Application Engineer, Electric Motors - North America

Alva Industries; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 75 000 - 95 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A technology firm is seeking an Application Engineer to join its remote team based in North America. In this customer-facing role, you'll support technical discussions, assist customers with integrating advanced electric motors into their systems, and collaborate with the engineering team to develop optimal solutions. This position requires a Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering and experience with motion systems. Join us to drive regional growth and ensure customer success.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, or similar.
• Experience in application engineering or product management within motion systems.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Responsabilidades

• Support the sales team in technical discussions.
• Help customers navigate our electric motor portfolio.
• Perform calculations for competitive proposals.
• Provide hands-on support during customer evaluation.
• Maintain understanding of Alva’s motor technology.
• Serve as a key link between customers and engineering.
• Prepare technical quotes and proposals.

Conhecimentos

Experience in application engineering

Fluent in written and spoken English

Strong planning and execution skills

Formação académica

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Ferramentas

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Python

LabVIEW

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Overview

At Alva, we developstate-of-the-art frameless electric motorsused in some of the world’s most demanding and innovative applications, from robotics to aerospace, medical devices to industrial automation. Our motors arelightweight, precise, and powerful, designed to push the boundaries of what’s possible in precision motion systems.

Alva Industries is scaling its commercial operations in North America and is seeking an Application Engineer to play a key role alongside our Sales Manager in drivingregional growth and customer success. Alva I based in Trondheim, Norway, so this is a 100% remote position and we are looking for you that is based in North America.

As our newApplication Engineer, you'll be in akey technical customer-facing role: helping our customers in North America navigate our advanced product portfolio and integrate our motors into their next-generation systems. You'll also play astrategic role in shaping our future products, acting as the bridge between market needs and product development.

Responsibilities

• Support the sales team in technical discussions during customer meetings
• Help customers navigate our electric motor portfolio to find the optimal solution
• Perform performance calculations and sizing to ensure competitive, high-performing proposals
• Provide hands-on support during customer evaluation, testing, and system integration
• Maintain a deep understanding of Alva’s motor technology, capabilities, and differentiators
• Serve as a key link between customers and the engineering team to ensure successful outcomes
• Prepare technical quotes and proposals in collaboration with engineering and sales

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering, or similar
• Experience in application engineering or product management within motion systems (e.g. electric motors, encoders, gearboxes, or servo drives)
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Experience integrating and testing motion control systems
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Familiarity with PLM and CRM systems
• Basic programming skills (e.g. Python, C, or graphical environments like LabVIEW)
• Willingness to travel to customer sites and industry events (up to 50%)
• Analytical and detail-oriented
• Strong planning and execution skills
• Confident communicator with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Customer-focused mindset: accurate, responsive, and committed to solving problems