What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Application Engineer position at NSK Americas?
Sr. Application Engineer - NSK Corporation
The Company
NSK is a global manufacturer of ball and roller bearings, linear motion technology, automotive components, and steering systems with both domestic and overseas manufacturing capabilities. NSK also offers a full range of services including reconditioning, ball screw repair, product integration, application engineering, and predictive & preventative maintenance and reliability services. NSK's products and solutions are everywhere where things are in motion - even under the toughest conditions. NSK's high-precision rolling bearings are used in wind turbines and machine tools, linear components are found in production lines, while automotive components are installed in the vehicles of almost every well-known automaker.
The Sr. Application Engineer Role
Acts in conjunction with sales and marketing personnel, contacts customer to ascertain technical and service requirements, stimulates sales by obtaining technical approval of specialized company products, and provides product engineering service to customers, field sales, and marketing. Responsible for obtaining new approvals and assisting in maintenance of current business when extensive engineering expertise is required, operates under broad general guidelines.
Responsibilities
- Communicates with key customers to document customer product and project needs. Identifies new product applications and communicates with NSK R&D, manufacturing, sales, and marketing.
- Evaluates customer application requirements for technical considerations.
- Coordinates requests for customer analysis; followed by preparation, review, and issue of written reports to present findings.
- Manages documentation and activities for assigned projects.
- Provides mentoring through technical review and support to other application engineers in the department.
- Trains and develops customers and NSK personnel on NSK products.
- Evaluates customer requirements associated with requests for quotations.
- Identifies cost reduction possibilities and new design opportunities.
- Evaluates tested bearings in cooperation with development engineers.
- Supports supply or customer sample bearing requests.
- Reports progress of required activities such as interchanges, monthly reports, travel, expenses, etc.
Qualifications
- This job requires a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8 to 10 years of position-related experience; preferably over 10 years of position-related experience.
Featured Benefits
- Full medical, dental, and vision insurance offered
- Matching 401(k)
- Generous vacation and holidays
- Life insurance
- Growth opportunities
NSK is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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