Application Engineer

Genuine Parts Company; West Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k)

Tuition reimbursement

Vacation

Job summary

Genuine Parts Company is seeking an Application Engineer to act as the primary technical resource for the outside sales team, designing and engineering electronic controls solutions to meet customer system requirements. You will work with outside sales and customers to develop and refine system specifications, organize design concepts, develop costing and prepare proposals to support outside sales.

Responsibilities include training customers and the outside sales team on product technologies,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required; 0–2 years related experience.
• Proficient use of CAD software and Microsoft Office suite.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical personnel.

Responsibilities

• Design and engineer electronic controls solutions to meet customer system requirements.
• Collaborate with outside sales team and customers to develop and refine system specifications.
• Develop costing and prepare proposals to support outside sales.
• Train customers and outside sales teams on product technologies.
• Provide real-time technical support to outside sales team and customers.
• Maintain expertise on technical products from factory partners.

Skills

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CAD software

Microsoft Office

Job description

SUMMARY

Under limited supervision, the Application Engineer is the primary technical resource for the outside sales team and is responsible for design and engineering of electronic controls solutions to meet customer system requirements. This role works with outside sales and customers to develop and refine system specifications, organize design concepts, develop costing and prepare proposals to support outside sales.

JOB DUTIES

• Understands and conveys customer requirements internally and to factory partners.
• Trains customers and outside sales teams on product technologies.
• Provides technical support to outside sales team and customers in real time.
• Maintains expertise on the technical products from factory partners.
• Prepares a scope of work for a solution for the customer.
• Sizes and designs solutions for applications including, but not limited to, pneumatic, motion control, six axis robots and vision.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree in engineering and zero (0) to two (2) years of related experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

• Proficient use of CAD software and Microsoft Office suite software.
• Strong Communication with technical and non-technical personal.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Travels up to 40% of the time.

COMPANY INFORMATION

• Motion offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage,
• 401(k), tuition reimbursement, vacation, sick, and holiday pay.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.