Application Engineer (on-site, Phoenix AZ)

TITLE:  Application Engineer                                                  SALARY GRADE: Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Application Engineering              

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for creating/implementing customer driven designs with minimal supervision.
• Will specify materials and analyze structures for robustness, cost and risk of designs.
• Lead Design FMEA’s with cross-functional groups including Logistics, Manufacturing, Product Engineering, Purchasing, Quality, Suppliers and Tooling/Fixtures
• Utilize QPC process as outlined in IATF-16949 standard
• Will be the technical contact in support of sales and is expected to maintain/grow relationships with the customer.
• Flexibility to travel both domestically and internationally
• Remotely support manufacturing as needed for prototyping or production launches.
• Ability to direct designer/drafters who are providing project support.
• Perform other tasks and responsibilities as assigned or departmentally defined.
• This is not a remote work opportunity.  Daily on-site presence at ATS office in Phoenix, AZ is required.

ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Utilize CAD (Creo) to design, analyze and draft (per ANSI Y14.5-2018) information for internal and external customers.
• Must apply GD & T skills.
• Analyze tolerance stack-ups and account for in designs.
• Use Windchill/PDM Link to store CAD files and perform change management 
• Use DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturability/ Design for Assembly) skills as related to ATS manufacturing capability.
• Applies sound analysis methods in the evaluation of heat transfer and structural phenomenon
• Detail and results orientated (adherence to schedules)
• Excellent organizational methods
• Has excellent project management (including time management) skills.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :

• Self-starter with the ability to operate well independently 
• Three to five years of design experience in an OEM manufacturing environment
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience with a parametric based CAD software.
• Experience in sheet metal design and weldments
• Experience in heat exchanger products and processes (brazing) a plus
• Minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)

Adams Thermal Systems offers a comprehensive employee benefit package including: 

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 10 Paid Holidays Per Year
• Wellmark BCBS Group Medical Insurance
• Delta Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Fidelity 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with Employer Match
• Group Term Life Insurance at 1x Salary
• Long Term Disability

Also Available:

• Short Term Disability
• Hospitalization Indemnity
• Critical Illness Coverage
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• Identity Protection