Application Engineer

In order to be considered for this position you will be required to apply, using your SKF email, via the following link:
Apply Here - Application Engineer - #21919

In accordance with SKF USA recruiting policy, please be advised that to be considered you must:

• Be in your current position for at least 12 months.
• Have received a Full Achievement or higher overall performance rating.
• Notify your current Manager of your application for this position.

Reports to: Application Engineering Manager

Location: Falconer, NY

Job ID: 21919

Salary Range: $93,000 to $110,000

Recruiter: Brittany Kooyman

Summary:

We are looking for an Application Engineer for our NA Aerospace team. This position reports to the Manager, Application Engineering and leads/manages the technical relationship with SKF’s customers, working closely with Sales and Customer Service as part of the responsible account team.  Responsibilities include developing customer technical needs and translating them into an SKF offering, including proposal and 1st tier drawings for all product platforms, evaluating technical risks, verifying product selection, and analyzing product field service history.  This engineer promotes SKF know-how and value propositions in-line with corporate strategy and is part of a global team with access to SKF’s subject matter experts to aid in design, analysis and lessons learned.  The engineer would also be responsible for problem solving, preliminary engineering calculations, modeling/simulation/analysis and solution determination in cases of customer complaints or application specific requests with regard to product performance and failure risk analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Look for and chase new business opportunities by understanding what customers need and want, spotting market trends, and introducing current and new SKF technology to strategic business opportunities.
• Develop and support Aircraft Engine, Helicopter Transmission and e-Aviation customers within the North America region.
• Help coordinate engineering activities from the beginning of a business opportunity until the end of production, following the ETO (Engineering To Order) process.
• Make sure to follow verification and validation procedures correctly and keep track of how our products are performing in the field.
• Carry out bearing calculations; get ready and keep track of design and process validation test plans using resources from the SKF Aerospace team.
• Regularly work with the customer’s engineering team to solve technical problems and get approval for changes to products or processes throughout the program’s life cycle: help solve technical issues and make sure lessons learned are used in the business.
• Work with and have an impact on a fast-moving global team of people from engineering, sales, business development, project management, design, quality, testing, manufacturing, and customer service; create and give technical presentations and training events to large groups of customers.
• Coordinate and keep tasks aligned that involve many customers in your region or assignment and build and improve relationships with customers’ engineering/technical teams with the target of implementing innovative light weight and/or low friction solutions to reach the CO2 emissions reduction of the aerospace industry.
• Assist customers with the selection of environmentally friendly/compliant bearing solutions for their applications.

Desired Education, Knowledge and Skills:

• A Bachelor degree in Engineering. If it’s in Mechanical, Material or Aerospace Engineering, that’s even better. If you have experience in technical sales or applications engineering, that’s a plus.
• Working knowledge (advanced experience a plus) of rolling bearings, airframe bearings, aerospace materials and basic calculations related to the same is highly desired.
• If you have experience with calculation tools and engineering design software, and if you know about manufacturing processes, that’s a plus.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Demonstrated customer service, interpersonal, and teamwork skills
• Outcome oriented, critical thinker capable of prioritizing to achieve results

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This Position is NOT open for International Recruitment.