Commercial Engineering Lead - Smart Process, APAC

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

Position Summary

The Smart Process Commercial Engineer has and shows a diverse set of technical experience with Process/DCS system design—spanning Control (automation), Industrial Networks, and PlantPAx by applying multiple products and technologies into complete solutions. You will work with our Marketing, Sales, and Engineering organisations to ensure our customers' successful implementation of their systems using Rockwell Automation products. You will be a core enabler of the Smart Process strategic initiative in Asia Pacific, accelerating adoption of standard solution architectures and increasing PlantPAx and Industrial Networks attach across sub‑regions.

We are looking for candidates who have application engineering expertise and can collaborate with teams across varied geographic locations and organisational structures.. The position will require travel up to 35%, to support overall goals such as trade shows, training, and customer visits.

You will work in a hybrid model from one of the these locations: Gurgaon, Pune, or Bangalore and will report to Director, SWC AP

Your Responsibilities:

• Develop personal technical expertise and commercial knowledge of Rockwell Automation Smart Process products and industrial automation environments and applications
• Be Asia Pacific regional technical expert supporting SPR, SEA, India, Japan, Korea, and Greater China. to support marketing and sales organisations in pre-sales customer engagements including system architecture reviews, proof of concepts, and recommendations.
• Coordinate with sub‑regional Software & Control teams, account teams, and cross‑BU partners to align solution approach, pricing/packaging guardrails, and delivery readiness for Smart Process opportunities.
• Prepare technical documentation, presentations, webinars, videos, and other tools to improve Salesforce and domain expert effectiveness in system-oriented topics
• Support trade shows through the creation of presentations, demonstrations, and/orhand on labs.
• Conduct customer demonstrations remotely and in Customer Solution and Experience Centres
• Build data‑driven business cases and write commercial justifications for offer enhancements, analyse pipeline, win–loss, attach, and usage data to identify product/offer gaps and quantify impact.

The Essentials - You Will Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience with control system design and supporting customer applications.
• Operate with a across time zones; triage ambiguous problems, propose options with trade‑offs, and lead decisions to keep opportunities moving.
• Design efficient networking experience
• Demonstrated DCS/Process application experience
• Ability to drive self-paced learning

The Preferred - You Might Also Have:

• Experience with PlantPAx, Integrated Architecture Builder, FactoryTalk Linx, Studio 5000 Design Software, FactoryTalk View SE, and Redundancy Systems.
• Knowledge of Rockwell Automation primary products, including PLCs, Motor Control, Operator Interface, Networking / Communication, Information Software, Safety and I/O.
• Minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience with overall control system design and supporting customer applications.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and/or virtualization software.
• Knowledge of DevOps workflows
• Knowledge of Python, C# or other high-level language
• Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritise accordingly.
• Capable to lead projects and/or project teams

What We Offer:

Our benefits package includes …

• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees.
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• On-demand digital course library for professional development

... and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

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