Jobs at Cognex

Lead and manage global distribution center operations to meet customer delivery targets. Oversee production, inventory, EHS, quality (ISO compliance), continuous improvement, KPI development, and cross‑functional stakeholder engagement to optimize DC performance and standardize processes across sites.

Lead SAP BI development across global landscapes: gather requirements, design solutions, develop and test BW4HANA models, integrate S4HANA and 3rd-party tools (Power BI), troubleshoot, document, and support analytics solutions.

The Product Manager will lead product development, manage the product life cycle, and collaborate with teams to define marketing strategies and present solutions to stakeholders.

The Application Engineer provides guidance, integrates products, troubleshoots, supports sales, shares knowledge, and reports on applications within Cognex's offerings.

Responsible for developing efficient deep learning models for machine vision applications, involving design, development, testing, and deployment activities.

The Document Control Specialist manages changes to documentation and material data, ensuring compliance and effective communication across teams to support business operations.

Provide pre-sales technical support and develop commercial machine-vision solutions. Travel to customer sites for trials, demonstrations, risk analysis, and handoffs to project execution teams. Mentor internally, collect competitive intel, and drive continuous improvement of deployed solutions.

Process and manage customer purchase orders in Salesforce/SAP, verify pricing and availability, coordinate with Purchasing and Logistics, handle returns and credits, troubleshoot order issues, maintain backlog compliance, and provide cross-functional inside-sales support.

Manage and grow assigned accounts by identifying, qualifying, and closing automation and vision solutions. Build long-term customer and partner relationships, demonstrate Cognex products, coordinate evaluations with Applications Engineering, support contract negotiations, forecast accurately, and participate in trade shows and marketing events.

Provide front-line technical support for Cognex machine vision products across Europe, troubleshoot and reproduce issues, communicate with customers in English and German, document cases in CRM, escalate complex problems to engineering, create knowledge base articles, and contribute to continuous improvement and product training.

Manage and grow assigned accounts by identifying, qualifying, and closing solutions sales opportunities in automation and machine vision. Maintain product knowledge, demonstrate Cognex solutions, coordinate evaluations with engineering, negotiate contracts, develop 12–24 month pipelines, and support partner and marketing activities while forecasting and reporting weekly.

Provide application guidance and integration support for Cognex vision and sensor products. Troubleshoot and optimize low-to-medium complexity machine-vision systems, assist sales with technical inputs, maintain business system data, perform onsite trials/optimizations, and collaborate with AE team to improve products.

Drive and close machine vision solution sales to end users, partners, and OEMs using the Cognex sales process. Qualify and follow up on leads, conduct solution-focused customer visits, coordinate evaluations with Applications Engineering, maintain opportunity data in Sales Book, support trade shows, and collaborate across territories to win large strategic accounts.

Responsible for managing and closing business at assigned accounts, developing client relationships, maintaining knowledge of Cognex technology, and assisting at marketing events.

The Senior Account Sales Engineer will drive sales through forecasting, customer engagement, and collaboration with partners while maintaining project information.

Lead global SAP supply chain and logistics capability: define roadmap, deliver and support SAP solutions (MM, PP, QM, PLM, LE, GTS, IBP), manage a global team and vendors, drive S/4HANA modernization and integrations, ensure stable operations and SLAs, and apply Agile and continuous improvement to improve service quality and scalability.

Design, implement, test, and document software for logistics systems. Responsibilities include maintaining software, implementing new features, and guiding junior members.

Provide expert remote technical support and act as front-line escalation for Cognex products across Europe. Troubleshoot complex hardware, software, and networking issues, coordinate cross-functional resolution, document cases in CRM, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to knowledge base and product improvements. Work hybrid from Milan and support English and Italian speaking customers.

Lead and oversee global shared services finance operations (order entry, AP, AR, master data) and India accounting activities. Drive internal controls, SLAs, KPIs, continuous improvement and automation, collaborate with RTR/OTC/PTP leaders and IT, and mentor a global team to ensure compliance and operational excellence.

The Account Sales Engineer will identify and close profitable business within assigned accounts, build client relationships, maintain product knowledge, and ensure contract compliance while managing a sales pipeline.