Also called: Product Applications Engineer, Technical Support Engineer
Helps customers pick the right product and get it working in their system.
A customer's motor keeps overheating with your company's controller. You get their wiring diagrams on a video call, spot that a setting is wrong, and write a guide so other customers avoid the same problem.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in electrical, mechanical or chemical engineering.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering.
Growing about average.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI chatbots answer routine product questions; hands-on help, testing at customer sites and custom setups stay human.
Classes: Physics, Chemistry, Computer science, Speech or debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 17-2199.
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