Industrial sensors and explosion-protection equipment for factory and process automation
Pepperl+Fuchs builds sensors, interface devices and hazardous-area equipment from Mannheim, with a stack mixing embedded tooling (Assembler, C++, OrCAD, PSpice, IO-Link) and edge/IIoT plus ONNX, pointing to on-device intelligence in its products. Hiring splits evenly between engineering and sales, with roles spread across APAC, and pain points center on APAC expansion, margin pressure and order-to-cash delays.
Notable leadership hires: Software Development Lead, Head of G&A FP&A
Pepperl+Fuchs Group is a privately held German manufacturer of industrial automation hardware, founded in 1945 and headquartered in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. Its factory automation line covers inductive, capacitive, photoelectric and ultrasonic sensors, ID systems, AS-Interface, rotary encoders and zone scanners for sectors such as packaging, automotive and material handling. Its process automation portfolio serves chemicals, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, wastewater and power, with intrinsic safety and explosion protection as core specialties. The company employs 5,001–10,000 people and hires across Germany, the United States, Mexico, India and several Asian markets.
Engineering uses C++, C#, .NET, Assembler, Avalonia, ONNX, Azure DevOps, OrCAD, PSpice, EPLAN, Creo and SolidWorks; business systems include Salesforce, Siebel CRM, Workday, Coupa, Tableau and Alteryx.
Hiring spans Germany, the United States, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, China, India and Japan, reflecting a strong APAC focus.
Pepperl+Fuchs is headquartered in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and has operated since its founding in 1945.
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