SICK is one of the world’s leading solutions providers for sensor-based applications in the industrial sector. Founded in 1946 by Dr.-Ing. e. h. Erwin Sick and headquartered in Waldkirch im Breisgau near Freiburg, the company is a technology and market leader with 63 subsidiaries and affiliates as well as numerous agencies around the globe. SICK has more than 10,000 employees worldwide and generated a group revenue of EUR 1.8 billion in the 2025 fiscal year.
Job Description
Application Engineer - Safety (f/m/d)

YOUR TASKS:

  • Provide technical consulting to customers and sell project-based solutions and products in the field of Industrial Safety Systems
  • Develop technical solution concepts and prepare quotations in the context of consulting, engineering, and proposal development
  • Commission systems and perform application testing
  • Plan and deliver internal and external training sessions
  • Support complex functional safety projects through to successful completion
  • Act as the central interface between internal and external customers
  • Drive business growth independently within the industrial safety technology market
  • Qualify sales leads, hand them over to the field sales team, or manage them independently through to closing

 

YOUR PROFILE:

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation Engineering, or a comparable qualification
  • Several years of professional experience in technical sales and/or Safety Engineering
  • Experience in project management
  • Ideally, knowledge of consulting and Functional Safety
  • Good written and spoken English skills
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills
  • Confident and persuasive personality
  • Structured working style with a strong entrepreneurial mindset
  • Strong assertiveness, organizational skills, and a results-oriented approach
Information at a Glance
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Posting Start Date:  7/2/26
Requisition-ID:  37977
Posting Job Location:  Außendienst / Field Service, Home Office / Remote
Full-time/Part-time:  Full-time
Contract Type:  Permanent

Contact: Silvia Hartmann

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At SICK, we see people, not gender. 
We put great emphasis on diversity, reject discrimination and do not think in categories such as gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, age or sexual identity.