Application Engineer – Automation

Körber

Application Engineer linking software development and project implementation in pharma automation. Responsible for new software module adaptation and technical support worldwide.

Posted 5/4/2026full-timeMarkt Schwaben • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will serve as the link between software development and order-specific project engineering and commissioning.
Support software development as the application-related point of contact for interface-relevant teams, e.g., project engineering.
Transfer new software modules and their adaptations into the order-specific series.
Close coordination with the project engineering and commissioning teams with regard to requirement specifications.
Support project engineering and commissioning with machine configurations, particularly concerning new functionalities and parameters.
Technical coordination with colleagues and other departments.
Preparation of configuration specifications for project engineering and commissioning.
GAMP-compliant documentation of new functionalities.
Occasional business travel to customers.
Training and support of users worldwide.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Qualification as a technician (m/f/d) in electrical engineering or mechatronics, degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or comparable technical training.
Experience in the project engineering and commissioning of special-purpose machines.
Knowledge of programming in Structured Text (IEC 61131-3).
PLC knowledge (preferably B&R).
Independent, responsible and collegial way of working.
Strong communication and teamwork skills.
Flexibility, structured working style, resilience.
Good German and English skills, both written and spoken.
Willingness to travel worldwide (<10%).
Identification with the produced results.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Open, collegial and international working environment.
Future- and crisis-proof industry with over 125 years of company continuity.
Flexible working hours (e.g., flexitime).
Possibility for mobile working and Remote Work Abroad.
Group-wide development prospects and training opportunities.
30 days annual leave plus 2.5 additional vacation days according to the company agreement.
Special leave days and occasion-related bonus payments.
Varied employee events (e.g., ski trip, triathlon, barbecue).
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – confidential counseling and support for health, professional and personal challenges.
EGYM Wellpass with an increased employer subsidy.
Company pension plan and capital-forming benefits.
Free employee parking and very good public transport connections.
Option for bike leasing.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Structured TextPLC programmingGAMP-compliant documentationmachine configurationproject engineeringcommissioningtechnical coordinationrequirement specificationsspecial-purpose machineselectrical engineering

Soft Skills

communication skillsteamworkflexibilitystructured working styleresilienceindependent workingresponsibilitycollegiality

Certifications

technician qualification in electrical engineeringdegree in electrical engineeringdegree in mechanical engineering