Application Engineer

Company: ROEMHELD North America
Location: Fenton
Posted on: August 7, 2022

Job Description:

ROEMHELD North America is a leading Quick Die and Mold Change device and systems solutions provider serving the Metal Stamping, Forming, Injection Molding, and Automation operations utilizing our Hilma and Rivi Magnetics product solutions. We are looking for a -motivated Applications Engineer who will be responsible for evaluating customer applications requirements to recommend, configure, quote, and sell quick change solutions from the vast ROEMHELD product portfolio. This position works directly with the product manager, regional sales managers, distributor sales teams, and end users.
The Application Engineer is a meticulous, hands-on team player. He/she takes responsibility for providing excellent technical customer service. The position communicates with customer engineers or technical personnel and sales team to gather input and suggest solutions to make designs and processes more robust, safe, or efficient. The position interprets customer design requirements and uses process engineering parameters and experience to recommend and sell recommended device and system solutions. They must build trust and act as support for both customers and sale team, ensuring they lead to potential future sales.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist customers in designing, troubleshooting, and specifying products to optimize clamping and handling solutions with stamping and forming presses and with injection molding operations.
• Actively maintain technical and product expertise to sustain effectiveness as a product specialist, understands product application in a variety of situations, and employs comprehensive knowledge of competitive products and industry standards.
• Read and understand technical material and specifications.
• Complete engineering change orders, engineering projects, and internal improvement projects.
• Communicate, collaborate, and support our distribution network, customers, sales staff, and production facilities in Germany.
• Create initial Bill of Materials and drawings for products made in house.
• Generate quotations and any required support documentation.
• Update and maintain technical product documents and project log.
• Assisting Product Engineering Manager in gathering market intelligence.
• Occasional travel may be required to assist sales team on Customer visits, provide technical support at tradeshows, conduct training, and training a factory in Germany.
  Requirements:
  • A Bachelor's Degree in engineering or technical field is preferred though an Associate degree with relevant work experience would be considered.
  • 3 years minimum experience in a related industrial manufacturing setting or with configuring, specifying, or evaluating engineered device or systems solutions.
  • Outgoing, personable, reliable, and self-motivated.
  • Proficient with Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and TEAMS.
  • Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, and electronics as well as basic mechanical systems.
  • Press room experience
    Benefits:
    • Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance effective on the date of hire
    • Company-paid Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability insurance
    • Supplemental Accident and Critical Illness coverage through Aflac
    • Bi-Weekly pay
    • 401k with company match
    • Paid holidays and vacation
      

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