Applications Support Engineer

About the role

TA Instruments Applications Organization is comprised of highly skilled, motivated, and customer-focused professionals who are technical experts on TA's product lines. As an Applications Engineer, you will join a team of specialists committed to ensuring TA's world-renowned support for its customers who utilize its scientific instrumentation.

Responsibilities

• Support worldwide technical sales representatives on pre- and post-sales activities for the biomaterials characterization and tissue engineering market segments.
• Fulfill role as back-up technical expert for engineered materials (non-biomedical) applications.
• Perform demonstrations and conduct feasibility tests to characterize customer samples with appropriate data analysis, report authoring, and presenting.
• Provide application-specific test protocol development support for TA ElectroForce customers.
• Provide technical advice and recommendations for appropriate test solutions to prospective customers.
• Develop and deliver customer training programs in the form of hands-on laboratory sessions, lectures, application notes, and tutorial videos.
• Participate in conferences and trade shows, including presenting technical papers.
• Collaborate across functional groups, including product management, engineering, sales, and service, to provide customer and industry insights.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or more advanced degree from an accredited university in Mechanical, Biomedical, or Chemical Engineering with a focus on Tissue Mechanics, Tissue Engineering, and/or Medical Devices.
• Masters or PhD is a plus.
• Minimum of 3-4 years of relevant industrial experience.
• A solid understanding of mechanical testing and instrumentation.
• Prior experience with ElectroForce test instruments and WinTest software is a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel by both air and ground carrier, domestically and internationally (30%-40%).

Skills

• Technical expertise in mechanical testing and instrumentation.
• Experience with ElectroForce test instruments and WinTest software.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across functional groups.

Benefits

TA Instruments offers competitive compensation and benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule is flexible to accommodate travel requirements.

Company Information

TA Instruments is committed to recruiting, hiring, and retaining the best-qualified workforce while meeting the Company's commitment to affirmative action and equal employment opportunity. TA Instruments does not discriminate against any qualified candidate for employment because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, religious creed, age (40 or older), disability (reasonably accommodated by TA Instruments), medical condition, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other factor prohibited by law.