Applications Engineering Manager

Greene Tweed; Selma (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Greene Tweed seeks an experienced leader to drive the Application Engineering team in pursuit of the company’s product strategy. You will oversee design activities, coordinate with customers and partners, and guide documentation and development efforts.

The role emphasizes cross-functional leadership, regulatory knowledge (AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP), and advancing CAD-based design workflows within a global context. Travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

• 8 years of related Engineering experience; Customer-facing experience preferred.
• Experience with 2D and 3D Drafting and Modeling software.
• Experience with material testing and material data analysis preferred.
• Black Belt or Green Belt certification preferred.
• Technical experience in regulatory requirements (AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP, etc).
• Ability to operate in a global cross-functional team environment.
• Effective technical communication/presentation skills with internal and external customers.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% for strategic business needs.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Application Engineering staff to execute the product strategy and drive performance metrics.
• Develops and mentors the Application Engineering team per performance objectives.
• Manage the team’s interfaces with customers, suppliers, and design partners.
• Support management of design documentation, material specifications, and data,
• Collaborate on new product development and product launches.
• Upgrade and optimize design tools to improve accuracy, speed, and process performance.
• Assist with due diligence of acquisitions for IP, design documentation, and technical fit.
• Oversee product design standards, drawings, and master data in ERP systems.
• Support product launches with marketing and operations; ensure manufacturing capabilities align with designs.
• Develop material development specs and validation plans for new materials/products.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Customer-facing

2D/3D CAD

Material testing

Regulatory knowledge

Cross-functional teamwork

Technical communication

Travel readiness

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

CAD software

Job description

At Greene, Tweed, you'll find the cutting-edge technology, world-class polymer expertise and endless advancement opportunities you'd expect from a multi-national industry leader. You'll find them all in an environment that embraces diversity in people and opinions, moves decision making to the point of impact, and celebrates your success.

If you enjoy continuous learning and are excited about working with and creating technological solutions, explore career opportunities with Greene, Tweed.

• Supervises Application Engineering staff to execute the product strategy in alignment to the corporation’s growth initiatives. Responsible for the Application Engineering team performance against defined metrics, driving continuous improvement to maximize team effectiveness and efficiency.
• Develops the Application Engineering team personnel in accordance with individual performance objectives and in line with overall functional objectives. Manages performance and development to expand the Application Engineering team’s capability and capacity.
• Manages the Application Engineering team’s technical interface with customers, suppliers, design partners and regulatory bodies in support of business objectives.
• Supports for management of the technical documentation configuration control, ensuring design and material consistency in accordance to customer and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates in the new product development portfolio, delivering new validated products in alignment to the corporation’s product market strategy.
• Participates in the continuous upgrade, optimization and automation of the global organization’s design tools, leveraging technology to improve accuracy, speed, and design process performance.
• Participates in the organization’s execution of an inorganic growth strategy through technical due diligence of corporate acquisition targets for intellectual property, completeness of design documentation, product design integrity, technical risk, and technical fit into the corporation’s product portfolio.
• Participates in the management of product design standards, product drawings and supporting documentation, material specifications as well as material design data, encouraging standardization of design methods, product definitions, material testing, and consistent utilization of standards to optimize product selection and design activity.
• Completes tasks in partnership with the commercial and marketing organization to support the growth of new and existing products through development and deployment of a product launch plan as well as generation of externally facing technical product promotional resources.
• Completes tasks in partnership with operations to ensure new product designs fit within existing manufacturing capabilities and assists with the identification of new manufacturing capabilities to extend product design flexibility and performance reach.
• Leads the development of a material development specifications to define the performance needs and functional requirements of new materials. Provides a product and material validation plan to ensure new materials and products are launched in a manner that mitigates performance risks.
• Completes tasks in partnership with operations and Master Data Management to ensure new products are well defined for integration into the organizations ERP system, including part number structure, nomenclature, critical master data characteristics for product data management and retrieval, etc.
• Ensures the continuous improvement and maintenance of existing product master data to streamline production and more effectively manage ERP product data.
• Completes tasks in partnership with operations to develop optimized product manufacturing using automation and assist in product integration into the Smart Factory initiative.

Required Minimum Qualifications

Education/Certifications: B.S. in Engineering discipline required; Preference given to candidates with advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or other relevant field.

Skills and Experience

• 8 years of related Engineering experience; Customer-facing experience preferred.
• Design experience using 2D and 3D Drafting and Modeling software
• Experience with material testing and material data analysis preferred
• Black Belt or Green Belt certification preferred
• Technical experience in a regulatory requirement required (AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP, etc)
• Ability to operate in global cross-functional team environment
• Effective technical communication / presentation skills with internal and external customers
• Ability to travel up to 20% of time for strategic business needs

Job Environment

Physical Requirements: Standing Occasionally (16-45%)
Sitting Frequently (46-100%)
Lifting Up to 10lbs without assistance
Carrying Up to 10lbs without assistance
Walking Occasions…