Field Applications Engineer - Americas

Field Applications Engineer – Americas

Posted on 05/12/2026

Location

North America

Description

The Field Applications Engineer (FAE) will apply in-depth product knowledge of LUCID Vision’s camera technologies to support sales activities at a technical and application level. The FAE will work closely with our customers to resolve technical issues, as well as interact with our sales team members to support successful sales outcomes. The FAE will be based in our headquarters in Richmond, BC, Canada. Frequent travel to customer sites is required within Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and occasionally to South America.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

· Provide deep technical expertise for diverse applications such as factory automation, inspection, robotics, 3D, scientific, medical etc.
· Provide deep technical support and training to customers in their selection and use of LUCID Vision cameras to ensure a successful integration of the camera into their system.
· Provide technical leadership and guidance that focuses on design win strategies for key customer opportunities.
· Collaborate with LUCID Vision engineers and factory resources to develop and deliver technical proposals to customer’s project managers, engineering managers, system architects and design engineers.
· Create presentations and demonstration material to help showcase LUCID Vision’s products, tools, and methodologies that align with customer needs.
· Provide regular feedback to LUCID Vision’s management team and factory experts regarding customer requirements.

Minimum Skills & Abilities

· Excellent interpersonal skills, strong presentations skills and the ability to work with multiple groups
· Willingness to learn, research and engage in areas that the applicant is not familiar with
· Analytical skills to determine business prioritization and timelines with limited resources
· Willingness to travel frequently (approximately 5 months)

Minimum Education & Experience

· BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science or equivalent
· Min 1.5+ years of industry experience ideally with imaging, cameras, image sensors, and technical support (machine vision knowledge is a plus)
· In-depth knowledge of vision software tools for cameras designs – i.e VisionPro, Matlab, Halcon, Matrox, National Instrument, Pleora, etc.
· C, C++, C# programming skills and with Visual Studio debugging technique (OpenCL and/or Python experience is a plus)
· In-depth knowledge of Linux development environment