Applications Engineer - Robotic Flexible Gripping (True Engineering Role)
Schmalz · Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area · 1 mo ago
HybridFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions (like "Visit our website..."). Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract content:
"Come Grow with Schmalz Flexible Gripping! Reporting to the General Manager, SFG and Manager, VA Applications Engineering, the Applications Engineer plays a critical role in delivering high-quality, customer-focused solutions that drive satisfaction, long-term relationships, and retention. This role combines engineering, project management, and customer engagement, serving as a key link between customers, sales, and internal teams. The position requires a balance of technical expertise, customer service mindset, and project ownership that establishes the ground-truth of what the solution-set envisioned by the customer will be. We are looking for candidates with at least 3+ years of experience in applications engineering or industrial manufacturing. Candidates with experience working with and programming industrial robots are preferred. Successful candidates will have strong customer-facing communication, be self-motivated, and have a hands-on approach with the professionalism to represent Schmalz in high-visibility and technically demanding situations. Curiosity, Adaptability, Team Player, Customer Focused, Winner………do these character traits sound like you? If so, this is an excellent opportunity for you if you’re looking to develop your technical skills within a fast-paced engineering environment."
Then "Additional Details:This position reports to directly to the General Manager of SFG and Manager, VA Applications EngineeringYou will work onsite during the initial training (Monday – Friday)Opportunity to transition to a hybrid schedule after completion of training"
Then "Why Schmalz?Family culture & atmosphere. Yep, we still have monthly birthday desserts & office meetings.Up to 20 days of PTO your first year. We even give you a day to celebrate your birthday.Annual incentive bonus, eligibility based on individual and company performance (10% of base salary).Health insurance benefits are effective on your hire date. We pay up to 90% of your premium and even give you money in an HRA flex.Our 401k plan has a 1:1 company match, up to 6% with no vesting period.Tuition Reimbursement.And of course, our amazing team members."
Then "Excited to Learn More?Visit our website at: www.schmalz.com, to learn more about us! Schmalz Flexible Gripping, is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We maintain a Drug Free Workplace."
We need to remove EEO boilerplate and legal statements. Also remove "Excited to Learn More?Visit our website..." as application instructions. Also remove "Schmalz Flexible Gripping, is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer..." etc.
We need to keep substantive info: description, responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills, benefits, schedule.
We need to decide sections.
We have description: first paragraph about role, reporting, etc. Could be "About the role". Could also be "Responsibilities". Let's parse.
The posting includes: "Reporting to the General Manager, SFG and Manager, VA Applications Engineering, the Applications Engineer plays a critical role in delivering high-quality, customer-focused solutions that drive satisfaction, long-term relationships, and retention. This role combines engineering, project management, and customer engagement, serving as a key link between customers, sales, and internal teams. The position requires a balance of technical expertise, customer service mindset, and project ownership that establishes the ground-truth of what the solution-set envisioned by the customer will be."
That's more about role/responsibilities.
Then: "We are looking for candidates with at least 3+ years of experience in applications engineering or industrial manufacturing. Candidates with experience working with and programming industrial robots are preferred. Successful candidates will have strong customer-facing communication, be self-motivated, and have a hands-on approach with the professionalism to represent Schmalz in high-visibility and technically demanding situations. Curiosity, Adaptability, Team Player, Customer Focused, Winner………do these character traits sound like you? If so, this is an excellent opportunity for you if you’re looking to develop your technical skills within a fast-paced engineering environment."
That's qualifications/requirements/skills.
Then Additional Details: reporting lines, onsite training Monday-Friday, opportunity to transition to hybrid schedule after training.
That's schedule info.
Then Why Schmalz? benefits: family culture, birthday desserts, up to 20 days PTO first year, birthday day off, annual incentive bonus 10% base, health insurance effective hire date, pay up to 90% premium + HRA flex, 401k 1:1 match up to 6% no vesting, tuition reimbursement, amazing team members.
That's benefits.
Pay: they mention annual incentive bonus 10% of base salary. That's pay component. Also maybe base salary not given. But we have bonus info. Should we create a Pay section? The rule: only create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections if posting actually states them. They do state bonus (10% of base salary). That's pay info. So we can include Pay section with that detail.
Schedule: they mention onsite during initial training (Monday-Friday) and opportunity to transition to hybrid after training. That's schedule info.
Benefits: many items.
Thus we can have sections: About the role (maybe combine description), Responsibilities (maybe not needed if we have About the role), Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to avoid thin sections. Could combine some.
We have description of role and responsibilities in first paragraph. Could put that under About the role.
Then Requirements/Qualifications: "at least 3+ years experience in applications engineering or industrial manufacturing; experience with industrial robots preferred; strong customer-facing communication; self-motivated; hands-on approach; professionalism to represent Schmalz in high-visibility and technically demanding situations."
