Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SKF Group is an industry-leading manufacturer of bearings and industrial products focused on reducing friction, advancing sustainability, and supporting machines and products in motion. The Application Engineer will lead technical customer relationships for the North American aerospace team, developing customer needs into SKF offerings, evaluating risks, verifying product selection, and supporting engineering activities. The role also involves bearing calculations, technical problem-solving, customer presentations, validation testing, and coordination with global engineering and business teams.
Responsibilities
- Look for and chase new business opportunities by understanding what customers need and want, spotting market trends, and introducing current and new SKF technology to strategic business opportunities
- Develop and support Aircraft Engine, Helicopter Transmission and e-Aviation customers within the North America region
- Help coordinate engineering activities from the beginning of a business opportunity until the end of production, following the ETO (Engineering To Order) process
- Make sure to follow verification and validation procedures correctly and keep track of how our products are performing in the field
- Carry out bearing calculations; get ready and keep track of design and process validation test plans using resources from the SKF Aerospace team
- Regularly work with the customer’s engineering team to solve technical problems and get approval for changes to products or processes throughout the program’s life cycle: help solve technical issues and make sure lessons learned are used in the business
- Work with and have an impact on a fast-moving global team of people from engineering, sales, business development, project management, design, quality, testing, manufacturing, and customer service; create and give technical presentations and training events to large groups of customers
- Coordinate and keep tasks aligned that involve many customers in your region or assignment and build and improve relationships with customers’ engineering/technical teams with the target of implementing innovative light weight and/or low friction solutions to reach the CO2 emissions reduction of the aerospace industry
- Assist customers with the selection of environmentally friendly/compliant bearing solutions for their applications
Skills
- An Engineering degree
- Working knowledge (advanced experience a plus) of rolling bearings, airframe bearings, aerospace materials and basic calculations related to the same is highly desired
- Be a good listener and communicator of technical knowledge (both in writing and speaking)
- Ability to speak and write in English well
- You should have a good personality and be good at managing relationships with customers. This will help you motivate and influence the technical choices of our customers
- Flexibility to travel within the US (up to 30%) and (very occasionally) internationally
- This position will be located in Falconer, NY. Other US locations may also be considered for the ideal candidate
- If it's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, that's even better
- If you have experience in technical sales or applications engineering, that's a plus
- Working knowledge (advanced experience a plus) of rolling bearings, airframe bearings, aerospace materials and basic calculations related to the same is highly desired
- If you have experience with calculation tools and engineering design software, and if you know about manufacturing processes, that's a plus
Benefits
- Generous PTO policy
- 13 paid holidays
- SKF supports work/life integration, home, family, community, personal well-being and health
- Comprehensive healthcare options to fit your needs
- Opt out payment
- Company-paid life insurance
- Short-term disability (STD)
- Long-term disability (LTD)
- Critical illness coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee discount programs
- STVS (Short Term Variable Salary) or Sales Incentive based on company performance and at the discretion of management
- 401K program with a 10% employer contribution: 100% match up to 5% of your elected contribution (100% vested) plus an additional 5% company contribution
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