Senior Applications Engineer

gebhardt•Cincinnati, OH

35d

About The Position

The Sr. Applications Engineer / Solutions Architect will develop, train & lead a small team of Applications Engineers to provide unique product application solutions, drawings, cycle time calculations, cost estimates and ultimately direct customer-facing proposals. These professional proposals will be provided to end-users or mostly professional integrator partners and will include the proper application of a wide range of Gebhardt products. Gebhardt Products include ASRS, pallet unit load stacker cranes, miniload tote and case One Level Shuttles, Multi-Level Shuttles, Pallet & Case conveyors, horizontal and linear cross-belt sorters, and many other applications to provide the most efficient customer solutions with the best ROI.

Requirements

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
Excellent sales and customer service skills.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.
Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD, Inventor, SAP and / or similar software.
Prefer a B.S. degree in Engineering, related field, or proven experience.
Prefer a minimum of 5-10 years related experience, preferably in the materials handling industry.
Able to travel up to 10-20% without assistance to lead highly interactive project sales and customer presentations and integrator training.
Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Responsibilities

Provides full systems/solutions, 3D layouts utilizing AutoCAD, Inventor, Factory Design Utilities, Vault, ACC-Autodesk Construction Cloud, Revit for building construction levels
Provide high-end animations or simulations, Emulate 3D solutions or other validation methodologies.
Provides timely and accurate proposals and cost estimates.
Provides Cycle-Time calculations for system throughputs & rates.
Provides/develops configurable costing & estimating tools & metrics (SAP, Excel).
Provides system throughput, material flow diagrams & presentations to customers and product application training sessions to integrators.
Work closely with and cross train with German HQ colleagues.
Assists with developing & maintaining policies and procedures.
Assists with the recruitment, hiring & onboarding of new staff.
Oversee the daily scheduling workflow of the department.
Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations.
Performs other related duties as assigned.