Applications Engineer - Industrial Machinery
- Technical & Engineering Support
- Analyze customer Requests for Quotes (RFQs) and define technical requirements.
- Align customer needs to develop complete machine concepts.
- Collaborate with Engineering on feasibility reviews and develop detailed Bills of Material (BOMs).
- Prepare cost estimates for new machine technology and rework projects.
- Create comprehensive proposal packages, including machine content descriptions, TOR documents, and feasibility evaluations.
- Ability to travel to customer or supplier sites as needed, including some international travel.
- Must be able to travel by air.
- Support Sales and Product Line Managers during customer line-ups and technical discussions.
- Review customer specifications and provide technical recommendations.
- Participate in order-acceptance evaluations with PLM.
- Assist in preparing "as-sold" documentation for internal KOM meetings.
- Provide prompt applications-engineering information to Project Managers for smooth project turnover.
- Obtain fixed supplier quotations for major purchased components.
- Coordinate with Operations to determine budgets and schedules from PO receipt through installation/start-up.
- Support multiple divisions with sales and technical liaison services.
- Contribute to defining modular product systems that meet North American market needs.
- Maintain organized technical resources, including drawings, customer correspondence, and print documentation.
- Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience in Mechanical Controls, Machine Tool, or Applications Engineering.
- Preferred: 3 years of machine-specific and/or automotive applications experience in the machine tool manufacturing industry.
- Strong computer skills, including AutoCAD and Microsoft Office.
- Working knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, physics, mathematics, machine design, electronic controls, and mechanical
- systems.
- Ability to read and interpret part prints, GD&T, and automotive inquiry packages.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong attention to detail and discipline in following established processes.
- Regular standing and walking.
- Ability to speak and hear effectively.
- Manual dexterity required for computer use and handling equipment.
- Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
- Ability to read, write, perform basic math, and take accurate measurements.
- Occasional bending, twisting, kneeling, or climbing when working near equipment.
- Primarily office-based with computer and specialized engineering tools.
- Occasional work on manufacturing shop floors or customer sites, which may involve exposure to industrial equipment, electrical systems, forklifts, chemicals, and other manufacturing hazards.
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