Application Engineer, Sr.

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE JOB:The Senior Application Engineer is responsible for supporting customers, as well as other members of the sales team, by providing technical support and resolving technical issues over a wide range of complexity to maximize design win success.  The Senior Application Engineer is expected to work with a wide degree of latitude, initiative, and creativity and may be expected to support, lead or direct the work of others. JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Business Development – In conjunction with the Account Managers, efforts to identify and penetrate new accounts in target markets, qualify new accounts and opportunities, and secure new business.
• Understand sales expansion initiatives from related business units, help to obtain/create sales collateral, and lead Account Managers and other Application Engineers in promotional activities.
• Visit customers regularly, either independently or with Account Managers, for interactive customer engineering discussions.
• Design Recommendations – Understand customer application, define customer technical requirements, identify potential MinebeaMitsumi technologies and products, and review trade-offs to propose the best possible solution.
• Product Development – Lead the development of custom product solutions and coordinate technical activities between customer engineering and international MinebeaMitsumi engineering groups. 
• Track customer schedules and set realistic expectations for MinebeaMitsumi deliverables. 
• Ensure successful development through final approval and transition into production.
• Provide technical support to identify new applications and coordinate with appropriate program management, factory, marketing, and sales staff on the development of customer applications.
• Product Documentation - Issue product documentation (technical drawings, specifications, data sheets, catalogs) as required.
• Sample Evaluation – Manage sample development and evaluation cycle.
• Ensure that samples meeting customer requirements are delivered on time, collect results from customer evaluation in a timely manner, and feedback to MinebeaMitsumi engineering. 
• Coordinate failure analysis investigation of samples and implement design improvements as necessary.
• Design Failure Analysis & Reporting Conduct failure analysis investigation of customer products as part of the design process and report to the customer as required.
• Reporting Communications Internal/External – Provide timely and frequent written and verbal reporting on customer interaction and development status for opportunities.
• Technical Research & Reporting - Gather information on customer technical roadmaps and general industry technical trends, consolidate and analyze information, and report summary information and recommendations to product management on a timely and regular basis.
• Monthly Reporting - Prepare and submit a monthly summary activity report to the supervisor.
• Travel - Travel required up to 25% - 50%; the majority will be domestic, with some international.
• Product Ordering & Coordination – Coordinate sample ordering, delivery, and follow-up with customer for product approval.
• Other - Perform other duties as related to the job function, as required.

 JOB QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS/COMPETENCIES:

• Master’s Degree, plus 2 years in related field, or;
• Bachelor’s Degree required, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, plus 5 years of progressive post-bachelors experience in related occupancy
• 6 to 8 years of experience as a design engineer or an application engineer.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the specified industry or industries and/or working with the specified product(s)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and Power Point) required;
• Basic 3D modeling (especially CATIA, NX) preferred.
• AutoCad or ProE a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication/presentation skills:
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating complex technical information to both external customers and internal team members required.
• Working knowledge and experience in an organization with ISO/TS 16949 certification, DFMEA, APQP and other AIAG core tools.
• Proven ability to maintain close working relationships with overseas engineers located in Japan and avoid/overcome roadblocks to the development of the product, highly required.
• Business-level speaking is a plus in one of the following languages depending on business needs: