Applications Engineer
- Winamac, IN
- $75,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Coordinates activities to evaluate incoming sales requests generated by the Galbreath group sales team.
- Reviews incoming customer data/specifications for completeness of information.
- Communicates requests to inside and/or outside sales personnel for missing, necessary information that would prolong lead times.
- Creates truck layouts using provided truck specifications and desired product to confirm it meets minimum requirements and satisfies the customer’s application requirements.
- Performs technical calculations to confirm finished product will satisfy customer requirements as needed, such as; weight distributions, bridge law calculations, uplift calculations, frame strength calculations, dump capacity calculations, etc.
- Confers with sales and marketing, quality control, and other department personnel to provide technical support.
- Assists sales team and customer with proper hydraulic PTO/pump selection as needed.
- Actively researches new truck body builder changes that impact product application and communicates changes to the sales team
- Develop new product options and features to satisfy specific customer requirements as needed and approved by manager.
- Maintains engineering database of all requested truck/product configurations & calculations for future reference
- Participates in initial conceptual design reviews and brainstorming sessions.
- Consults with product engineers to obtain specialized information.
- Provides guidance and work supervision for other engineering and technical personnel as required.
- Provides project status reports to the engineering manager.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
The requirements listed below are representative of the qualifications necessary to perform the jobEducation and Experience
- Associates Degree in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering discipline
- Minimum (2) years AutoCAD 2-D experience
- Work experience as an Applications Engineer a plus.
- Work experience in truck or hydraulics industry a plus
- Strong communication ability to convey clear and concise instructions to others via written and electronic media.
- Experienced with use of mechanical drawing and design software and concept tools including two and three dimension drawing formats.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills.
- Plan and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to interpret and understand national codes and standards.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to apply concepts of basic math, algebra, and geometry.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to travel up to 10-20% for work conferences and trade shows as needed
- 2 Medical Plan Options - Base HSA (High Deductible) and Buy-Up Medical Plans
- Prescription (Rx) Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- 2 Dental Plan Options - Base Dental and Buy-Up Dental Plans
- Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s)
- Health Care FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Company Paid Base Life Insurance
- Company Paid Accident, Death & Dismemberment Insurance
- Company Paid Business Travel Accident Insurance
- Company Paid Disability Insurance
- Short-Term Disability (STD) and Base Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Voluntary Hospital, Accident & Critical Illness (Cancer) Insurance
- 401(K) Retirement Plan with 50% Company Match
- Voluntary Pet Insurance
- Vacation and Personal/Sick Time
- Paid Grandparent Leave
- Paid Bonding Leave
- Adoption Assistance
- Education Assistance (Tuition Reimbursement)