Application Engineer - Hybrid

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West Chester, PA, USA
In-Office
Mid level
Energy • Renewable Energy
The Role
Serve as technical expert for precision motion solutions: engage customers, translate requirements into designs, develop technical-commercial proposals, perform calculations and simulations, coordinate cross-functional teams, manage programs through development and production, support stage-gate processes, and provide training and market insights.
Summary Generated by Built In
Work Model: This role can be performed remotely from an approved location, with flexibility based on business needs and applicable requirements.

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Position Context

This position will serve as a technical expert for precision motion solutions, partnering closely with customers and internal teams to develop optimized, high-performance motor solutions. This role bridges customer requirements with engineering design, ensuring technically sound, commercially viable, and differentiated solutions.

Hybrid schedule: 3 days in office, 2 days remote

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Technical Solutioning & Customer Engagement

  • Act as the technical expert for motion solutions, engaging directly with customers to understand end-product requirements.
  • Develop technical-commercial proposals for both standard and customized solutions.
  • Translate Voice of Customer (VoC) into Voice of Design (VoD) specifications for customized solutions.

2. Application Engineering & Feasibility

  • Analyze, map, and scope customer technical requirements based on application needs.
  • Recommend optimized motion solutions, leveraging cross-functional expertise.
  • Perform technical calculations, simulations, and validations to ensure feasibility and performance compliance.

3. Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate with sales, engineering, R&D, and manufacturing teams to create differentiated and value-driven solutions.
  • Work with finance and operations teams to ensure cost effectiveness and financial viability of proposals.

4. Customer Program Management

  • Manage customer projects through development and production qualification stages.
  • Coordinate internal resources to ensure timely program execution.
  • Track, maintain, and report project status using CRM tools.

5. Customer Relationship & Milestone Management

  • Visit customers at key program milestones to validate requirements and ensure alignment.
  • Identify opportunities to strengthen competitive positioning and customer partnerships.

6. Product Development & Stage Gate Support

  • Support stage-gate processes for critical programs.
  • Participate in Project Planning Group discussions and presentations.
  • Contribute to business case development for custom product investments.

7. Market Insights & Product Strategy

  • Collect and analyze customer feedback and market trends.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape product roadmap and innovation priorities.

8. Training & Knowledge Sharing

  • Provide technical training to internal sales teams to enhance product knowledge and value propositions.
  • Deliver training sessions for customers and distributors as required.

Education and Experience Requirements

  • Degree in mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related engineering discipline
  • Relevant experience in motion control, precision motors, or electromechanical applications
  • 3-5 years of experience in application engineering, customer-facing technical roles, or product development preferred.

Key Skills and Competencies

  • Strong understanding of electromechanical systems, motors, and motion control technologies
  • Proficiency in engineering calculations and simulation tools
  • Customer-centric mindset with strong problem-solving ability Cross-functional
  • Collaboration and stakeholder management
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Project management and execution discipline
  • Working proficiency in usage of MS-Office Tools (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel)
  • Fluency in verbal and written communication English

Role Requirements: Willingness to travel extensively (upto 25%) within the designated markets and production facilities.

Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
  • Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA)
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Paid Leaves
  • Tuition Assistance

About Regal Rexnord

Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools.

The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture.

Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com.


Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email [email protected]. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity Posters
Notification to Agencies: Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.

Skills Required

  • Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related engineering discipline
  • Relevant experience in motion control, precision motors, or electromechanical applications
  • 3-5 years of experience in application engineering, customer-facing technical roles, or product development
  • Proficiency in engineering calculations and simulation tools
  • Working proficiency with MS-Office tools (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, Excel)
  • Strong communication and presentation skills; fluency in verbal and written English
  • Project management and execution discipline; experience using CRM/tools to track project status
  • Willingness to travel up to 25% within designated markets and production facilities

Regal Rexnord Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Regal Rexnord and has not been reviewed or approved by Regal Rexnord.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes PPO and high-deductible/HSA options plus dental, vision, and prescription coverage, with FSA/HSA and wellness or tobacco-free incentives. These offerings are described consistently on the company’s careers pages.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with employer match is included alongside life and AD&D, plus short- and long-term disability coverage. Recent postings reiterate the 401(k) match as part of the standard package.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental and family leave, adoption assistance, and an Employee Assistance Program are part of the package. Several materials also reference floating holidays that complement core leave options.

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The Company
HQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
8,232 Employees
Year Founded: 1955

What We Do

All 29k+ associates at Regal Rexnord have a shared purpose: Create a better tomorrow by energy-efficiently converting power into motion. We are a leading, global manufacturer of airflow, motion control, power transmission, and power generation solutions used in commercial, industrial and residential settings. You may not know it, but Regal Rexnord impacts your life every day. Our products enable the fans in HVAC systems that keep us comfortable; the power source that keeps smart buildings running; the agricultural and food service equipment that keeps us fed; and the conveyor systems that keep e-commerce flowing. Regal Rexnord is comprised of four operating segments: Motion Control Solutions, Climate Solutions, Commercial Systems and Industrial Systems. Regal Rexnord is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities worldwide. For more information, visit RegalRexnord.com.

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