Application Engineer 2
Denso
- Long Beach, CA
- $97,400-121,700 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conducts post-sale activities such as resolving implementation issues and providing technical training to the customer. Acts as a technical liaison to the sales team. May include pre-sale activities such as quoting.
- Develops, updates, and maintains product specification documents.
- Selects and creates appropriate testing required to evaluate products and assists with testing, as necessary. Captures and reports product testing results to management and/or more senior engineers.
- Prepares and delivers technical reports and presentations to DENSO customers and other divisions. Prepares other engineering documentation such as BOMs, ECNs and CAD drawings, as required by engineering management.
- Locates and purchases product evaluation samples.
- Participates in benchmarking activities. Collects and compiles information on competitor products and may assist with the evaluation of patent-related data.
- Monitors and reviews warranty data and assists with conducting root cause analysis of warranty issues. Communicates with quality engineering, manufacturing, and customers on quality issues.
- Analyzes current processes, procedures, and systems and makes recommendations for improvement for own job.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Good knowledge of AC systems and their components: functions, diagnostics, components interactions, and performance testing
- Basic knowledge of electrical circuits, theory, and electrical components
- Ability to define and set up testing based on project requirements.
- Ability to analyze data and draw conclusions based on testing data.
- Application engineering for HVAC system: sizing components, heat load calculations, extreme case analysis
- Mechanically inclined and capable of using basic hand tools.
- Ability to work in a team environment and lead/work in cross-functional groups.
- Ability to coordinate and work on numerous projects simultaneously.
- Good written and verbal communication skills and excellent presentation skills
- Good customer services skills with an ability to approach every business relationship as a partnership.
- Good problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to address customer issues and partner on resolutions.
- Good analytical skills
- Good negotiation skills and an ability to resolve situations while making point firmly and seeking a positive outcome for both sides.
- In-depth understanding and demonstrated competency in working with computer software and mainframe applications to manipulate, analyze, and reconcile data.
- Intermediate knowledge of AutoCAD/Inventor/NX and other engineering software and databases
- Good project management skills
- Kaizen mindset (Experience with Japanese business culture is a plus)