Lead Mechanical Product Support Engineer

SMC; Noblesville (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

SMC in Noblesville, IN seeks a Mechanical Applications Technical Support specialist to provide hands-on technical support to internal and external customers, evaluate product applications, and mentor resources.

You will interpret customer requirements, read pneumatic schematics, troubleshoot circuits, and collaborate with teams on projects and training, with travel up to 25% for training and trade shows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or technical engineering.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience preferred.
• Ability to interpret pneumatic schematics and read data.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interpret customer requirements and propose effective solutions.
• Conduct technical evaluations and report results to customers.
• Communicate technical knowledge clearly to diverse audiences.
• Read pneumatic schematics and troubleshoot circuits.
• Review data using corporate software and CAD models.
• Perform research and summarize findings for teams.
• Collaborate on process improvements and training initiatives.

Skills

Pneumatic systems

CAD

Technical communication

Project management

Research and analysis

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAD software

CAE tools

Inspection instruments

Job description

PURPOSE

This role is to provide mechanical application technical support for internal and external customers. This position requires creativity, innovation, product design knowledge, and product application evaluation and research. A successful candidate will be fluent in the aspects of design and problem‑solving utilizing engineering first principles with an emphasis on system analysis, pneumatic solutions, and mentoring of resources.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Interpret internal and external customer requirements to meet desired outputs while suggesting alternatives.
• Conduct technical application evaluations to identify potential solutions or recommend alternatives to customer technical inquiries by reviewing existing documentation and report results back to internal and external customers.
• Communicate technical knowledge and specification to an extended audience (technical and non‑technical) of internal and external customers.
• Read and interpret pneumatic schematics.
• Troubleshoot pneumatic circuits.
• Review and interpret data utilizing corporate management system software that includes CAD models and product documentation.
• Perform guided and/or independent research on a variety of topics and provide summarized data results.
• Complete assigned tasks while providing suggestions for improving departmental processes.
• Hands‑on technical support for an extended audience (technical and non‑technical) of internal and external customers.
• Participate on and/or lead teams to accomplish tasks, processes, and corporate directives.
• Travel mainly for the purpose of training, customer support, or trade shows (less than 25%).
• All other duties as assigned.
• Record daily activities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Capacity to work indoors in an office, laboratory, and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time.
• Capability to lift objects or equipment weighing up to 51 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Physical aptitude to use basic hand tools in a laboratory and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to travel and/or attend meetings domestic and internationally outside of normal business hours.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a mechanical or technical engineering discipline, or the equivalent in appropriate education and experience as determined by management utilizing internal SMC career development criteria.
• Novice understanding of the product development process.
• Competent understanding to apply project management principles, methodologies, and documentation.
• Novice understanding of CAE tools and results as applied to the product application process.
• Novice understanding of tolerance as it relates to design intent.
• Competent understanding of common industrial processes and/or controls.
• Competent understanding of material and component options by application.
• Competent understanding of schematics.
• Competent in conducting research using corporate resources.
• Fluent at efficient use of time to effectively plan and execute multiple duties.
• Fluent to utilize basic inspection equipment in a laboratory environment (calipers, micrometers, flow meter, voltmeter, etc.).
• Competent to utilize advanced inspection equipment in a laboratory environment (microscopes, CMM, contour/roundness measuring instruments, etc.).
• Fluent ability to communicate utilizing corporate office software.
• Fluent ability to take verbal and/or written direction on tasks, training, or departmental/company policies.
• Fluent ability to communicate, in English, with internal and external customers tactfully and professionally.
• 4+ years (preferred) relevant work experience.