Application Engineer Associate

NMB Technologies Corporation•Los Angeles, CA

11d•$69,608 - $104,412

About The Position

The Application Engineer Associate supports customers and sales team members by providing technical support and resolving technical issues to maximize design win success. The associate develops and applies knowledge of relevant products, business processes, and sales practices. Working with Account Managers, the role helps identify and develop new accounts and opportunities, conducts customer engineering discussions, and recommends motor technologies and products based on customer applications and technical requirements. The position leads custom motor solution development and coordinates technical activities between customer engineering teams and international NMB engineering groups. It manages sample development and evaluation, customer schedules and expectations, failure analysis, design improvements, product documentation, and the transition of approved solutions into production. The associate also reports customer interactions and development status, researches customer roadmaps and industry trends, submits monthly activity reports to the supervisor, and performs related duties such as NPI and data-sheet work. Travel of up to 30% is required, primarily domestic with some international travel.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
Entry-level candidate or less than 3 years of general work experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
Legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire.

Nice To Haves

Electromechanical Engineering degree or background.
Basic 3D modeling skills, especially SolidWorks.
Business-level speaking ability in Japanese or Spanish, depending on business needs.
Fluency in reading and writing Japanese or Spanish, depending on business needs.

Responsibilities

Support efforts with Account Managers to identify and penetrate new accounts in target markets, qualify accounts and opportunities, and secure new business.
Visit customers regularly, independently or with Account Managers, for interactive customer engineering discussions.
Understand customer applications and technical requirements, identify potential NMB motor technologies and products, and recommend suitable solutions after reviewing trade-offs.
Lead development of custom motor solutions and coordinate technical activities between customer engineering and international NMB engineering groups.
Track customer schedules, set realistic expectations for NMB deliverables, and ensure successful development through final approval and transition into production.
Manage the sample development and evaluation cycle, deliver samples meeting customer requirements on time, collect customer evaluation results, and provide feedback to NMB engineering.
Coordinate sample failure analysis and implement design improvements as needed.
Issue product documentation, including technical drawings, specifications, data sheets, and catalogs, as required.
Provide timely written and verbal reports on customer interactions and opportunity development status, including updates in SalesForce.com.
Gather information on customer technical roadmaps and industry trends, analyze it, and provide regular summary information and recommendations to product management.
Prepare and submit a monthly activity summary report to the supervisor.
Travel up to 30%, primarily domestically with some international travel.
Perform other duties related to the job functions, such as NPI and data-sheet work, as required.