Application Engineer – Automotive & eMobility Seals

Freudenberg; City of Troy (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg is seeking an experienced Application/Design Engineer to act as the primary technical partner for customers, delivering sealing solutions across automotive and industrial sectors. You will develop CAD models and create sealing system recommendations for static and dynamic applications, collaborating with customer teams to meet requirements and drive performance.

You will lead root cause investigations, support design reviews, and work with cross-functional groups to accelerate

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in applicable engineering roles (application/product/design/etc.).
• Experience with customer-facing engineering activities in automotive/industrial sectors.
• Proficient in CAD and interpreting drawings, GD&T, specs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical partner for customers, providing application engineering support for sealing solutions across automotive, industrial, and emerging electrification platforms.
• Develop sealing system recommendations for static and dynamic applications, including O-rings, custom elastomeric components, and advanced sealing technologies used in eMobility applications.
• Collaborate directly with customer engineering teams to evaluate requirements, interpret technical specifications, and develop optimized sealing solutions that improve performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• Lead root cause investigations utilizing warranty data, field performance analysis, teardown reviews, and laboratory testing to identify failure modes and implement corrective actions.
• Create and modify 2D and 3D seal designs using CAD tools while supporting design reviews, engineering changes, validation activities, and customer documentation requirements.
• Partner with materials, tribology, CAE, manufacturing, quality, and program management teams to solve complex technical challenges and accelerate product development activities.
• Support customer visits, technical reviews, product launches, value engineering initiatives, and new business opportunities while serving as a trusted engineering advisor.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Automotive/industrial knowledge

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Creo

CATIA

AutoCAD

Job description

Freudenberg is seeking an experienced Application/Design Engineer to act as the primary technical partner for customers, delivering sealing solutions across automotive and industrial sectors. You will develop CAD models and create sealing system recommendations for static and dynamic applications, collaborating with customer teams to meet requirements and drive performance.

You will lead root cause investigations, support design reviews, and work with cross-functional groups to accelerate