Application Engineer
About the role
The On-Site Applications Engineer is the technical liaison between Foseco and a key strategic customer, based at the customer site daily to provide technical support for Foseco products and help identify new opportunities. In addition to technical duties, the role assists in developing, administering, and executing Ferrous Foundry marketing strategies, playing a pivotal part in Foseco’s market differentiation strategies.
Location: Waupaca, WI
Department: Commercial US/Canada
Reports To: Commercial Manager
Direct Reports: No direct reports; however, the position holder will provide technical insight and market direction as needed to other team members.
Dimensions of Position: Applications Engineers serve as the technical voice of the customer, providing insight into developing customer market strategies that increase Foseco’s customer value and delivering marketing and engineering support to strategic business segments with significant new‑business growth expectations.
Main Interactions:
Customer (Daily) – Actively drive growth through customer process optimization and commercialization of Foseco products.
Foseco Commercial and M&T teams (As required) – Support the growth and commercialization of Foseco products via phone, email, or internal meetings.
Responsibilities
- Work in collaboration with Account Executives to identify and execute optimization opportunities within customer facilities, including presenting optimization solution proposals supported by CAD‑CAFIS and MAGMASOFT simulation.
- Provide ongoing technical assistance to customers in the areas of metallurgy, production process, gating, risering, pattern layout, product applications, and casting defect analysis.
- Participate in Product Management, Product Development, and Operation Teams to develop and commercialize new product designs.
- Develop and present technical papers and seminars; introduce product innovations and promote new technologies to customers and at Foundry Association Events.