Wear Components Application Engineer – Drive Customer Value

Kennametal Stellite Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Inc. is seeking an Application Engineer specialized in Wear Components to support and grow customer relationships in Pittsburgh and surrounding markets.

The role requires deep product knowledge, problem solving, and collaboration with Sales, Productivity, and Inside Sales to meet customer demands and expand market share. This position emphasizes application testing, trend awareness, and cost-saving initiatives for clients.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant work experience required.
• Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering.
• COMPETENCIES INCLUDE: Technical/Professional knowledge & skills, creating demand through insight, influencing, planning & organizing, decision making, account planning, active learning, advancing sales discussions, building customer loyalty, building trusting relationships.

Responsibilities

• Be an expert in the company’s products and applications across end-markets while being vigil of cost savings and expansion into untapped market applications.
• Understand the difference in the company’s products vs. competitor’s offerings and provide expert advice on the advantages of the company’s products in specific applications.
• Perform analysis of complex application needs and develop recommendations in support of customer balancing business needs. Conduct product and application testing. Prepare and present progress, status, and forecasting reports of assigned areas of responsibility.
• Maintain expert knowledge on industry trends, training opportunities, and forecasts.
• Support sales growth in using the company’s products/technology to design and execute cost savings initiatives with customers.
• Active collaboration with internal customers such as Product Marketing, Mfg., Technology, etc., to ensure information sharing and goal alignments.

Skills

Technical knowledge

Influencing

Planning

Decision making

Account planning

Active learning

Sales enablement

Building customer loyalty

Building trust

Education

Manufacturing Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Job description

Kennametal Inc. is seeking an Application Engineer specialized in Wear Components to support and grow customer relationships in Pittsburgh and surrounding markets.

The role requires deep product knowledge, problem solving, and collaboration with Sales, Productivity, and Inside Sales to meet customer demands and expand market share. This position emphasizes application testing, trend awareness, and cost-saving initiatives for clients.