Applications Engineering Manager

About the role

Supervises Application Engineering staff to execute the product strategy in alignment with the corporation’s growth initiatives. Responsible for the Application Engineering team performance against defined metrics, driving continuous improvement to maximize team effectiveness and efficiency.

Develops the Application Engineering team personnel in accordance with individual performance objectives and in line with overall functional objectives. Manages performance and development to expand the team’s capability and capacity.

Manages the Application Engineering team’s technical interface with customers, suppliers, design partners, and regulatory bodies in support of business objectives. Supports management of technical documentation configuration control, ensuring design and material consistency in accordance with customer and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates in the new product development portfolio, delivering new validated products aligned with the corporation’s product market strategy.
• Participates in the continuous upgrade, optimization, and automation of the global organization’s design tools, leveraging technology to improve accuracy, speed, and design process performance.
• Participates in the organization’s execution of an inorganic growth strategy through technical due diligence of corporate acquisition targets for intellectual property, completeness of design documentation, product design integrity, technical risk, and technical fit into the corporation’s product portfolio.
• Manages product design standards, product drawings, supporting documentation, material specifications, and material design data, encouraging standardization of design methods, product definitions, material testing, and consistent utilization of standards to optimize product selection and design activity.
• Partners with the commercial and marketing organization to support the growth of new and existing products through development and deployment of a product launch plan and generation of externally facing technical product promotional resources.
• Partners with operations to ensure new product designs fit within existing manufacturing capabilities and assists with identifying new manufacturing capabilities to extend product design flexibility and performance reach.
• Leads the development of material development specifications to define performance needs and functional requirements of new materials. Provides a product and material validation plan to ensure new materials and products are launched in a manner that mitigates performance risks.
• Partners with operations and Master Data Management to ensure new products are well-defined for integration into the organization’s ERP system, including part number structure, nomenclature, critical master data characteristics for product data management and retrieval.
• Ensures continuous improvement and maintenance of existing product master data to streamline production and more effectively manage ERP product data.
• Partners with operations to develop optimized product manufacturing using automation and assist in product integration into the Smart Factory initiative.

Requirements

This position requires U.S. Person status as defined by applicable law for authorized access to data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). A U.S. Person includes U.S. Citizens, U.S. Nationals, lawful permanent residents, and workers granted refugee or asylum status in the United States.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering discipline required; preference given to candidates with an advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or other relevant field.
• 8 years of related Engineering experience; customer-facing experience preferred.
• Design experience using 2D and 3D Drafting and Modeling software.
• Experience with material testing and material data analysis preferred.
• Black Belt or Green Belt certification preferred.
• Technical experience in regulatory requirements (AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP, etc.).
• Ability to operate in a global cross-functional team environment.
• Effective technical communication and presentation skills with internal and external customers.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of time for strategic business needs.

Job Environment

Physical Requirements

• Standing: Occasionally (16-45%)
• Sitting: Frequently (46-100%)
• Lifting: Up to 10 lbs without assistance
• Carrying: Up to 10 lbs without assistance
• Walking: Occasionally (16-45%)
• Hearing: Ability to detect noises with or without corrective device(s)
• Vision: Clarity of vision, with or without corrective lenses

Mental Requirements

• Problem Solving: Frequently (46-100%)
• Making Decisions: Ability to make decisions that have a moderate impact
• Supervision: Frequently (46-100%)
• Interpret Data: Frequently (46-100%)
• Organize: Frequently (46-100%)
• Read/Write: Frequently (46-100%)
• Communication: Frequently (46-100%)

Work Environment

• High Temperatures: Rarely (0-15%)
• Low Temperatures: Rarely (0-15%)
• Noises: Moderate (business office with computers, printers, and light office noises)
• Fumes Exposure: Rarely (0-15%)

Benefits

We provide eligible employees with a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Health insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings account
• 401k savings plan
• Life and disability insurance
• Tuition assistance