Manager, Applications Engineering (Engineering Role)

Schmalz; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential (up to 20%)

Health insurance

15–20 PTO days

401k with company match

Job summary

Schmalz is seeking a Manager, Applications Engineering for Handling Systems to lead the day-to-day operations of the team, delivering responsive and technically sound support to customers, distributors and the sales organization.

The role requires people leadership, strong customer-facing communication, and the ability to drive safe, commercially viable engineering solutions while balancing priorities and timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in applications engineering or related technical field.
• Proven people-leadership experience; prior direct management preferred.
• Ability to evaluate complex technical applications and guide engineers toward viable solutions.
• Strong customer-facing communication, presentation and conflict-resolution skills.
• Experience managing workload, priorities and performance metrics in a deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to collaborate with engineering, sales, operations, product management and leadership.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn new systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the Handling Systems Applications Engineering team.
• Provide responsive, accurate, technically sound support to customers, distributors and sales.
• Evaluate complex applications and guide engineers toward safe, practical solutions.
• Balance customer urgency with technical risk and commercial objectives.
• Travel domestically ~15% with occasional international travel.

Skills

People leadership

Customer-facing communication

Decision making

Cross-functional collaboration

Time management

Problem solving

Adaptability

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Manager, Applications Engineering for Handling Systems will lead the day-to-day operations of the Handling Systems, Applications Engineering team, ensuring responsive, accurate and technically sound support customers, distributors and the sales organization.

People-Oriented, Curiosity, Adaptability, Customer Focused, Leader… do these character traits sound like you? If so, this is an excellent opportunity for you if you’re looking to develop your technical skills within a fast-paced engineering environment.

Your Basic Qualifications?

• · Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and demonstrated technical experience.
• · Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in applications engineering, industrial automation, material handling, capital equipment or a closely related technical field.
• · Demonstrated people-leadership experience, including coaching, performance management, prioritization, delegation and employee development; prior direct management experience is strongly preferred.
• · Demonstrated ability to evaluate complex technical applications and guide engineers toward safe, practical and commercially viable solutions.
• · Strong customer-facing communication, presentation and conflict-resolution skills, with the professionalism to represent Schmalz in high-visibility and technically demanding situations.
• · Experience managing workload, capacity, priorities, performance metrics and cross-functional processes in a deadline-driven environment.
• · Strong judgment and decision-making skills, including the ability to balance customer urgency, technical risk, product capability and commercial objectives.
• · Ability to build trust and collaborate effectively with engineering, sales, operations, product management, senior leadership and international colleagues.
• · Strong organizational and time-management skills, with a customer-focused, adaptable and continuous-improvement mindset.
• · Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new business and engineering systems.

Ability to travel domestically approximately 15%, with occasional international travel as business needs require.

• This position reports to the Director, Handling Systems
• You will work onsite during the initial training (Monday – Friday)
• Opportunity to transition to a hybrid schedule; however, must be willing to work in the office at least 4-5 days per week, and as needed.

Why Schmalz?

• Competitive compensation and eligible for a 20% bonus.
• Family culture & atmosphere. Yep, we still have monthly birthday desserts & office meetings.
• You receive up to 20 days of PTO your first year. We even give you a day to celebrate your birthday.
• 10% annual bonus.
• Health insurance benefits are effective on your hire date. We pay up to 85% of your premium and even give you money in an HRA flex.
• Our 401k plan has a 1:1 company match, up to 6% with no vesting period.
• And of course, our amazing team members.

Schmalz is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status, and maintains a Drug Free Workplace.