Applications Eng

POSITION SUMMARY

The Applications Engineer 2 is responsible for evaluating customer requirements and then preparing quotations for nVenia’s Product Lines.  Applications Engineers are responsible for the accuracy of budgeted cost and field sales support.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work Independently with some oversight.
• Review and understand Request for Quotes (RFQ's), custom specifications, and sales requests from customers.
• Based on RFQ determine if nVenia has a solution.
• Read and understand customer order specifications and compare them to nVenia products to determine best fit.
• Visualize and create designs for customers by putting together initial concepts, matching equipment to customer specifications.
• Design the individual machine configuration to determine the best equipment fit to satisfy the R.F.Q. needs.
• Create conceptual layout drawings for quotations using AutoCAD.
• Detail and calculate best package configuration and production rate which will run through nVenia equipment to satisfy customer needs. Calculations are for space and flow.
• Present concepts to engineering for proposed equipment.
• Validate concepts.
• Quote a variety of product lines.
• Consult with Product Managers and Engineers on customer specific requirements.
• Consult with Production Managers regarding labor hours.
• Consult with Supply Chain regarding material costs.
• Analyze historical cost data to determine projected costs based on nVenia’s manufacturing methodology.
• Produce professional and accurate proposal documents with responsibility of providing best in class format and concept.
• Work closely with the engineering, product management, and sales to understand nVenia’s competitive advantages, new designs and include them in written proposals.
• In conjunction with Engineering, responsible for successful project kickoffs.
• Interact and develop solutions with sales to best satisfy customer requirements.
• Support Field Sales as required with travel or internal customer support.
• Run equipment on multiple product lines to understand usability and capabilities.

POSITION SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

• Critical and Creative Thinker
• Complex problem solver
• Self-Management
• Communication skills – written and verbal
• Teamwork – work effectively with different departments and customers
• Strong organizational skills
• Technical Aptitude
• Solid understanding of multiple nVenia product lines

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred
• Solid knowledge of manufacturing and engineering processes
• Knowledge and experience in the packaging and/or automation industry a plus
• Applications Engineering, Sales Engineering industries in an Engineering capacity (design and/or quoting) required
• Sales engineering background a plus
• Technical writing experience preferred
• Experience in AutoCAD, proficiency in Word and Excel