# Applications Engineer

Job Description Essential Functions Provides application guidance for medium-complexity applications across Cognex products and prioritizes as necessary. For complex applications, may require the support of more experienced AEs. Provides standard integration of Cognex products with devices such as PLCs, PCs, or Controllers Performs standard troubleshooting for Cognex products and develops knowledge of peripheral technology Supports Sales with technical inputs when communicating with or visiting customers to help Cognex win. Shares findings with the AE community Responsible for maintaining business systems information in a timely manner for accurate reporting Provides product/customer feedback to AE Manager to improve products. Knowledge Develops a general technical knowledge of Cognex’s vision and sensor product families. General knowledge of image processing, optics and/or lighting for machine vision is desirable or can be developed quickly. General knowledge of industrial communication methods, networks, programming languages*, controls (installation, wiring, operability), PLCs, and/or Warehouse Management Systems (WMS). *Programming languages may include: javascript, VB, VB.Net,

- **Id**: 3865666
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/cognex-applications-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Aachen, Germany
- **Countries**: DE
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-06T11:58:19Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-06
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T08:49:06Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 3120
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Flexible schedule
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Industrial Automation, Machine Vision & 3D Cameras, Barcode & RFID Hardware

## Company

- **Id**: 5283
- **Name**: Cognex
- **Domain**: cognex.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/cognex>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 17
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.588
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 51
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Technologies

- **.NET** — Optional: yes
- **C#** — Optional: yes
- **C++** — Optional: yes
- **JavaScript** — Optional: yes
- **Microsoft Office** — Optional: yes
- **Windows** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Advanced (C1); Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-06T11:58:19Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 51
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:junior
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

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