Application Engineer

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Job Summary

Application Engineer is responsible for technical support – primarily customer quotations and business development case studies for various composite applications. Key emphasis will be on the ability to understand customer requirements and rapidly demonstrate how composite based solutions can be utilized to provide solutions with costing, timing, and resources included in the proposals.

Job Description

In this role as Application Engineer I you will be working with a highly motivated team to bring to market innovative solutions for customers in the AGV, Robotics and Industrial Automation Markets.   Key aspects for this role will be to develop new customers, support product development, and to work closely with our internal and external contract manufactures to ensure a safe launch process.

Responsibilities & Duties

•  Provides customer support by responding to requests from detailed analysis of product costing, schedule of creation, tooling costing, to submittal of design and process improvements.
•  Provides product technical engineering information by presentations on customer proposals. 
• This contains, but is not limited to, costing breakdown, 3D representations of finished goods, and tooling, etc.
• Prepares cost estimates by studying blueprints, plans, and related customer documents, consulting with engineers, production, and other professional and technical personnel
• Conceptual design of composite components and assemblies to support proposals. Generate solid and surface component and assembly CAD models Ability to compose detailed bill of materials for proposal
• Utilize custom metrics and analytics to quickly generate customer quotations of a team of design and manufacturing engineering staff. Interacts with Materials, Quality, Engineering, Sales, Receiving and Manufacturing. 

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Minimum age requirement 18+
• Bachelor’s degree in civil/environmental/electrical/mechanical engineering, or a related field
• 0-5 years of experience working as an engineer
• Familiarity with CAD Software. Solidworks/Inventor a plus
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs; MS word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to always remain professional and courteous with customers

Additional Job Details

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from any disagreeable elements.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, genetic information, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following website: http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.