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September 5, 2026
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Automation Genesis - Customer Solution Architect/Sales Specialist Track

Elk Grove Village, IL
Full-time
Onsite
$75K/yr - $80K/yr
New Grad
Siemens is a global technology company that delivers industrial automation and digitalization solutions to help customers build smarter, more connected factories. The Automation Genesis Customer Solution Architect/Sales Specialist Track prepares early-career engineering graduates for customer-facing technical sales roles through training, project work, solution development, and customer engagements.
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Responsibilities

  • Engaging in instructor-led training, workshops, and technical advisory activities to build a strong understanding of Siemens and our DI Automation technology portfolio, while mastering the skills to understand customer needs and solve complex manufacturing challenges
  • Facilitating discovery, visioning, and scoping workshops to understand customers’ business objectives and production needs, define solution requirements, and align our industrial automation technologies to their desired goals
  • Contributing to proof-of-concepts and conducting product demonstrations that showcase the value of Siemens solutions, delivering key insights and communicating compelling value propositions around digitalization, productivity, and efficiency
  • Supporting the development of solution architecture and digital transformation strategies that help customers modernize their production operations and accelerate adoption of our Industry 4.0 technologies
  • Creating technical collateral, customer references, and other enablement materials that support Siemens’ positioning as an industry leader and innovator
  • Collaborating with the Sales teams and Application Engineers on project proposals, Bills of Materials, customer presentations, and other pre-sales activities

Qualification

Required

  • Eligibility Requirement: This Development Program is designed for individuals beginning their professional careers
  • Candidates must have completed, or will complete, the required educational credentials prior to the program start date
  • This program is intended for candidates at an early career stage
  • Available to start full-time employment on June 7, 2027
  • Bachelor's degree: Industrial/Industrial Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related majors
  • Strong interest in industrial automation, manufacturing technology, and industrial markets, with a passion for personal growth and continuous learning
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, strong presentation skills, and the ability to communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and build confidence with stakeholders
  • Customer-focused and consultative mindset, focused on understanding customer challenges and translating their needs into solution recommendations
  • Ability to think strategically, analyze complex problems, and leverage data-driven insights
  • Must be willing and able to commit to the required relocations: first to Mason, OH for 6 months, followed by a 12-month assignment to one of our hubs, including but not limited to Alpharetta, GA; Elk Grove Village, IL; Chicago, IL; Detroit, MI; or Harleysville, PA
  • Travel requirements will be a function of assigned projects and will likely range from periods of light travel (5-10%) to periods of higher travel (50%)
  • Legally authorized to work in the United States on a continual and permanent basis without the need for current or future company sponsorship

Preferred

  • Previous internship or project experience in industrial/manufacturing environment
  • Business minor or prior business-related coursework and business acumen
  • Understanding of sales enablement or customer relationship management
  • Leadership experience through academic or extracurricular activities

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance is provided to hires who must relocate more than 50 miles from their permanent address for each required move.
  • A 6-month intensive onboarding phase that combines structured training with hands-on project work.
  • A 12-month development experience to deepen portfolio and market expertise and gain hands-on experience with customer-facing engagements and digital threads.
Siemens empowers customers to transform the industries that form the backbone of economies: industry, transportation, buildings and grids.
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Founded in 1847
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10001+ employees
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