Then Skills: maybe "Curiosity, Adaptability, Team Player, Customer Focused, Winner" as character traits; also technical skills: engineering, project management, customer engagement.
But we could combine Requirements and Skills into one section like "Qualifications". However we need to follow headings list: we can use any of those headings if we have content. We could have sections: About the role, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's enough.
But we need to preserve all substantive information. If we omit a section like Responsibilities, we need to ensure its content is included elsewhere. The first paragraph includes responsibilities; we could put that under About the role.
The character traits and technical skills could be under Requirements or Skills. Let's put them under Requirements.
Thus sections: About the role, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Check if we need Qualifications separate? Not needed if we put everything in Requirements.
Now we need to format:
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, etc. Also remove application instructions (like "Visit our website..."). Also remove duplicated lines.
We need to parse the posting.
Let's extract content:
"Come Grow with Schmalz Flexible Gripping! Reporting to the General Manager, SFG and Manager, VA Applications Engineering, the Applications Engineer plays a critical role in delivering high-quality, customer-focused solutions that drive satisfaction, long-term relationships, and retention. This role combines engineering, project management, and customer engagement, serving as a key link between customers, sales, and internal teams. The position requires a balance of technical expertise, customer service mindset, and project ownership that establishes the ground-truth of what the solution-set envisioned by the customer will be. We are looking for candidates with at least 3+ years of experience in applications engineering or industrial manufacturing. Candidates with experience working with and programming industrial robots are preferred. Successful candidates will have strong customer-facing communication, be self-motivated, and have a hands-on approach with the professionalism to represent Schmalz in high-visibility and technically demanding situations. Curiosity, Adaptability, Team Player, Customer Focused, Winner………do these character traits sound like you? If so, this is an excellent opportunity for you if you’re looking to develop your technical skills within a fast-paced engineering environment."
Then "Additional Details:This position reports to directly to the General Manager of SFG and Manager, VA Applications EngineeringYou will work onsite during the initial training (Monday – Friday)Opportunity to transition to a hybrid schedule after completion of training"
Then "Why Schmalz?Family culture & atmosphere. Yep, we still have monthly birthday desserts & office meetings.Up to 20 days of PTO your first year. We even give you a day to celebrate your birthday.Annual incentive bonus, eligibility based on individual and company performance (10% of base salary).Health insurance benefits are effective on your hire date. We pay up to 90% of your premium and even give you money in an HRA flex.Our 401k plan has a 1:1 company match, up to 6% with no vesting period.Tuition Reimbursement.And of course, our amazing team members."
Then "Excited to Learn More?Visit our website at: www.schmalz.com, to learn more about us! Schmalz Flexible Gripping, is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We maintain a Drug Free Workplace."
We need to remove EEO boilerplate and legal statements. Also remove "Excited to Learn More?Visit our website..." as application instructions. Also remove "Schmalz Flexible Gripping, is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer..." etc.
We need to keep substantive info: description, responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills, benefits, schedule.
We need to decide sections.
We have description: first paragraph about role, reporting, etc. Could be "About the role". Could also be "Responsibilities". Let's parse.
The posting includes: "Reporting to the General Manager, SFG and Manager, VA Applications Engineering, the Applications Engineer plays a critical role in delivering high-quality, customer-focused solutions that drive satisfaction, long-term relationships, and retention. This role combines engineering, project management, and customer engagement, serving as a key link between customers, sales, and internal teams. The position requires a balance of technical expertise, customer service mindset, and project ownership that establishes the ground-truth of what the solution-set envisioned by the customer will be."
That's more about role/responsibilities.
Then: "We are looking for candidates with at least 3+ years of experience in applications engineering or industrial manufacturing. Candidates with experience working with and programming industrial robots are preferred. Successful candidates will have strong customer-facing communication, be self-motivated, and have a hands-on approach with the professionalism to represent Schmalz in high-visibility and technically demanding situations. Curiosity, Adaptability, Team Player, Customer Focused, Winner………do these character traits sound like you? If so, this is an excellent opportunity for you if you’re looking to develop your technical skills within a fast-paced engineering environment."
That's qualifications/requirements/skills.
Then Additional Details: reporting lines, onsite training Monday-Friday, opportunity to transition to hybrid schedule after training.
That's schedule info.
Then Why Schmalz? benefits: family culture, birthday desserts, up to 20 days PTO first year, birthday day off, annual incentive bonus 10% base, health insurance effective hire date, pay up to 90% premium + HRA flex, 401k 1:1 match up to 6% no vesting, tuition reimbursement, amazing team members.
That's benefits.
Pay: they mention annual incentive bonus 10% of base salary. That's pay component. Also maybe base salary not given. But we have bonus info. Should we create a Pay section? The rule: only create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections if posting actually states them. They do state bonus (10% of base salary). That's pay info. So we can include Pay section with that detail.
Schedule: they mention onsite during initial training (Monday-Friday) and opportunity to transition to hybrid after training. That's schedule info.
