Change the future with us.
We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what’s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world.
Why you’ll love working for Siemens!
- Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
- Solve the world’s most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
- Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
- Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
- Competitive total rewards package.
- Profit sharing available.
- Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.
- Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
- Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.
- Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them!
- Employee perks and discounts.
- Diversity and inclusivity focused.
Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers 2025 and Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2025.
What will you do?
Siemens Digital Industries is looking for a highly skilled and motivated Application Engineer / Specialist – Automation and Industrial Networking to join our Sales Acceleration Team. As a key contributor, you will support the growth of Siemens factory automation, industrial control, and solutions across Canada.
In this customer-facing role, you will work closely with the field sales organization and strategic partners to provide expert technical guidance, develop automation architectures, and support customers throughout the entire sales lifecycle.
Technical Expertise & Customer Support
- Serve as the technical expert for factory automation solutions in Canada.
- Analyze customer requirements and develop proof-of-concept system architectures and recommend suitable products
- Provide advanced technical support, including on-site troubleshooting, system optimization, and commissioning assistance.
- Prepare and deliver technical proposals, demos, and prototype solutions.
- Support customers in debugging control systems, tuning machine functions, and improving machine performance.
Solution Development & Implementation
- Collaborate with Siemens Sales, authorized distributors, and Solution Partners to demonstrate Siemens automation technologies.
- Size and design automation solutions based on specific application requirements.
- Influence customers and integrators on effective utilization of SIMATIC platforms.
- Develop sales enablement materials, demo programs, and application notes/white papers.
- Support Product Marketing with launches, seminars, workshops, and customer events.
Knowledge Transfer & Collaboration
- Deliver technical training and knowledge transfer to customers, Siemens teams, and channel partners.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and best-practice guidance to engineering teams.
- Coordinate with Siemens HQ and Competence Centres for complex project requirements.
- Stay current with evolving technologies and industry trends.
- Maintain an annual learning and development plan focused on technical and professional growth.
- Promote the adoption of advanced automation technologies to enhance customer competitiveness.
What will you need to succeed?
- Bachelor’s/master’s degree/Diploma in Electrical, Computer, Computer Science, or related field.
- 5+ years of industry experience with factory automation systems.
- Strong understanding of industrial applications involving factory automation products.
- Hands-on experience with industrial automation platforms and networks.
- PLC or software programming experience (Ladder Logic, Structured Text, STL, C++, JavaScript, Visual Basic, etc.).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English and French (bi-lingual preferred).
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Ability to travel nationally on short notice up to 30%
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with OEMs or system integrators.
- Knowledge in:
- Industrial networks
- HMI and SCADA products
- Factory and process automation
- PLCs and controllers
- Machine safety
- Proof-of-concept development
- Siemens SIMATIC platforms (preferred)
- CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional)
- Google Cybersecurity and/or Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate certification is a plus
- Action-oriented mindset with a proactive approach to problem-solving.
[Salary is commensurate with experience, and ranges between $ 90,000 CAD - $ 130,000 CAD, excluding bonus and benefits. In addition to base salary, this role includes eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus ranging from 10% to 18% of base salary, based on Company performance metrics.]
About us.
We share our ideas and champion the people behind them.
Siemens Canada is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility and healthcare. The company’s purpose is to create technology with purpose, transforming the everyday, for everyone, since 1912 in Canada. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more liveable, and transportation more sustainable. A leader in industrial AI, Siemens leverages its deep domain know-how to apply AI – including generative AI – to real-world applications, making AI accessible and impactful for customers across diverse industries. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a leading global medical technology provider pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. In fiscal 2025, which ended September 30, 2025, Siemens Canada generated revenues of approx. $2.3 billion CAD. The company has approximately 4,600 employees from coast-to-coast and 38 office and production facilities across Canada.
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