
Apera AI Inc · Germany
Apera is an innovative, Vancouver-based company at the forefront of robotics, AI, and machine vision — recognized with the 2025 Frost & Sullivan Technology Inno...
Apera is an innovative, Vancouver-based company at the forefront of robotics, AI, and machine vision — recognized with the 2025
Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Leadership Award and the 2024 BC Tech "Company of the Year, Growth" award. We're on a
mission to redefine AI-driven robotic vision.
Apera AI helps manufacturers make their factories more flexible and productive. Robots enhanced with Apera's software have 4D
Vision — the ability to see and grasp objects with human-like capability. Challenging applications such as bin picking, sorting,
packaging, and assembly are now open to fast, precise, and reliable automation. We work with the world's leading automotive OEMs
and Tier 1 suppliers.
Our portfolio spans Vue (our 4D Vision software), Forge (a no-code simulation and AI training studio where customers build,
validate, and de-risk robotic cells before any hardware is bought), and VuePod, our new turnkey, productized bin-picking cell.
German version follows below / Deutsche Übersetzung siehe unten
As a Field Application Engineer, you'll work directly with customers across Europe to plan, simulate, and deploy vision guided
robotics applications. You'll be a consultant and educator, guiding them toward getting the most out of their investment.
You'll be the expert who can troubleshoot a calibration issue in the morning and lead a capability workshop in the afternoon. Your
success is measured not just by deployments completed, but by customers who genuinely understand and expand what Apera's
technology can do for them.
You'll be supported in this role with direct mentorship and oversight from our European Technical Lead — giving you a strong
foundation to grow from as you build your own expertise and customer relationships across the region.
Travel is a core part of this role. You should expect to be on-site across Europe up to 75% of the time in some months, and will
be asked to travel to Canada or the US for training in your first month on the team.
Deployment & Commissioning You'll lead on-site installations and commissioning of Apera's vision software — running site
assessments, configuring systems, calibrating for production environments, and seeing deployments through to customer sign-off.
You bring both technical rigor and a calm, confident presence on the plant floor.
Customer Enablement & Education You believe that a customer who truly understands the technology gets more out of it — and you act
on that belief. You'll deliver hands-on training, build familiarity with the software across customer teams, and develop the kind
of trusted relationships that make customers reach out to you first when they're thinking about expanding.
Consultative Guidance You're not just executing a deployment plan — you're helping customers see what's possible. You'll engage
with plant managers, automation engineers, and operations leads to understand their processes, identify where Apera's technology
creates value, and guide them toward applications they may not have considered on their own.
Field Support & Issue Resolution When issues arise post-install, you're responsive and thorough. You diagnose problems
systematically, coordinate with internal teams when needed, and drive resolution without letting things linger. Customers trust
you to close what you open.
Product Feedback & Documentation You contribute to how Apera improves. You document what you see in the field — recurring
challenges, customer questions, application patterns — and feed that back in ways that help the product and the broader team get
better. When you solve a new problem, you capture it so it can be repeated.
production floors and with the people who run them
conversation with a plant manager
adopts what you've deployed
related discipline
This role is employed through an Employer of Record arrangement, providing full local employment compliance, benefits, and payroll
in your country of residence. Compensation includes a competitive base salary, a performance-based variable component, and equity
participation — because every Apera employee is an owner.
Specific compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.
You'll be embedded in some of Europe's most sophisticated manufacturing environments, guided by a senior technical mentor, and
backed by software that's genuinely changing what's possible on the factory floor. If you want a role where technical depth and
human connection are equally valued — and where your work directly expands what your customers believe automation can do for them
— this is it.
Apera AI entwickelt Bildverarbeitungssoftware, die Industrierobotern die Fähigkeit verleiht, zu sehen und sich anzupassen – und
ermöglicht es Herstellern so, Anwendungen zu automatisieren, die mit herkömmlichen Systemen bisher zu komplex, zu variabel oder zu
kostspielig waren. Unsere preisgekrönte 4D Vision™-Software kommt in Produktionsstätten der Automobilindustrie, der
Schwerindustrie und der industriellen Automatisierung zum Einsatz und verzeichnet ein rasantes Wachstum in ganz Europa.
Wir sind ein kleines, leistungsstarkes Team, das eine technisch anspruchsvolle Lösung in einem Markt entwickelt, der dafür bereit
ist. Jeder hier übernimmt echte Eigenverantwortung und arbeitet mit einem hohen Maß an Autonomie. Das ist kein Sonderbonus – so
arbeiten wir einfach.
