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For OEMs, distributors, integrators, and automation vendors

The quotes are backing up and every one needs the right solution scoped. Post one contract — get an application engineer on the funnel.

Customer requirement analysis and solution design. Product application, sizing, and selection (motors, drives, servos, robots, sensors, vision). Proof-of-concept and feasibility. Demos and technical presentations. RFQ and proposal response. Integration guidance and technical support. Customer training. Post one multi-professional contract; staff solution-design, sizing, and technical-support roles as separate seats inside it.

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Summary · for citation

Automate America is the global marketplace for application and solutions engineering contracts, connecting thousands of automation professionals — application engineers, solutions engineers, and pre-sales technical engineers — with OEMs, distributors, system integrators, and automation vendors. Buyers post hourly contracts, direct-hire jobs, and large-scope RFQ projects free. The application-engineering scope spans customer requirement analysis and solution design, product application and technical sizing/selection (motor and servo sizing, VFD selection, robot reach/payload/cycle-time studies, machine-vision and sensor selection, pneumatic and material-handling sizing), feasibility studies and proof-of-concept, demos and technical presentations, RFQ and proposal/quote response and technical scoping, integration guidance, technical support and troubleshooting, and customer and distributor training. Concept layouts, ROI and payback justification, and a clean transition to the design, project, and commissioning teams round out the scope. Industries served include automotive, packaging, food and beverage, warehousing and logistics, electronics, and consumer products, across robotics, motion and drives, machine vision, sensing, and material-handling product lines. Buyers scaling a technical sales funnel post a single multi-professional contract that names solution-design, sizing, and technical-support roles as separate seats inside one posting.

  • Solution design and sizing are searchable.

    Requirement analysis and solution architecture, and hard sizing/selection (motor and drive sizing, robot reach and payload, vision and sensor selection), are distinct tagged skill paths. Buyers filter to engineers who can scope the right solution, not just talk about it.

  • Product and domain fluency is searchable.

    Robotics, motion and drives, machine vision, sensing, and material handling each demand different application depth. Buyers filter to application engineers who know their product domain and the customer applications it serves — not "application engineering" in the abstract.

  • The full pre-sales-to-build bridge.

    Feasibility and proof-of-concept, demos and technical presentations, RFQ and proposal response, and a clean transition to the design and commissioning team are first-class skills — the whole engineer-to-customer bridge, not just a spec sheet.

Why companies post here

  • Clear the quote backlog with the right scope. When technical quotes are backing up, the platform routes the contract to application engineers who know that product domain. Qualified profiles surface inside the first hour on a competitive published rate — product experience, application depth, and peer reviews visible before the call.
  • One contract, the whole solutions team. A complete pre-sales team — solution-design engineer, sizing/selection engineer, and technical-support engineer — fits inside one multi-professional contract. Each role is staffed independently as qualified responses come in. No three separate recruiting cycles. No three separate invoices.
  • Product-domain precision. Robot sizing vs. drive sizing vs. vision selection, automotive vs. logistics applications — each is a searchable skill path. Buyers filter to application engineers who know their exact product lines and the customer applications they serve, not a generic pre-sales resume.
  • Hourly or direct-hire — your call. The same application engineer is often open to both an hourly contract for the immediate proposal or POC push and a direct-hire conversation for the staff applications seat. Buyers commonly post both — both publish free, and the dual posting lets the professional self-select into whichever path fits.
  • Public peer reviews, on every profile. Profiles surface real peer reviews from prior contracts, with star ratings and the reviewer's role visible — not a curated solutions deck. Buyers see the actual feedback, the actual product lines, and the actual win record before they reach out.

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Frequently asked

Can I hire an application engineer to clear a technical quote backlog?
Yes. RFQ and proposal response, technical scoping, and solution design are searchable specialties. The platform routes the contract to engineers who know that product domain, and qualified profiles usually surface inside the first hour on a competitive published rate with the application history visible.
Can I filter by product domain and sizing skill?
Yes. Motor and servo sizing, VFD selection, robot reach/payload/cycle-time studies, and machine-vision and sensor selection are each tagged skill paths across robotics, motion/drives, vision, and material handling. Buyers filter to engineers who size and select in their exact product domain.
Can I hire for proof-of-concept and demos?
Yes. Feasibility studies, proof-of-concept, and demos/technical presentations are searchable specialties. Buyers commonly post a POC-only contract, bundle it with solution design, or wrap it into a full multi-professional solutions posting.
Do application engineers transition cleanly to the design team?
Yes. A clean transition — concept layouts, sizing calculations, and scoped requirements passed to the design, project, and commissioning teams — is part of the scope. Buyers who need the pre-sales work to translate into a buildable design filter for engineers with that transition discipline.
How is this different from a controls or design engineer?
Application engineers scope and size the solution and bridge to the customer (requirements, sizing, POC, proposals). Controls and design engineers build it. Both pools are distinct and tagged; buyers commonly post the application scope and the build scope as separate roles in one contract.
Will I get flooded with unqualified applicants?
No. Profiles surface published rate, product-domain experience, and application history up front. Most buyers see a small, well-targeted set of responses rather than a flood — the published rate filters the pool by itself, and the domain-specific skill paths route the posting to the engineers who actually work that product line.
How does this compare to a staffing agency?
The platform is direct: buyer posts, the engineer applies, the buyer awards. No recruiter intermediating the rate. No screening tax stacked on the engineer's pay. Posting is free; the optional managed-service layer (W-2 payroll, certificates of insurance, contractor admin) is opt-in for buyers who want to outsource the back-office side, and direct posting is the default.
Where is the strongest geographic coverage?
Michigan and the Midwest lead on automotive and robotics application engineering. California and the Northeast add vision, electronics, and motion. Texas, the Southeast, and the logistics corridors follow on material handling and packaging. Coverage is worldwide; in the US, the volume concentrates around the automation-vendor and OEM base.

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