Application Engineer - Positive Work Culture

Job Opportunity: Columbus, Ohio

Our client is a producer of flexible surface heating elements, controls, and accessories for unlimited applications. Our client has become the world-wide leader in flexible surface heat and heat trace applications for piping, vessels, pumps, valves, and other objects. Our client is looking for an Application Engineer to join their team.

The Application Engineer will be responsible for managing sales projects for the development of custom heating solutions for a variety of customer segments.

Job Requirements:
- At least an Associate's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred but other engineering disciplines will be considered based on work experience
- 2-5 years of technical support or technical sales experience
- Experience with measurement tools and small hand/power tools
- Ability to read and interpret blueprints and wiring schematics
- Familiarity with quality and technical testing tools such as resistance meters, temperature measuring devices, etc.

Responsibilities/Duties:
- Act as a point of technical contact or sales contact as directed during the product development phase for new and ongoing projects for major customers
- Oversee the documentation and receipt of approval of the customer specifications for projects and assist in the preparation of quotes and proposals
- Engage in sales/technical presentations to prospective or existing customers
- Coordinate quotes, technical information, dimensions and other parameters with customers, engineering, manufacturing and other members of the sales team
- Oversee the coordination and transfer of new orders between sales, engineering, the customer and manufacturing to ensure accurate design and compliance with customer specifications. This includes insuring the accuracy of temperature parameters, dimensional fit, shipping and labeling, quality assurances, etc.
- Coordinate engineering changes with the customer and various departments
- Oversee all pricing, pricing revisions, shipping schedule and other parameters based on customer requests
- Review approval drawings from engineering, send them promptly to the customer and help ensure they return and are finalized promptly via the requested shipment expectations
- Act as key contact on an ongoing basis with assigned customers
- Travel to customers as required for sales/technical presentations, measurements and other technical parameter discussions, issues and other customer needs