Manufacturing; Application/Process Engineer Chemicals, Adhesives

Vantage Point Recruiters, LLC.; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation offered

Full Benefits

Job summary

Lead Application Engineer in Irvine, CA, responsible for translating customer needs between field and lab, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to optimize encapsulant applications and assembly processes. Travel up to 25% globally, with on-site customer support as needed.

The role requires a strong background in circuit board encapsulants and surface mount technology, plus demonstrated customer engagement skills and collaboration with Sales/Product Development/Marketing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or materials science.
• 7+ years of experience in R&D or application engineering, or Doctorate with 5+ years.
• Direct customer support experience required.
• Experience with material handling such as dispensing and printing is a plus.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis using Minitab and/or JMP desirable.
• Experience collaborating with Sales/Product Development/Marketing teams is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as interface between field and lab to translate customer needs for new applications and products.
• Design and administer internal screening evaluations of developmental and commercialized products.
• Optimize material assembly processes and troubleshoot product/process problems for customers.
• Provide global on-site support and travel up to 25% for consumer electronics manufacturing customers.

Skills

Customer engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Statistical analysis (Minitab/JMP)

Technical communication

Education

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

Tools

Dispensing equipment

Printing equipment

Job description

Manufacturing; Application/Process Engineer Chemicals, Adhesives

Irvine, CA. Relocation Offered: YES

Competitive Salary [about $135K] Full Benefits, World Class Corporation

Summary:

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.

Required:

• 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.