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Festo

Application Engineer

Festo

Application Engineer at Festo providing technical consultation and solutions in electric automation for customer applications. Driving business expansion and collaborating with sales on opportunities.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timePenang • 🇲🇾 MalaysiaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Work as a technical expertise/consultant in electric automation to customer and guide to a system conceptual solution combining different technologies to fulfil customer requirements
  • Perform feasibility studies by means of sample setups, simulations or calculations, and integrate application solutions into the customer's control environment
  • Responsible for the implementation of complex motion tasks using electric drives
  • Hold end-to-end accountability to support customer from pre-sales solution proposal to post-sales commissioning advisory, remote or onsite, to ensure a smooth user experience
  • Proactively drive further growth in Electric Automation: Create new opportunities in focus customers from a team pairing approach with salesperson and lead electric automation account planning
  • Support salesperson in defining the right price and conditions for a solution based on the value add
  • Organize training and workshops, for internal and external, to elevate the awareness and competency in electric automation

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Mechatronic, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering
  • Minimum 3 – 4 years’ experience in the field of factory automation application, relating to commissioning of PLC, electrical drives, and motor
  • Knowhow of electric automation: PLCs, Motion, Drives, Fieldbus system (EtherCAT, Profinet, Ethernet/IP, OPC UA, etc.), PC based programming languages, and selection of electric actuators
  • Programming experiences of common PLC brands, preferably Siemens and OMRON
  • Candidate with proficient knowhow and understanding in the market players of electric automation on their product range, features, and unique selling points would be a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • The good feeling working for a family-owned company with a safe and solid financial basis
  • Freedom to explore, innovate and realise your own ideas
  • Competitive compensation with attractive perks and other benefits
  • Respect and appreciation for each other - regardless of gender, nationality, disability, age and identity
  • Lifelong learning with great conditions for individual further development
  • Flexible working models depending on the respective workplace for a good balance of work and private life
  • Highly modern working environment, infrastructure and communication technologies
  • Great family and health services for your well-being

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Hard Skills & Tools
electric automationfactory automationPLC programmingmotion controlelectric drivesfieldbus systemsPC based programming languageselectric actuatorsfeasibility studiessystem integration
Soft Skills
technical expertisecustomer guidanceend-to-end accountabilityproactive growthteam collaborationsolution proposaltraining organizationworkshop facilitationcommunicationuser experience focus