Applications Engineer Lead Job Description
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Applications Engineer Lead is responsible for providing customers with product design recommendations based on knowledge of company products and design techniques. The position will suggest modifications to customer specifications, work out mutually satisfactory adaptations of designs, and suggest possible new design options that simplify engineering and manufacturing problems. They will prepare estimates for quotation, design parts in CAD, and create production routers and BOMs. The Lead position will delegate tasks and set priorities within their assigned team, train/coach team members, manage project progress, resolve team conflicts, and is responsible for team performance.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Engineering degree or equivalent desired.
- One to three years of industry experience desired.
- Three years’ work experience with Leader Tech.
- ERP System experience desired.
- 3D CAD experience desired.
- Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by management.
QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a member of the Quality Management System, quality procedures, requirements, work instructions, and other required documentation must be followed. Team members are responsible to be aware of the company’s quality policy and quality objectives to support the improvement projects and contribute to the overall mission of the organization.
ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.
Preferred QualificationsESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead and mentor team member.
- Provide engineering support to the sales organization.
- Provide Customer Service assistance.
- Train customers and employees on company products.
- Work with OEM mechanical, electrical, and compliance engineers to design and implement company provided solutions.
- Responsible for the incorporation of changes into drawings, tooling, and specifications.
- Design of new products from concept to full production.
- Develop cost estimates, proposals, and quotations.
- Develop processes necessary to produce company products.
- Design products in CAD
- Identify and implement cost reduction and process improvement initiatives.
- Validate and process ERP updates requested by production, purchasing, sales, ECNs.
- Responsible for setting up all details for parts in ERP software
- The position will require a small amount of travel to customer sites.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
- Ability to follow and provide directions
- Adaptability
- Attention to detail
- CAD (Solidworks)
- Computers and electronics
- Critical thinking
- Customer service
- Data analysis
- Delegation
- Dependability
- Design
- Engineering and technology
- ERP software
- Interpersonal skills
- Integrity Leadership
- Marketing
- Mathematics
- Negotiation
- Problem solving
- Project management
- Sales
- Sheet metal design knowledge
- Team work
- Time management
- Training
- Verbal and written communication
Skills Required
- Engineering degree or equivalent education and experience
- One to three years of industry experience
- Three years of work experience with Leader Tech
- ERP system experience
- 3D CAD experience
- SolidWorks CAD proficiency
- Sheet metal design knowledge
- Engineering product design and development experience
- Ability to develop cost estimates, proposals, and quotations
- Ability to manage, delegate, train, and mentor team members
HEICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HEICO and has not been reviewed or approved by HEICO.
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Retirement Support — The company maintains a long‑standing 401(k) program with company matching available to nearly all U.S. employees, with matches sometimes delivered in company stock. Official materials indicate broad participation and subsidiary‑level match structures.
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Flexible Benefits — The package spans medical, dental, vision, HSAs/FSAs, life and disability coverage, PTO and holidays, tuition reimbursement, an EAP, and various discounts, with multiple plan choices. Eligibility and specifics can differ by subsidiary.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs such as health fairs, screenings, flu shots, and on‑site classes appear alongside fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts. These offerings complement core coverage and support day‑to‑day wellbeing.
HEICO Insights
What We Do
HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aerospace, defense, and electronics related products and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Flight Support Group (FSG/HEICO Aerospace) and Electronic Technologies Group (ETG). HEICO Aerospace offers jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts. It also involves in manufacturing specialty aircraft/defense related parts; offering thermal insulation blankets primarily for aerospace, defense, and commercial applications; subcontracting for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs); providing specialty parts as a subcontractor for aerospace and industrial OEMs, and the United States government. In addition, this segment distributes hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical, and electro-mechanical components for the aviation markets.
