Senior Application Engineer, Automotive & Industrial OEM

Ideal Tridon; Smyrna, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Ideal Tridon seeks a Senior Applications Engineer in Smyrna, TN to support automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial OEM markets. You will partner with sales to identify customer needs, develop clamping solutions, and validate them through DV testing.

This role demands leadership, rigorous documentation, and close collaboration with engineering and purchasing teams. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in high-volume manufacturing, a mechanical engineering background, and is hands-on with lab testing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology required.
• Eight or more years of experience in high volume manufacturing with a preferred emphasis in the automotive and/or industrial markets.
• Travel as needed including international.

Responsibilities

• Product development within APQP guidelines from product feasibility thru commercialization.
• Design and conduct product validation testing relative to customer requirements and in accordance with industry standards for fuel, air and fluid applications.
• Design and develop test methods for concept and protype feasibility assessments.
• Communicate with customers as the technical expert on behalf of the sales team to ensure a concise understanding of the products and services Ideal-Tridon provides to our customers.
• Provide technical support to our purchasing team and suppliers to ensure components meet required specifications.
• Manage numerous projects ensuring consistent and timely execution of deliverables.
• Contribute to system and processes improvements in the engineering domain that drive internal and external customer satisfaction; including, but not limited to ECR/ECN, APQP, DV, DFMEA, PFMEA, and PPAP.
• Exhibit leadership qualities, sound organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritize workload.
• Successfully complete assigned training.
• Ensure continued compliance with Quality System and Environmental Management System.
• Understand the process for containing nonconforming prouduct and completing a RID.
• When necessary may perform other typical duties.

Job description

Ideal Tridon seeks a Senior Applications Engineer in Smyrna, TN to support automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial OEM markets. You will partner with sales to identify customer needs, develop clamping solutions, and validate them through DV testing.

This role demands leadership, rigorous documentation, and close collaboration with engineering and purchasing teams. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in high-volume manufacturing, a mechanical engineering background, and is hands-on with lab testing