Applications Engineer
Elevation Recruitment
- Burnley, Lancashire
- £40,000-45,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Serve as the technical lead to assist customers in troubleshooting and/or application development of new and existing products (will require travel).
- Support sales activities for the new and key customers with technical calls, visits and training, as and when required.
- Coordinate testing required for prototypes, pilot production and final customer acceptance.
- Coordinate the development activities within the business including Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Sales & Marketing, Finance, and Installation equipment departments.
- Generate manufacturing costs and submit to the pricing coordinator.
- Coordinate, plan and conduct training with new and key distributors and customers.
- Will work closely with overseas suppliers.
- Undertake research to support the learning of new processes, products and technologies.
- Use SolidWorks to draw new prints for customer and internal use.
- Third level degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
- 1-3 years of engineering experience.
- Application Engineering skills with track record of solving problems and working in or with a cross functional team.
- Proficient with Solid Modelling software (Solidworks preferred) and Microsoft Office.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills to interpret and communicate data accurately.
- Ability to read and understand technical drawings and specifications.
- Ability to review data, draw conclusions and make suggestions based on data.
- Experience in giving technical presentations.
- Team Leader and Advanced Product Quality Planning experience is a plus.
- Able to work independently and create projects that are not directly assigned.
- Able to work independently and manage design/development projects from start to finish with close coordination with global facilities.
- Ability to speak German would be highly advantageous but not essential.