When you join the Precision Automation and Robotics evolution at Aerotech, located near Pittsburgh, PA in RIDC Park, O’Hara Township, you will build an exceptional career with paid on-the-job training and opportunities for advancement, while aligning with a growing company that provides an extensive total rewards compensation system, including:
- bonus payments every 6 months,
- rich health plans, and
- retirement planning with our 100% company-paid Employee Stock Ownership Trust.
You will help improve lives with our innovative solutions that help automate the globe! Demand for Aerotech’s advanced technology products continues to thrive, so we continue to expand!
At Aerotech, We Build Precision Automation & Robotics Careers. Join the Evolution!
Position Summary
Applications Engineers (AEs) work with high technology companies, government laboratories, and research institutes around the world and provide analysis and consultation on customer requirements for high precision mechatronic systems. They develop technical solutions, proposals, and quotations; and serve as project engineers. AE Is are generally assigned to application and technology areas with less complexity and will rely on the Applications Engineering Manager to fulfill all duties.
Essential Functions
- Reviews customer documentation and analyzes customer applications
- Assists in dialog with customer to gain insights and understanding on customer’s process and to make determinations on motion system requirements
- Makes motion component or system recommendations
- Prepares proposals and cost estimates
- Delivers technical presentations to customers and prospects
- Performs system testing and analysis to support Aerotech’s selling process
- Responsible for portraying all technical aspects of applications by creating Application Data Sheets (ADS)
- Project management of the post-sales process on custom jobs
- Generate technical content for white papers and application notes
- Attends trade shows
- As assigned
- Knowledge of assigned technology/application area
- Ability to read mechanical drawings and electrical schematics
- Strong sense of urgency, initiative and a drive to get things done correctly
- Knowledgeable in principles of advanced mathematics, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry
- Proficiency in spreadsheet type math. Some positions may require programming skill
- Ability to work with equations of motion, fundamental mechanical concepts, and servo control theory
- Capable to write drafts for articles of publication
- Effective communication skills; able to effectively present technical information to technical audiences.
- Able to travel domestically and internationally
- Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in a technical discipline such as Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering from an accredited college or university required
- Up to three years of experience
- Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
- Must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship. Aerotech does not provide US work authorization sponsorship for this position. OPT and CPT visa holders are not eligible for employment if they will need work authorization sponsorship at any time in the future.
Benefits
Aerotech has been advancing industries with our precision motion technology for more than 50 years. Our employees are our future, and we continue to grow by investing in our employees through continuous paid on-the-job training in a clean and climate-controlled environment, while providing the following exceptional benefits and more!
- Competitive compensation
- Bi-annual bonus
- Annual raise eligibility
- UPMC Health Insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Ownership Trust
- 401k
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
Must be authorized to work in the US currently and in the future without employer sponsorship.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, Veteran or disability status.
The Company is collecting the information requested in this employment application for purposes of evaluating your suitability for hire by the Company. The Company will share the information that you provide in this employment application only with Company management officials who are involved in the hiring process or who are otherwise involved in making employment-related decisions on behalf of the Company.
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What We Do
Aerotech designs and manufactures best-in-class motion control and precision positioning systems for industry, government, science and research institutions.
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