Hiring: Application Engineer - Automation Company: Henry North Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:32:26 Employment Type: Contract / Remote About the job Experience: •5 years of experience in the distribution or material handling industry with an understanding of the application of warehousing technology and an aptitude for selling. Preferred candidate will have a demonstrable track record of sales success in the fields of automated and storage solutions. Required Skills: •Self-starter displaying ownership for all facets of the role including but not limited to technical issues, customer issues, and documentation in an evolving role. •Identifies and quantifies proposed customer benefits and creates, utilizes, and maintains tools to quantify these benefits. •Travel to customer sites as needed to study and gather information critical to the overall system. •Works with partners to develop complete solutions. •Defining and documenting best practices and standard work documentation and drive continuous improvement. •Maintain expert level of product knowledge and applications. •Trains other employees, partners and advocates as required. •Possesses effective written and oral communication skills. Qualifications: •Knowledge of Automated systems with concentration in the product lines Mobile Automation supports (AGV’s,VLM’s, and ASRS). •Knowledge of API and PLC controls. •Demonstrated capacity to speak Mandarin is a positive but not required. •Knowledge of comprehensive warehouse management, distribution, and/or material handling industry. •Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word. •Skilled in excellent written, verbal, presentation and listening skills to communicate with team members, customers, vendors and subcontractors. •Skilled in time-management and maintenance of project deadlines. •Demonstrated capacity to organize goals, objectives, and execution plan of a project and to build business. •Demonstrated capacity to work with all levels of an organization, both internally and externally •Demonstrated capacity to take a leadership role and represent integrity, honesty, teamwork, and motivation. Compensation: •$80,000 - $90,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!