: Employer-paid high-deductible medical plan, dental, and vision for employee + family. Employer-paid life, AD&D, short-term, and long-term disability insurance.
• Retirement: 401(k) with up to 6% employer match.
• Elective Benefits: Accident, critical illness, indemnity, and pet insurance.
• Professional Development: Opportunities for growth and skill-building.
• CarData Program: Fixed monthly reimbursement + variable monthly mileage (additional $200.00 to $800.00, dependent on location).

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand and sit for extended periods, including driving 2 to 5 hours one-way multiple times a month.
• Ability to use a computer screen for extended periods.
• Ability to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to bend, stoop, reach, and move as needed to perform job duties.
• Manual dexterity for operating tools and equipment.
• Adequate vision and hearing to perform essential tasks safely.

About Beckhoff

At Beckhoff, automation is our calling. We empower engineers to differentiate and succeed as industry leaders by harnessing new technologies, embracing open standards, and solving the world’s most complex problems. Founded and led by engineers, we organically create advanced controls, communication, IoT, and motion technologies that become unique tools for tackling one-of-a-kind challenges in an age of digital transformation. As a global partner with U.S. headquarters in Minneapolis, we remain committed to sustainability, inclusivity, and support for the people behind the automation. Whether you’re powering the EV revolution, dazzling on Broadway, launching satellites, or developing fusion energy solutions, you can reach new heights for your business, industry, and humankind.