Application Engineer

General Kinematics; Crystal Lake (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing bonus

Health benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

General Kinematics is the premier manufacturer of vibrating equipment for processing materials across foundry, recycling, mining, and food industries. We seek an Application Engineer to join our Crystal Lake team, driving design development in conformance with company standards and customer specifications.

The role emphasizes collaboration with sales, engineering, and operations, development of new designs, and documentation to required formats.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 1-3 years of manufacturing experience preferred.
• Proficiency in CAD and ability to read/layout mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with contract sales, component sales, systems, engineering, and project management to prepare proposals.
• Develop new designs to meet specifications and document designs to company/customer standards.
• Guide other departments (manufacturing, engineering, customer service) through the project lifecycle.
• Process inbound RFQs and prepare/issue written quotes.
• Enter orders in CRM for contract jobs and support testing and field measurements.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Reading drawings

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

CATIA

Inventor

AutoCAD

3D CAD software

Job description

Description

General Kinematics is the premier manufacturer of vibrating equipment for the processing of materials within the foundry, recycling, mining, aggregate and food industries. From vibratory feeders to entire process systems, General Kinematics creates the solutions customers require to process even the most difficult materials.

We are currently looking for a qualified Application Engineer to join our team in Crystal Lake, IL. The successful candidate will drive design development in conformance with company standards and customer specifications. Communication with customers and functional organizations within the company is an important part of this position.

Job Responsibilities

• Take a proactive approach in partnering with contract sales, component sales, systems, engineering, and project management to provide customers with competitive and accurate proposals.
• Develop new designs to meet customer or marketing specifications.
• Document designs using the appropriate format to company and/or customer standards.
• Provide guidance to other departments: manufacturing, engineering, customer service, through the life of the project.
• Process inbound RFQ’s from the company’s sales team.
• Prepare and issue written quotes to customers.
• Enter orders into CRM for all contract jobs.
• Process and perform development project testing.
• Accompany sales personnel to conduct field measuring and/or attend customer meetings.
• Provide guidance/status updates to customers and other departments: Engineering, Contract Sales, Sales Representatives of the contracted job.
• Fully support the Company’s ISO objectives, GK WAY, policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 1-3 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Proficiency in CAD, 3D Solid Modeling or other drawing software desired. (CATIA, Inventor and AutoCAD skills are preferred).
• Strong mechanical design skills with an ability to read and layout mechanical drawings.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

Pay/Benefits:

Pay: $70,000 to $80,000 paid annually. The range provided is a guideline and not a guarantee of compensation. Other factors that are involved in offer decisions include, and are not limited to a candidate’s experience, qualifications, geography, and internal equity.

Benefits: The position also comes with an annual profit-sharing incentive bonus payment. Our benefit programs provide choice and flexibility to meet the needs of you and your family. This includes health and well-being, financial planning tools, career development, PTO, and more.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

EOE M/F/D/V