Application Engineer Associate

NMB • Chatsworth, CA

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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 related products, business processes, and sales practices. The role supports business development, customer relationships, solution design, custom product development, sample evaluation, product documentation, and technical reporting. It requires travel up to 30%, mostly domestic with some international travel. NMB offers flexible work schedules. Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire, and visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field.
• Entry level 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 preferred.
• 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 Account Managers in identifying and penetrating new accounts in target markets, qualifying accounts and opportunities, and securing new business.
• Visit customers regularly, independently or with Account Managers, for interactive engineering discussions.
• Understand customer applications and technical requirements, identify suitable NMB motor technologies and products, evaluate trade-offs, and recommend solutions.
• Lead development of custom motor solutions and coordinate technical activities between customer engineering teams and international NMB engineering groups.
• Track customer schedules, set realistic expectations for NMB deliverables, and ensure successful development through final approval and transition to production.
• Manage sample development and evaluation, ensure samples meeting customer requirements are delivered on time, collect customer evaluation results promptly, and provide feedback to NMB engineering.
• Coordinate sample failure-analysis investigations 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 about customer technical roadmaps and industry trends, analyze and consolidate it, and report findings and recommendations to product management regularly.
• Prepare and submit a monthly activity summary to the supervisor.
• Perform other job-related duties as required, such as NPI and data sheet work.
• Travel up to 30%, primarily domestically, with some international travel.

Benefits

• 401(k) Safe Harbor
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance and AD&D
• Healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Sick leave
• Paid vacation
• Paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible work schedules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level