Want to make a difference and enjoy a fast paced environment in a growing business? Join the SPIROL Team, celebrating 75 years of precision manufacturing to support the aerospace, capital goods, automotive and industrial markets.

As an Application Engineer, you will create effective SPIROL solutions for complex customer problems, delivering customer satisfaction and driving SPIROL Sales growth. You will work closely with Sales to understand the customer's technical needs, design the optimal SPIROL solution, and explain its value to the customer. You will also align the customer's requirements (specifications, cost, assembly, quality levels, etc.) with SPIROL's product vision and production capabilities, resulting in a win-win outcome for both SPIROL and the customer. Without transferring account management or primary customer contact from Sales, you will have direct customer interaction to support the solution selling process, educate customers on SPIROL's products and make recommendations on best fit between SPIROL's products and the customer's application to drive the best value.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create, document, and communicate technical solutions that enhance SPIROL's brand and offer value to the customer.
• When appropriate, participate with Sales on exploratory calls with customers to determine the technical elements of the application to ensure a timely and high-quality technical response to the customer.
• Optimize SPIROL's manufacturing efficiency and effectiveness by designing solutions that complement our production, vision and expertise.
• Drive SPIROL's APQP process, leading elements such as product design, process flow, FMEA, product testing, and team feasibility studies to ensure successful launch of new items.
• Constantly evaluate and examine applications, identifying trends which could suggest opportunities for new product development in a standardized approach.
• Lead engineering activities to support the creation of new product series through SPIROL's new product development (NPD) process.
• Write technical application stories, technical white papers and conduct technical seminars and training sessions.

RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A technical degree (preferably a Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering), with sufficient demonstrated technical capability.
• Minimum of 2 years of engineering experience, or relevant Intern experience, in a manufacturing environment related to the development, design, assembly and testing of fasteners, mechanical equipment or production methods.
  • Additional experience with manufacturing, machining processes and design for manufacturing (DFM) concepts is preferred.
  • Experience in a quality-oriented industry such as automotive, aerospace, medical, or defense is preferred.
• Proficiency in CAD as well as office automation software and systems.
• Strong background in design for manufacturing in a 0 ppm environment.

CORE TRAITS OF A SUCCESSFUL APPLICATIONS ENGINEER:

• Intellectually curious and willing to learn. An individual who will drive to find answers and develop solutions independently, while remaining open to learn. Naturally inquisitive to identify solutions that are entrepreneurial and innovative.
• Clear communicator. An individual who is able to deliver well communicated technical solutions and proposals that support SPIROL's image but can also gently reject opportunities that do not align with SPIROL's core manufacturing competencies.
• Quality oriented. An individual who understands core quality concepts.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment, working on a wide range of short- and long-term projects with many different internal and external customers.

BENEFITS:

• Health/Dental/Vision
• Company fully paid Life, Short & Long Term Disability
• Competitive Compensation
• Immediate Paid Vacation
• 11 Paid Holidays
• PTO
• Education Assistance Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Matching
• Defined Contribution Plan - 3% Guaranteed

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SPIROL an equal opportunity employer. SPIROL does not discriminate on the basis of race/color/religion/sex/national origin/veteran/disability/age/sexual orientation/gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin