Head of Application Engineering — Solutions & Growth

Nidec; Troy (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Manager, Application Engineering at Nidec Corporation leads a team delivering application-level engineering support across products and solutions. You translate customer requirements into engineered solutions that support sales, product adoption, and customer success, while guiding technical strategy and ensuring risk management.

Reporting to a senior director, you will collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Manufacturing, and R&D to drive revenue growth, ensure solution feasibility,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related field) required
• Advanced degree preferred depending on industry complexity
• Prior experience in application engineering, sales engineering, or solutions engineering required
• Previous people-management experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Application Engineers
• Set clear performance expectations and conduct regular feedback and performance reviews
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, and succession planning
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and customer focus
• Oversee development of customer-specific application solutions and technical proposals
• Ensure accurate interpretation of customer requirements and operating conditions
• Review and approve technical designs, calculations, and application recommendations
• Serve as escalation point for complex or high-risk technical issues
• Partner with Sales and Commercial teams to support pre-sales and post-sales technical engagement
• Support customer meetings, technical reviews, and solution alignment discussions
• Balance responsiveness with technical rigor to meet customer timelines
• Ensure application solutions support contractual, performance, and safety requirements
• Collaborate with Product Management and R&D to provide application feedback and requirements
• Support product launches and application-readiness activities
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure solution feasibility
• Align application standards with product capabilities and lifecycle considerations
• Establish and maintain application engineering standards, tools, and best practices
• Ensure consistency, quality, and documentation discipline across application work
• Support automation, configuration tools, or digital solution development
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and scalability of application support
• Ensure application solutions comply with engineering standards, regulations, and internal policies
• Review and mitigate technical, operational, or safety risks
• Support resolution of field issues and root-cause analysis as needed
• Ensure proper documentation and knowledge capture for future reference
• Manages a team of Application Engineers across products, customers, or regions

Skills

Technical foundation

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

The Manager, Application Engineering at Nidec Corporation leads a team delivering application-level engineering support across products and solutions. You translate customer requirements into engineered solutions that support sales, product adoption, and customer success, while guiding technical strategy and ensuring risk management.

Reporting to a senior director, you will collaborate with Sales, Product Management, Manufacturing, and R&D to drive revenue growth, ensure solution feasibility,