Senior Application Engineer
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Job Description
Our Sales Department is looking for a Senior Application Engineer to join our technical-commercial team. The ideal candidate will act as a high-level strategic consultant, bridging the gap between complex engineering requirements and business-oriented solutions. We are looking for a professional with deep expertise in hydraulics, leadership qualities, and a proven ability to manage custom projects for major OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers).
Key Responsibilities
• Strategic System Design & Consultancy: Oversee and validate system design requests from the field, ensuring that proposed solutions are optimized for specific machine applications and aligned with global business objectives.
• Advanced Circuit Development: Design sophisticated hydraulic circuits and integrated electro-hydraulic control systems, interfacing with advanced OEM hydraulic and electronic architectures.
• Advanced Simulation & Validation: Lead circuit and system simulation activities to validate critical solutions before implementation, effectively reducing time-to-market and technical risks.
• R&D; Leadership & Insight: Act in close relationship with the R&D; department, for new product development but also for providing strategic market insights to influence the roadmap for new products and emerging technologies.
• Tier-2 Technical Troubleshooting: Resolve the most complex system issues, providing high-level technical support and coordinating urgent field interventions when necessary.
• Strategic Project Management: Manage the full lifecycle of complex custom projects, from budgetary costing and financial feasibility to timeline and risk management.
• Key Account Relationship Management: Build and consolidate high-level technical relationships with decision-makers at major OEMs and key industry stakeholders.
• Vertical Market Solution Development: Identify and develop technology packages for dedicated markets in alignment with global sales and growth strategies.
• Mentoring & Training: Serve as a mentor to junior team members; lead advanced "Customer Tech Days" and represent the company as a technical expert at international exhibitions and summits.
• Compliance & Quality Oversight: Support and oversee product or factory-specific audits to ensure adherence to the highest quality and regulatory standards.
Requirements
Function: Sales
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level