Application Engineer | Applikationsingenieur (m/w/d)​

Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG

Verl, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Published Mar 27, 2026
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

As an Application Engineer at Beckhoff Automation, you will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining specialized technology software for plastics processing machinery and hydraulic drive systems. Your daily responsibilities will involve utilizing motion control software for both electric and hydraulic drives, creating simulations for temperature control, and refining HTML5-based user interfaces. Beyond development, you will provide essential customer support through remote service and occasional on-site commissioning. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy working directly with production machinery and want to apply advanced control technology in an industrial automation context. Joining a leading international family-owned company, you will benefit from a culture of innovation, flat hierarchies, and a secure position within a high-tech environment that offers significant professional development opportunities and a comprehensive benefits package.

Required Skills

Education

Successfully completed degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Technology, or a comparable field of study.

Experience

  • Professional experience in application development for plastics machinery or hydraulic drive technology is highly desirable
  • Proven experience in PLC programming according to IEC 61131-3 standards
  • Advanced experience in the fields of control engineering, hydraulics, and motion control
  • Experience in commissioning and providing technical customer support

Languages

German (Fluent)English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Willingness to travel for occasional global on-site assignments (approximately 10–20%). Valid work permit for Germany is required for this permanent position.