Lead Application Engineer- Irvine, California, Full Time , (MK)

Central Business Solutions, Inc

Irvine (CA)

On-site

USD 108,000 - 140,000

Full time

13 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

401(k) matching

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Central Business Solutions, Inc. seeks a Lead Application Engineer in Irvine, CA to bridge field and lab needs for encapsulant applications in electronics. You’ll design screenings, optimize assembly, and troubleshoot with customers worldwide.

Expect 50% time with Lab-Application Engineering and 50% with customers, including global travel up to 25%. A strong engineering or materials science background and direct customer support are required.

Qualifications

Bachelor or Master’s degree with 7+ years in R&D or application engineering, or a PhD with 5+ years experience.
Education in engineering or materials science is required.
Direct customer support experience is required.
Experience in material handling such as dispensing and printing is a plus.
Knowledge of statistics using Minitab and/or JMP desirable.
Cross-functional Sales/PD/Marketing collaboration is desirable.

Responsibilities

Interface between field and lab to translate customers’ needs for new applications and products.
Design and administer internal screening evaluations of products.
Optimize material assembly processes and troubleshoot product/process issues for customers.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams globally and provide global on-site support as needed.
Travel up to 25% globally.
Bridge customer needs with Lab-Application Engineering 50% of the time.

Skills

Customer engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Statistical analysis (Minitab/JMP)

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/Materials Science

PhD in related field (optional)

Tools

Dispensing equipment

Printing equipment

Job description

Lead Application Engineer- Irvine, California, Full Time , (MK)

Irvine, California

Job Description

Industry: Manufacturing & Production

Job Category: Engineering - Industrial / Manufacturing

At our company, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact.

What you´ll do

The Lead Application Engineer is a strategic role supporting board level encapsulant application development and customers field service needs.

This position acts as the interface between field and lab in capturing and translating customers’ needs for new applications and products.

Some specifics include design and administration of internal screening evaluations of developmental and commercialized products, optimization of material assembly processes and direct interaction with customers to troubleshoot and solve product and process related problems.

Knowledge of circuit board encapsulant products and surface mount technology are required.

Demonstrated direct customer engagement skills are also required.

This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams globally.

This role also needs to provide global on-site support for our customers as needed.

Knowledge of liquid application equipment and process are highly valued.

In addition, the individual needs to travel up to 25% globally, covering all our consumer electronics manufacturing customers.

This multifaceted role requires approximately 50% of the time working with Lab-Application Engineering personnel to bridge customer needs and 50% of the time working directly with the customers on technical support.

What makes you a good fit

A bachelor/master’s degree with 7+ years of working experience or a doctor’s degree with 5+ years of working experience in R&D or application engineering field
Education in engineering or material science discipline is required
Direct customer support experience is required
Experience in material handling such as dispensing and printing is a plus
Knowledge of statistical analysis using MinTab and/or JMP is desirable
Demonstrated ability in working with a cross functional Sales/Product Development/Marketing team is highly desirable

Some benefits of joining

Health Insurance: affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1
Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time, flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role), and vacation buy / sell program
Financial: 401k matching, employee share plan with voluntary investment and company matching shares, annual performance bonus, service awards and student loan reimbursement
Family Support: 12-week gender neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth), fertility support, adoption & surrogacy reimbursement, discounted child and elderly care, and scholarships
Career Growth: diverse national and international growth opportunities, access to thousands of skills development courses, and tuition reimbursement

The salary for this role is $108,000.00- $140,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

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