Application Engineering Leader

Responsibilities

• Advise and support sales and customers in the selection of the correct equipment for specific applications
• Provide technical support and direction for existing product lines
• Ability to travel for customer training, presentations, machine/cycle optimization and support field installations
• Direct the work of process engineers, Technical Service engineer/manager to collect data for machine sizing
• Assist process engineers in their duties of installing customer molds to demonstrate machines for customer acceptance and sales demonstrations
• Become a subject matter expert with all Milacron control systems
• Design and perform testing as required for future sizing requirements
• Design and perform testing as required for future machine design criteria
• Complete and document machine/processing testing
• Ability to provide technical reports to customers, engineering and suppliers
• Communicate with sales force, customers, engineering and organization in a professional manner
• Ability to travel for trade shows for setup/teardown and during the show
• Ability to lift or move up to 50 pounds
• Ability to work around moving equipment, fork trucks, cranes, heavy equipment, etc.
• Ability to work flexible hours on short notice

Skills

• Ability to effectively build and/or manage a applications team
• Ability to multitask and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Proficiency in the use of PC based applications, including Microsoft Office.
• Computer Literate
• Excel
• Word
• 3D CAD Model & Analysis per Creo
• Understanding of electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and thermodynamic systems
• Mechanical aptitude and knowledge of molding/tooling is preferred
• Strong Mathematic and analytical aptitude
• Ability to read technical drawings and documents
• Travel 20%-30%

Education

• 2 Year Degree in Engineering Technology and 2 years of related experience , Bachelor degree preferred