Applications Engineer
About the Company
Kongsberg Discovery, a subsidiary of KONGSBERG, is a global technology company providing innovative and reliable technology solutions for all marine industry sectors including merchant, offshore, subsea, and naval. Headquartered in Horten, Norway, the company has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities internationally. Kongsberg Discovery is a market leader in systems for positioning, surveying, and navigation, delivering marine electronics that ensure optimal operation both on and under the sea.
What We Can Offer You
- Competitive compensation packages
- Fully subsidized health & welfare benefits for employees (discounted costs for family members), with an option of a high-deductible plan that includes an annual employer contribution to your health savings account ($1500 for family, $750 for employee only, prorated depending on date of hire)
- Fully subsidized dental and vision coverage
- Eligibility for annual employee bonus program
- Up to 5% employer match program
- Flexibility with Paid Time Off
- Career growth opportunities
- Professional and personal development and career opportunities
- Safe and collaborative culture
About the Role
In this role, you’ll support the commercial success of our products by partnering closely with our sales team, delivering compelling demonstrations, providing user and technical training, and equipping customers with the knowledge and confidence to operate our systems effectively. You’ll be the technical voice that helps customers understand not just how the technology works, but why it matters.
The Applications Engineer (primarily focused on positioning, communications, and reference systems) is a great opportunity for a field service engineer who wants to transition to working onshore while keeping their practical skills up to date with some occasional field work.
Responsibilities
- Develop customer procedures for bespoke operations and applications.
- Partner with the sales team to provide technical expertise during customer engagements, proposals, and solution design discussions.
- Deliver high-impact product demonstrations—both in person and remotely—that clearly communicate system capabilities, value, and differentiation, while collecting feedback for sales and customer services.
- During demonstrations, collect photos, videos, and impressive data sets to support the development of sales and marketing collateral.
- Conduct customer training sessions covering system operation, configuration, best practices, and regulatory considerations.
- Translate customer needs into actionable insights for product management and engineering teams.
- Provide post-sales technical support to ensure smooth onboarding and long-term customer satisfaction.
- Support rental customers with expert advice on installation, calibration, and operation.
- Carry out vessel installation and commissioning for sales as needed.
- Coordinate with sales when downtime is expected.
- Recommend appropriate product configurations and integration approaches.
- Represent the company’s technical position during pre-sales discussions.
- Validate technical feasibility for customer use cases.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Electrical, Marine, Systems, or related field) or equivalent technical experience.
- Several years of work experience in field service for positioning and communication systems.
- Experience supporting sales teams or working in a customer-facing technical role.
- Background in ocean/maritime technology, navigation, GNSS, radar, situational awareness, or related domain.
- Pragmatic, self-driven, and solution-oriented.
- Ability to cooperate well with the management team, share knowledge, and support others in the pursuit of team goals.
- Excellent English communication skills, both oral and written.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Comfort working directly with customers, including ship operators, integrators, and maritime authorities.
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally for demonstrations, training, and customer support.
Pay
$85,000 - $110,000 annually, depending on experience.
Schedule
- Job type: Regular
- Working hours: Full-time
- Working days: Day
Location: Houston, TX