Applications Engineer - Advanced Materials

Leader Tech, Inc; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Leader Tech, Inc. is seeking an Applications Engineer to provide technical expertise and application support for our EMI shielding materials portfolio, including conductive elastomers, ferrites, absorbers, and thermal interface materials.

You will work with customers, sales, and distributors to translate requirements into practical material solutions. You will evaluate requirements, assist in product implementation, participate in design reviews, and help with prototype testing, qualification,

Qualifications

• Strong customer-facing communication skills
• Technical presentation and training skills
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC fundamentals
• Understanding of thermal management principles
• Understanding of electrical and electronic systems
• Materials science fundamentals
• Application engineering and troubleshooting
• Problem solving and root-cause analysis
• Project management
• Technical writing and documentation
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Relationship building and collaboration
• Time management and organization

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to customers, distributors, and sales personnel regarding Leader Tech material solutions.
• Evaluate customer requirements and recommend appropriate conductive elastomer, ferrite, EMI absorber, thermal interface, and grounding materials.
• Participate in customer meetings, design reviews, and technical presentations.
• Assist customers with material selection, performance optimization, and product implementation.
• Respond to technical inquiries regarding material properties, specifications, testing, and performance characteristics.
• Support sales opportunities through technical consultation and application recommendations.
• Conduct customer and distributor training on product capabilities and best practices.
• Collaborate with customer electrical, mechanical, EMC, and thermal engineers to develop effective solutions.
• Analyze application requirements involving EMI shielding, grounding, thermal management, environmental sealing, and signal integrity.
• Review customer drawings, specifications, and test data to determine suitable material solutions.
• Assist with prototype evaluation and validation testing.
• Support customer qualification and approval processes.
• Develop application notes, technical presentations, white papers, and product documentation.

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Leader Tech is a world leading innovator and manufacturer of EMI shielding products for circuit boards, electronic enclosures, interconnect cables and Thermal solutions founded in 1984.The Company serves a diverse commercial and military customer base from its Global EMI Shielding Technology Center located in Tampa, Florida. Every detail of the company’s one-of-a-kind manufacturing facility is tailor-engineered to streamline and improve customer service, engineering and manufacturing processes.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Applications Engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise and application support for Leader Tech's portfolio of advanced materials, including conductive elastomers, ferrite materials, EMI absorbers, thermal interface materials, conductive foams, and related EMI shielding and thermal management solutions.

This position serves as the primary technical resource for customers, sales personnel, and distributors by evaluating application requirements, recommending material solutions, assisting with product implementation, and supporting new business opportunities. The Applications Engineer works closely with customer design teams, internal engineering, product management, and manufacturing to develop practical solutions that meet electrical, thermal, environmental, and mechanical performance requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Customer & Sales Support

• Provide technical support to customers, distributors, and sales personnel regarding Leader Tech material solutions.
• Evaluate customer requirements and recommend appropriate conductive elastomer, ferrite, EMI absorber, thermal interface, and grounding materials.
• Participate in customer meetings, design reviews, and technical presentations.
• Assist customers with material selection, performance optimization, and product implementation.
• Respond to technical inquiries regarding material properties, specifications, testing, and performance characteristics.
• Support sales opportunities through technical consultation and application recommendations.
• Conduct customer and distributor training on product capabilities and best practices.

Application Engineering

• Collaborate with customer electrical, mechanical, EMC, and thermal engineers to develop effective solutions.
• Analyze application requirements involving EMI shielding, grounding, thermal management, environmental sealing, and signal integrity.
• Review customer drawings, specifications, and test data to determine suitable material solutions.
• Assist with prototype evaluation and validation testing.
• Support customer qualification and approval processes.
• Develop application notes, technical presentations, white papers, and product documentation.

Product & Market Support

• Serve as the internal technical expert for conductive elastomers, ferrites, absorbers, thermal interface materials, and related technologies.
• Conduct competitive product evaluations and benchmarking activities.
• Work with manufacturing and quality teams to resolve technical issues and customer concerns.
• Assist in identifying emerging applications, market trends, and growth opportunities.

Product Technologies Supported

• Conductive elastomers
• EMI gasket materials
• Ferrite sheets and suppression materials
• RF and microwave absorber materials
• Thermal gap fillers and thermal interface materials
• Conductive foam and fabric-over-foam products
• Electrically conductive materials
• EMI shielding and grounding solutions
• Environmental sealing solutions with EMI shielding requirements

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Strong customer-facing communication skills
• Technical presentation and training skills
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC fundamentals
• Understanding of thermal management principles
• Understanding of electrical and electronic systems
• Materials science fundamentals
• Application engineering and troubleshooting
• Problem solving and root-cause analysis
• Project management
• Technical writing and documentation
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Relationship building and collaboration
• Time management and organizati