Als Field Application Engineer arbeiten Sie direkt mit Kunden in ganz Europa zusammen, um bildverarbeitungsgestützte
Robotikanwendungen zu planen, zu simulieren und zu implementieren. Sie sind Berater und Ausbilder und begleiten die Kunden dabei,
das Beste aus ihrer Investition herauszuholen.
Sie sind der Experte, der morgens ein Kalibrierungsproblem beheben und nachmittags einen Workshop zu den Anwendungsmöglichkeiten
leiten kann. Ihr Erfolg misst sich nicht nur an den abgeschlossenen Implementierungen, sondern daran, dass Kunden wirklich
verstehen und nutzen, was die Technologie von Apera für sie leisten kann.
In dieser Rolle wirst du durch direkte Betreuung und Begleitung durch unseren europäischen Technical Lead unterstützt – das gibt
dir eine solide Grundlage, auf der du aufbauen kannst, während du dein eigenes Fachwissen und deine Kundenbeziehungen in der
gesamten Region ausbaust.
Reisen sind ein wesentlicher Bestandteil dieser Position. In manchen Monaten solltest du damit rechnen, bis zu 75 % deiner Zeit
vor Ort in ganz Europa zu verbringen, und im ersten Monat im Team wirst du zu Schulungen nach Kanada oder in die USA reisen.
Apera vor Ort – du führst Standortbewertungen durch, konfigurierst Systeme, nimmst Kalibrierungen für Produktionsumgebungen vor
und begleitest die Implementierungen bis zur Abnahme durch
den Kunden. Du bringst sowohl technische Genauigkeit als auch eine ruhige, selbstbewusste Ausstrahlung in der Produktionshalle
mit.
profitiert – und Sie handeln nach dieser Überzeugung. Sie führen praktische Schulungen durch, machen die verschiedenen
Kundenteams mit der Software vertraut und bauen vertrauensvolle Beziehungen auf, sodass sich Kunden bei Expansionsplänen zuerst
an Sie wenden.
ist. Sie arbeiten mit Werksleitern, Automatisierungsingenieuren und Betriebsleitern zusammen, um deren Prozesse zu verstehen,
zu ermitteln, wo die Technologie von Apera einen Mehrwert schafft, und ihnen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten aufzuzeigen, an die sie
selbst vielleicht noch nicht gedacht haben.
diagnostizieren Probleme systematisch, koordinieren bei Bedarf mit internen Teams und treiben die Lösung voran, ohne dass sich
die Dinge hinziehen. Kunden vertrauen darauf, dass Sie das, was Sie in Angriff nehmen, auch zu Ende bringen.
– wiederkehrende Herausforderungen, Kundenfragen, Anwendungsmuster – und gibst dieses Feedback so weiter, dass es dem Produkt
und dem gesamten Team hilft, besser zu werden. Wenn du ein neues Problem löst, hältst du es fest, damit es reproduziert werden
kann.
Fachgebiet – du fühlst dich in Produktionshallen und im Umgang mit den dort tätigen Mitarbeitern wohl
Kalibrierungssitzung ebenso wohlfühlt wie bei einem Beratungsgespräch mit einem Werksleiter
versteht und anwendet, was du implementiert hast
länderübergreifenden Gebiet
Fachgebiet
Ähnliches
Diese Stelle wird im Rahmen einer „Employer of Record“-Vereinbarung besetzt, die die vollständige Einhaltung der lokalen
Arbeitsvorschriften, Sozialleistungen und die Gehaltsabrechnung in Ihrem Wohnsitzland gewährleistet. Die Vergütung umfasst ein
wettbewerbsfähiges Grundgehalt, eine leistungsabhängige variable Komponente sowie eine Beteiligung am Unternehmenskapital – denn
jeder Apera-Mitarbeiter ist Miteigentümer.
Konkrete Details zur Vergütung werden im Rahmen des Vorstellungsgesprächs besprochen.
Sie werden in einige der modernsten Fertigungsumgebungen Europas eingebunden, von einem erfahrenen technischen Mentor angeleitet
und durch Software unterstützt, die die Möglichkeiten in der Fertigung grundlegend verändert. Wenn Sie eine Position suchen, in
der technische Fachkompetenz und zwischenmenschliche Beziehungen gleichermaßen geschätzt werden – und in der Ihre Arbeit direkt
dazu beiträgt, die Vorstellungen Ihrer Kunden davon zu erweitern, was Automatisierung für sie leisten kann –, dann ist dies die
richtige Stelle für Sie.
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