Applications Engineering Manager (Boston)
Standard Bots · Remote · Boston, MA ·
COMPENSATION
$140k – $180k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Industrial robotics
- Player-coach role
- 25% domestic travel
- Team leadership
- Hands-on engineering
You will manage a distributed team of Applications Engineers, overseeing their development, workload, and customer engagement quality. As a player-coach, you remain technically active, handling complex integrations and setting standards while supporting pre-sales and post-install success.
What you'll do
- Manage and develop a team of Applications Engineers across your territory
- Own capacity planning and ensure balanced workload distribution
- Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex installs
- Partner with Regional Sales Managers on territory strategy
- Design solutions, review integrations, and commission cells when needed
- Define and enforce standards for documentation and commissioning
- Build playbooks and training materials to improve deployment repeatability
What you'll need
- Fluent in mechanical, electrical, and software domains
- Experience with PLC programming, ladder logic, and pneumatics
- Proficient in robot programming, Python scripting, and CAD
- 5+ years of hands-on applications or automation engineering experience
- 2+ years of people management or team lead experience
- Strong customer-facing presence and communication skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience
- Comfortable with up to 25% domestic travel
Nice to have
- Experience with collaborative robots like UR, Fanuc, KUKA, or ABB
- Background in scaling applications or field engineering functions
- Knowledge of vision systems, force/torque sensing, or custom tooling
- Familiarity with machine tending, palletizing, welding, or assembly
Stack
- PLC
- Ladder Logic
- Python
- CAD
- Pneumatics
- DC Power Systems
How you'll work
- Up to 25% domestic travel required
- Field-based role, not desk-bound
- Reports to VP of Applications Engineering
What you get
- $140,000 to $180,000 annual salary range
- Employee Stock Options for full-time employees
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life and disability insurance
- 401(k) plan
- Paid time off