As an Application Engineer you will be responsible for providing technical support and expertise to our customers in the aerospace industry. Our aerospace group at Trelleborg provides customers with innovative polymer solutions for applications ranging from airframe & engine to interiors. In this role, you will work with customers to understand their technical needs and provide solutions, collaborate with cross-functional teams such as R&D, manufacturing, and sales to ensure customer satisfaction. This role requires a strong background in engineering and a passion for problem-solving.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Partner with customers to understand their intermediate technical needs and provide solutions
- Provide technical support and troubleshooting for customers
- Complete intermediate preliminary design reviews for new business opportunities
- Complete intermediate critical design reviews for new product development
- Create and maintain engineering documentation (models, drawings, and procedures)
- Support the sales team by providing technical information and product demonstrations
- Process engineering change requests internally and externally
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure customer satisfaction (e.g., R&D, manufacturing, sales)
- Engineering approver for engineering documentation reviews
- Partner with 3rd party suppliers as needed to support product gaps
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or other technical discipline
- 3 years of experience in an engineering role, preferably in a customer-facing role with a Master's degree counting as 2 years of experience
- 2 years’ experience with CAD and engineering software (e.g., CATIA, SolidWorks, or NX)
- 2 years’ experience in product design, including experience with complex surfaces, assemblies, and kinematics
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
Competencies:
- Strong analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills
- Strong mechanical and technical aptitude
- Ability to self-manage and successfully work without supervision
- Ability to handle and prioritize dynamic workload
- Strong oral and written communication
- Excellent organizational skills
- Proven proficiency with presentations and public speaking
Travel:
- 20% domestic and international
Benefits: medical, dental, 401k, disability, paid time off, etc
As an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran or disability status.
This position requires the use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card Holder), Political Asylee or Refugee.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or another technical discipline
- Three years of experience in an engineering role; a master's degree may count as two years of experience
- Two years of experience with CAD and engineering software such as CATIA, SolidWorks, or NX
- Two years of experience in product design, including complex surfaces, assemblies, and kinematics
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
- U.S. person status under ITAR requirements: U.S. citizen, permanent resident, political asylee, or refugee
What We Do
We are one of the world’s leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of precision seals, bearings and custom-molded polymer components. We collaborate closely with customers to develop unique, innovative solutions to tomorrow’s challenges. Utilizing our dedicated product design, material development and testing capabilities, we are a one-stop-shop providing the best in elastomer, silicone, thermoplastic, PTFE and composite technologies for applications in: • Aerospace • Agriculture & Forestry • Automotive • Chemical Processing • Construction & Mining • Fluid Power • Food & Beverage • Healthcare & Medical • Manufacturing & Machine Tools • Marine • Potable Water & Sanitary • Renewable Energy & Power Generation • Semiconductor With over 70 years of experience, we serve as long-term business partners to help our customers bring products to market faster. Through strategically positioned material and product laboratories, specializing in design and applications, our engineers support customers with design, prototyping, production, testing, installation and quality assurance using state-of-the-art tools. Our ServicePLUS portfolio of value-added services is designed to help customers optimize their business across the entire value chain. We bring leading edge technology and an in-depth, experience-based understanding of applications to customers through a global, but local approach. An international network of over 100 facilities worldwide includes over 40 manufacturing sites, more than 60 Customer Solution Centers and 10 R&D centers. Developing and formulating materials in-house, our material database includes over 2,000 proprietary compounds. We fulfill challenging service requirements, supplying standard parts in volume or a single custom-manufactured component, through our integrated logistical support, which effectively delivers over 40,000 sealing products to customers worldwide.
