Senior Product Solutions Engineer

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company in San Jose, California, seeks a Gas Delivery Applications Engineer to serve as the primary technical liaison with customers, translating requirements into product designs and leading opportunities through Watlow’s NPI process for prototype, design, manufacturing and logistics.

The successful candidate will lead cross-functional teams, perform solid modeling and electrical design, manage BOMs and pricing, and travel to customer sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
• 5–7 years of relevant job experience expected.
• Solid modeling and CAD experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• System architecture through solid model and electrical design.
• Bill of materials, product pricing management and quoting of new opportunities.
• Technical communication – customer facing experience required.
• Specification document generation and review.
• Field application assessment and troubleshooting.
• Lab testing for product performance and benchmarking.
• Travel to customer sites for on-site reviews and training.

Skills

Customer facing experience

Lean product development tools

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Solid modeling

PLM/BMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the Role

This role will be based at our technology development center in San Jose, California.

At Watlow, team members find challenging opportunities producing high-quality products that will serve leading companies in industries such as semiconductor manufacturing, sustainable energy production, medical equipment and food safety. As the Gas Delivery Applications Engineer, you will often serve as the single point of contact in technical discussion with our customers. A team member in this role is expected to foster lasting customer relationships, responding to new requests, providing timely onsite support. The role requires responsive, concise technical communication to determine customer requirements and translate them into product designs. Mechanical design experience is needed for solid model architecture of heating systems for semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Technical communication with internal team members is required to then manage new opportunities through Watlow’s new product introduction process for prototype, design, manufacturing and logistics. The candidate is expected to operate as a project lead and provide technical leadership.

Working within our constructive culture as the Applications Engineer, you will advance and develop your autonomy, mastery and purpose, through coaching and leadership.

Watlow understands that you can’t do your best work if you don’t have a real understanding of the Watlow business as well as strong relationships with team members from across the organization.At Watlow you will have many opportunities, both formally and informally, to build and maintain the cross-functional knowledge and relationships that you need for a successful and rewarding career.

Your Key Responsibilities

• System architecture through solid model and electrical design
• Bill of materials, product pricing management and quoting of new opportunities
• Technical communication – Should have customer facing experience
• Specification document generation and review
• Field application assessment and troubleshooting
• Lab testing for product performance and benchmarking
• Remote and/or in-person specification requirements review, including local travel to customer site
• Air travel to Watlow sites for training and on-site meetings as needed
• Air travel to customer sites as needed to support new opportunities or troubleshooting needs
• Drive to organize and document standard work, educate other team members on best known practices and procedures
• Motivation to learn about new products and apply them to applications
• Discipline to integrate processes with Watlow business system
• Experience with lean product development / project management tools

Required Qualifications

Four-year Bachelor’s in Engineering or related field. 5-7 years of job experience.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with Solid Modeling, SolidWorks is preferred.

Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office suite.

Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) / Business Management Systems (BMS)

Fluent in basic electrical theory.