Benefits: many items.
Thus we can have sections: About the role (maybe combine description), Responsibilities (maybe not needed if we have About the role), Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to avoid thin sections. Could combine some.
We have description of role and responsibilities in first paragraph. Could put that under About the role.
Then Requirements/Qualifications: "at least 3+ years experience in applications engineering or industrial manufacturing; experience with industrial robots preferred; strong customer-facing communication; self-motivated; hands-on approach; professionalism to represent Schmalz in high-visibility and technically demanding situations."
Then Skills: maybe "Curiosity, Adaptability, Team Player, Customer Focused, Winner" as character traits; also technical skills: engineering, project management, customer engagement.
But we could combine Requirements and Skills into one section like "Qualifications". However we need to follow headings list: we can use any of those headings if we have content. We could have sections: About the role, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's enough.
But we need to preserve all substantive information. If we omit a section like Responsibilities, we need to ensure its content is included elsewhere. The first paragraph includes responsibilities; we could put that under About the role.
The character traits and technical skills could be under Requirements or Skills. Let's put them under Requirements.
Thus sections: About the role, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
Check if we need Qualifications separate? Not needed if we put everything in Requirements.
Now we need to format: About the role
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. For lists use- . We need to extract bullet points for responsibilities? Not explicit bullet list; we can keep as prose. For Requirements we have multiple items: at least 3+ years experience in applications engineering or industrial manufacturing; experience with industrial robots preferred; strong customer-facing communication; self-motivated; hands-on approach; professionalism to represent Schmalz in high-visibility and technically demanding situations; character traits: curiosity, adaptability, team player, customer focused, winner; desire to develop technical skills in fast-paced engineering environment. We could make a list. Benefits: list items: family culture & atmosphere with monthly birthday desserts & office meetings; up to 20 days PTO first year plus a day to celebrate birthday; annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and company performance (10% of base salary); health insurance effective hire date, company pays up to 90% of premium plus HRA flex; 401k plan with 1:1 company match up to 6% no vesting; tuition reimbursement; amazing team members. Pay: we already mentioned bonus in benefits; but Pay section could focus on base salary? Not given. However we have bonus info. Could still include Pay section with the bonus detail. But we might duplicate if we also put bonus in Benefits. Better to keep Pay separate: maybe mention that compensation includes base salary (not specified) plus annual incentive bonus up to 10% of base salary based on performance. Since base not specified, we should not include "not specified". The rule: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g., "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). So we cannot create a Pay section if the only info is bonus which we already have in Benefits? Actually bonus is part of compensation; we could include it under Benefits as "Annual incentive bonus...". That seems okay. Then we might not need a separate Pay section. The rule says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state bonus, but we can treat that as part of Benefits. However they also mention "Annual incentive bonus, eligibility based on individual and company performance (10% of base salary)." That's definitely a compensation element. Could be considered Pay. But we already have Benefits section; we could still include Pay section with just that bonus detail, but that might be thin. Better to incorporate into Benefits as it's a benefit. Many job postings list bonus under Benefits. So we can skip Pay section. Schedule: we have onsite initial training Monday-Friday, opportunity to transition to hybrid after training. That's schedule info. So we create Schedule section. Thus sections: About the role, Requirements, Benefits, Schedule. Check if we need Responsibilities? Already covered in About the role. Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate: remove EEO, drug free workplace, website visit, etc. Also remove duplicated lines: "Additional Details:" etc. Now produce HTML. Let's craft About the role paragraph: "Reporting to the General Manager of SFG and the Manager of VA Applications Engineering, the Applications Engineer delivers high-quality, customer-focused solutions that drive satisfaction, long-term relationships, and retention. The role combines engineering, project management, and customer engagement, serving as a key link between customers, sales, and internal teams. It requires a balance of technical expertise, customer service mindset, and project ownership to establish the ground‑truth of the customer’s envisioned solution set." Now Requirements list: - Minimum 3+ years of experience in applications engineering or industrial manufacturing. - Experience working with and programming industrial robots is preferred. - Strong customer‑facing communication skills. - Self‑motivated with a hands‑on approach. - Professionalism to represent Schmalz in high‑visibility, technically demanding situations. - Character traits: curiosity, adaptability, team player, customer focus, winner. - Interest in developing technical skills within a fast‑paced engineering environment. Now Benefits list: - Family‑oriented culture with monthly birthday desserts and office meetings. - Up to 20 days of paid time off (PTO) in the first year, plus a day off to celebrate your birthday. - Annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance (up to 10% of base salary). - Health insurance effective on hire date; company covers up to 90% of premiums and provides an HRA flex contribution. - 401(k) plan with a 1:1 company match up to 6% of contributions, with no vesting period. - Tuition reimbursement. - Access to an amazing team of colleagues. Now Schedule list: - Initial training conducted onsite, Monday through Friday. - After training