Application Engineer
Description
SUMMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE JOB:
The Application Engineer is responsible for supporting the Product Manager, Sales Teams, and Customers by applying their engineering ability to help manage and resolve technical issues. Responsibilities include performing product evaluations, providing market feedback, communicating with product divisions for design and development requests, project tracking, and taking part in internal and external (customer) meetings to maximize design win success.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Business Development – In conjunction with the Product Manager and Account Managers, help to identify and penetrate new accounts in target markets, qualify new accounts and opportunities, and secure new business.
- Visit customers regularly, usually with Product or Account Managers, for interactive customer engineering discussions.
- Work with the sales team on customer qualification and product design.
- Develop and deliver product/technology presentations to customers.
- Design Recommendations – Understand customer applications, define customer technical requirements, identify potential MinebeaMitsumi technologies and products, and review trade-offs to propose the best possible solution.
- Ensure that customer specifications are deployed to MinebeaMitsumi development centers.
- Product Development – Support the development of custom product solutions and coordinate technical activities between customer engineering and international MinebeaMitsumi engineering groups.
- Track customer schedules and set realistic expectations for MinebeaMitsumi deliverables.
- Ensure successful product development from concept through to final approval and transition into production.
- Provide technical support to identify new applications and coordinate with appropriate program management, factory, marketing, and sales staff on the development of customer applications.
- Product Documentation - Issue product documentation (technical drawings, specifications, data sheets, catalogs) as needed.
- Sample Evaluation – Manage sample development and evaluation cycle.
- Ensure that samples meeting customer requirements are delivered on time, collect results from customer evaluation in a timely manner, and feedback to MinebeaMitsumi product and sales teams.
- Coordinate failure analysis investigation of samples and implement design improvements as necessary.
- Reporting Communications Internal/External – Provide timely written and verbal reporting on customer interaction and development status for business issues and opportunities.
- Technical Research & Reporting - Gather information on customer technical roadmaps and general industry technical trends, consolidate and analyze information, and report summary information and recommendations to product management on a timely and regular basis.
- Reporting – Coordinate tracking and reporting for program activity including new business opportunities, action items /open issues, etc.
- Travel – Periodic out of town travel required (up to 10%), the majority will be domestic, with some international.
- Product Ordering & Coordination – Coordinate sample ordering, delivery, and follow-up with customers for product approval
- Other - Perform other duties as related to the job function, as required.
JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS/COMPETENCIES:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related field required:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Master’s Degree a plus
- Preferred - 3+ years’ experience as a design or application engineer.
- Preferred - 3+ years’ experience in automotive industry.
- Preferred - 3+ years’ experience working with electro-mechanical components or systems (electrical connectors or other products)
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Power Point)
- Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills:
- Demonstrated experience effectively communicating complex technical information to external customers and internal team members.
- Working knowledge and experience in an organization with ISO/TS 16949 certification, DFMEA, APQP, and other AIAG core tools.
- Proven ability to maintain close working relationships with overseas engineers and avoid/overcome roadblocks to the development of the product, highly required.
- Business-level speaking is a plus in one of the following languages depending on business needs:
- Japanese
- Spanish
- Fluency in reading and writing is a plus in one of the following languages depending on business needs:
- Japanese
- Spanish
SUPERVISORY REQUIREMENTS:
No Supervisory qualifications are required for this position.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
A normal amount of sitting and standing, average mobility to move around an office, and ability to conduct a normal amount of work on a computer.
SALARY
At NMB, the pay band for this role is between $78,178.00 and $117,267.00 annually, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. The base pay is a part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range of the pay band process. This offers you the opportunity to progress as you continue to grow and develop your career at NMB.
BENEFITS
- 401(K)
- Safe Harbor
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance & AD&D
- Healthcare & Dependent Care Spending Accounts
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick Leave Benefits
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Tuition Reimbursement
SCHEDULE
NMB offers flexible work schedules to create a better work/life balance.
WORK AUTHORIZATION (REQUIRED)
Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
DISCLAIMER
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time.
The job description doesn't constitute a contract of employment and the company may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.
The above lists all of the essential functions, education, knowledge, skills and abilities required for this job. These are the minimum requirements; employees must also demonstrate good interpersonal skills, proper attitude and professionalism, acceptable attendance and work behaviors – at a minimum.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.
The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time.
The job description doesn't constitute a contract of employment and the company may exercise its employment-at-will rights at any time.
The above lists all of the essential functions, education, knowledge, skills and abilities required for this job. These are the minimum requirements; employees must also demonstrate good interpersonal skills, proper attitude and professionalism, acceptable attendance and work behaviors – at a minimum.
