Vida Group International · 18 hours ago
Sales Application Engineer
Vida Group International is seeking a Sales Application Engineer who will be responsible for prioritizing team activities, developing team members, and managing customer engineering relationships. The role involves project management, field engineering support, and promoting corporate client technical/product solutions.
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Responsibilities
Prioritize team member activities and drive projects to be completed within project timelines
Responsible for development and performance of team of technical personnel. This includes setting objectives, development plans, and delivering performance reviews
Support and manage projects (product development or other) with responsibility for setting priorities, meeting customer deadlines and coordinating required activities via the APQP process
Accountable for building and maintaining strong relationships with our customers and their engineering teams
Create and maintain project schedule and milestone tracking to drive projects to successful completion ensuring accountability amongst all key stakeholders
Create project justifications and ensure target financial goals are achieved
Facilitate decision making and/or selection of products, components, or specific product development projects
Drive for continuous improvement of Corporate client product development processes and Corporate client products
Provide guidance for technical/product strategies and manage the execution of those strategies based on voice of customer feedback (VOC) and Corporate client technical/product strategic initiatives
Lead investigations and manage response to field performance issues and contribute to corrective action plans for key engineering issues
Other duties may be assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelors of Science in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering from an accredited college or university
Minimum ten years' experience in relevant field
Experience in a leadership role in engineering, product development and/or product commercialization and experience in a customer facing role
Preferred
Knowledge of mechanical design principles, finite element analysis, engineering documentation, statistical analysis, and quality systems
Experience developing and maintaining quality documentation including process flow diagrams, PFMEA's, DFMEA's, control plans, APQP checklists, and work instructions
Creo/CATIA/NX
Teamcenter
Castings manufacturing and finishing process knowledge, understanding of plating techniques, familiarity with inspection and measurement methods
Commercial vehicle experience, especially vehicle chassis, suspensions, and brakes a plus