Wear Components Application Engineer: Elevate Customer Solutions

WIDIA; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Inc. seeks an Application Engineer - Wear Components in Pittsburgh or nearby locations. You will support customer relationships with deep product knowledge, provide technical advice, and enable market expansion by solving customer inquiries and needs.

You will liaise with Sales Engineer, Productivity Engineer, and Inside Sales to meet customers’ technical requirements and drive growth through targeted applications.

Qualifications

• Associates degree required; bachelor’s preferred.
• 5–8 years of relevant work experience required.
• Engineering disciplines include Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical or Materials.
• Competencies include technical knowledge, planning and organizing, and customer collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Be the product and application expert across end-markets while identifying cost savings and expansion opportunities.
• Differentiate Kennametal products from competitors and articulate advantages for specific applications.
• Analyze complex application needs and develop recommendations; conduct testing and report progress and forecasts.
• Maintain knowledge of industry trends, training opportunities, and forecasts.
• Support sales growth by designing and executing cost-saving initiatives with customers.
• Collaborate with internal teams to share information and align goals.

Skills

Manufacturing Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Engineering

Education

Associates degree

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Kennametal Inc. seeks an Application Engineer - Wear Components in Pittsburgh or nearby locations. You will support customer relationships with deep product knowledge, provide technical advice, and enable market expansion by solving customer inquiries and needs.

You will liaise with Sales Engineer, Productivity Engineer, and Inside Sales to meet customers’ technical requirements and drive growth through targeted applications.