Application Engineer

Responsibilities

• Aid in configuring and designing readychain® and readycable® products.
• Conduct detailed reviews of customer drawings to determine the most efficient manufacturing methods and cost-effective component selections.
• Collaborate with electronics and material suppliers, as well as internal teams including sales, to obtain competitive material quotes.
• Calculate material and labor costs, tooling requirements, and pricing in support of product quotations.
• Create and document assembly drawings and manufacturing processes.
• Communicate with sales and customers to ensure their technical needs are being met.
• Interact with quality, sales, and customers to resolve product quality issues and find solutions.
• Support manufacturing teams by addressing technical issues related to the product, assembly process, and tooling.
• Work closely with Process Engineering to implement continuous improvement initiatives in techniques, process documentation, tooling, assembly aids, etc.
• Coordinate and execute Engineering Change Orders, Waiver/ Deviations, and Documentation Change Orders with assistance from multiple Operations Teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.
• At least 3 years of experience in robotics or automation.
• Knowledge of wire harnessing processes, tooling, and industry standards.
• Strong technical skills, including the ability to present technical concepts and provide hands-on demonstrations using our products.
• Self-starter, motivated, team-focused, and results-driven.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and time management skills.
• Familiarity with best manufacturing and assembly practices/techniques.
• Experience with Item Master and Bill of Materials.
• Demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing engineering discipline, theories, practices, and principles.
• Understanding of the engineering change order process, product development process, and value engineering.
• Strong product technology, change management, problem-solving, communication skills, customer orientation, personal effectiveness, teamwork, and quality.
• Knowledge of CAD tools.
• Additional knowledge of systems and software necessary, such as MS Visio, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary with ongoing growth opportunities.
• Complete benefits package:
• Company-paid HSA medical plan
• Company-paid Dental
• Company-paid Life
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Retail with Company contributions
• 20 Paid Time Off days per year, plus 9 holidays.
• Subsidized lunch on-site.