Senior Applications Engineer

Senior Applications Engineer 

 

Raymond Storage Concepts is a leading provider of customized material handling solutions, dedicated to warehouse and fleet optimization. Covering Ohio, Kentucky, Southeast Indiana and West Virginia, Raymond Storage Concepts is an authorized sales and service center for Raymond Corporation, a global leader in materials handling technology, expertise and support. Headquartered in Cincinnati, we service our clients through a network of regional locations, including Columbus and Louisville.   

 

 

Position Overview 

 

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Senior Application Engineer serves in multiple roles as a valuable member of the Systems team. This position will work in many functions of project delivery including detailed design engineering, concept engineering, project execution, integration support, and sales consulting for our automated solutions.  

 

Key Responsibilities (including, but not limited to): 

 

• Leads the solution design for conveyor, sortation, pallet handling, AS/RS, and robotic systems 

• Specify system components needed to meet the customer objectives, i.e., the correct type of sortation, conveyance, AS/RS, robots, etc., based on throughput requirements, storage capacity needs, material to be handled, etc.  

• Develop all required mechanical drawings for proposals and projects; plan view drawings, elevation view drawings, installation drawings, throughput models, etc. 

• Create detailed system proposals, inclusive of preparing cost estimates, soliciting pricing from suppliers and sub-contractors, and generating detailed proposal documentation 

• Prepare and support sales presentations, illustrating system design concepts, throughput rates, equipment specifications, etc.  

• Generate system bill of materials, spare parts lists and orders equipment and services for projects 

• Continually establishes and maintains relationships with equipment suppliers and sub-contractors to support development of designs, pricing and delivery schedules 

• Creates detailed description of operation documentation, for use by the site operations and maintenance 

• Act as a mentor, inclusive of leading technical reviews of proposals and projects to ensure quality and accuracy, as well as leading internal training classes 

• Participate in visits to customer facilities, as needed to document existing conditions, as well as identify opportunities to improve, expand or upgrade systems 

 

Qualifications 

 

Education 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field 

 

Experience 

• Minimum 15 years of experience in the material handling industry 

• Minimum 5 years of experience creating material handling system drawings in AutoCAD or equivalent