Application Engineer

Bell & Associates, Inc.; Wisconsin; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Bell & Associates, Inc. seeks an engineering professional in Wisconsin to generate design layouts for new web processing lines. Responsibilities include clarifying project requirements, performing engineering calculations, and developing process testing procedures. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree or equivalent experience and proficiency in Solidworks and relevant software. Minimal travel may be required to support sales efforts.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience is required.
• Proficient in Solidworks and Draftsight.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Generate design layouts for new web processing lines.
• Clarify project RFQ scope requirements.
• Review customer specifications.
• Perform process development testing.
• Conduct engineering calculations.
• Research and qualify vendor components.
• Generate 2D drawings and SolidWorks models.
• Generate project costs and budgets.
• Minimal travel to customer facilities may be required.

Skills

Proficient in Solidworks

Proficient in Draftsight

Proficient in Microsoft Word

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Education

Engineering degree (B.S.) preferred

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university

Job description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Using customer specifications generate design layouts for new web processing lines.
• Clarify project RFQ scope requirements accomplished through scheduled meetings with sales and/or the customer.
• Review customer specifications.
• Perform process development testing: develop product specific test procedures and set-up test apparatus. Interface with manufacturing and Quality Assurance (QA) to ensure proper test set-up. Generate and present test reports.
• Perform engineering calculations. This would include product heating/cooling load calcs, recirculation air calcs, strength of materials calcs, transmission calcs.
• Research and qualify vendor/manufacturer components for concept designs. Schedule vendor product demonstrations under manager approval.
• Generate 2D sales drawings and/or SolidWorks models of equipment/system concepts as wells as supporting ancillary components.
• Generate budgetary and firm project costs with competitive price considerations in mind to include base equipment pricing, optional pricing such as integrated systems, international shipping, and equipment installation.
• Minimal travel may be required to a customer’s facility in order to support the sales effort

QUALIFICATIONS

• Engineering degree (B.S.) preferred or alternately a Bachelor\'s degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficient in Solidworks, Draftsight, Microsoft Word and Excel.