Applications Specialist

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Kingston, ON
In-Office
63K-79K Annually
Mid level
Appliances • Manufacturing
The Role
The Applications Specialist role involves technical sales, applications development, on-site support, and customer training for sensor products, including installation and troubleshooting at customer sites.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

The IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) Canada group invents, develops, and produces market-disrupting sensor technology that enables unprecedented capabilities to visualize, understand, and control laser manufacturing processes. The group’s products are integrated with IPG’s world-leading photonic material processing solutions and are used to provide quality assurance for high-power industrial laser processing applications in advanced manufacturing environments around the world. Our technology empowers many household brands to offer increasingly safe, efficient, and performant solutions to consumers and industry alike.


We’re seeking a new member of our applications and technical sales support team. This customer-facing role will involve technical sales, applications development, on-site support, and customer training for IPG’s sensor products. Duties will include installation, troubleshooting, and repair of optical equipment at customer sites. Candidates should be outgoing, comfortable giving presentations on technical material, and able to work without supervision. Strong preference will be given to candidates with a background in physics or engineering, with experimental experience and/or previous field support experience with sophisticated industrial automation equipment. Given our global footprint, a working proficiency in Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, German or Spanish is also an asset.


Responsibilities

  • Educating customers about what our products can do and how to use them.
  • Collecting requirements for the customer’s applications and ensuring mechanical, electrical, and optical compatibility.
  • Demonstrating our products on test samples and customer samples.
  • Performing installations at customer sites.
  • Troubleshooting system configuration, setup, and communication.
  • Creating white papers and technical marketing documents.
  • Providing training and giving sales presentations.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Strong preference will be given to candidates with a background in physics or engineering.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. 
  • Candidates should be outgoing and comfortable giving presentations on technical material.
  • Must be comfortable with basic digital and analog signaling. 
  • Strong preference to candidates with previous experience in: field support, optics, robotics, and other industrial automation equipment. 

Other Requirements

Candidates must be authorized to work in Canada, have a valid passport and be eligible and willing to travel to the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Pay Range

C$ 63,037 - 79,480

Top Skills

Industrial Automation
Optical Equipment
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The Company
Novi, MI
1,458 Employees

What We Do

IPG Photonics is the world leader in fiber laser technology, offering solutions for applications across a wide array of industries. Headquartered in Marlborough, USA, the company has developed a robust, vertically integrated supply chain, developing key technology components in-house, thus enabling the most reliable, powerful, and efficient laser solutions. With over 30 locations across the globe, we are committed to developing innovative products that provide reliable, cost-effective solutions for our customers’ needs.

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