Mechatronics Application Engineer

Festo

Application Engineer enhancing Festo's sales and market share in North America. Focusing on mechatronics and providing technical support to sales teams and customers.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $125,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Application Engineer (MAE) plays a vital role in enhancing sales and market share for Festo in the North American Market.
Specialize in Mechatronics, focusing on Motion Control technology and specific products: Servo Drives and Motors, PLCs, HMIs, Motion Controllers, I/O Devices, Ball Screw and Toothed Belt Electromechanical Actuators and Cartesian Robots.
Provide in-depth technical knowledge in the field of Mechatronics to the sales team, distribution partners, and customers during the pre-sales phase.
Consider commercial factors when proposing solutions and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure seamless coordination across departments.
Take the lead in post-sales technical support situations, working alongside the Technical Support and Service departments.
Guide customers from project inception to acceptance/operation, thereby closing the sales cycle and initiating new opportunities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree (BS in Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering)
MBA preferred
5-10+ years minimum experience in project managing, controls engineering, sales, and technical support in industrial automation
Experience in Festo a plus
Mechatronics, electromechanical or robotics engineering
Solid knowledge of Industrial Automation
Experience in sales and customer responsibility
Excellent communication and presentation skills
English Language, Spanish a plus.
Ability to read, analyze and interpret moderate to complex documents
Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints
Ability to make effective speeches and present technical or complex topics to customers
Microsoft Office suite experience
Experience with IEC61131-3 programming languages.
Familiarity with CODESYS, Rockwell Automation Studio 5000, Siemens TIA Portal, Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 and/or Omron Sysmac Studio.
Plus: Python, C++, C#, LabVIEW.
Familiarity with EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus TCP, TCP/IP, IO-Link
Understanding of motion control concepts, PLCs and distributed I/O.
Ability to size and design servo motor applications.
Familiarity with pneumatics and pneumatic control logic.
Troubleshooting skills.
CAD knowledge.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Professional development opportunities
Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work hours

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Hard Skills & Tools

MechatronicsMotion Control technologyServo DrivesPLCsHMIsMotion ControllersIndustrial AutomationIEC61131-3 programming languagesPythonC++

Soft Skills

communication skillspresentation skillsproject managementcustomer responsibilitycollaborationproblem-solvinganalytical skillsleadershiptechnical supportsales

Certifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechatronics EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Mechanical EngineeringMBA