Applications Engineer

This position is responsible for reviewing, planning and monitoring incoming special bearing design requirements and providing technical support and assistance both internally and externally.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

• Provide technical support to the Sales force in the areas of bearing design, design improvements, customer support, production support and review of new applications.
• Works with customers to resolve technical problems and makes technical presentations with the Sales Engineers at target accounts.
• Review of new applications and provide technical solutions to ensure product performance.
• Responsible for the conceptual design engineering of new products, special products and contribute to the improvement of existing products and manufacturing methods to meet customer demands.
• Technical consultant on product design, application and service problems, quality deviations and material and parts substitution. Assists in the technical education of sales trainees and personnel of other departments.
• Functions as an engineering consultant to manufacturing on problems related to the manufacture of the company's products.
• Provides product design requirements to product designers assigned to specific projects and assures that all detail process step drawings are in conformance to the requirements and technical specifications.
• Establishes bearing testing requirements and test plans and reports test results to customers to gain product approval.
• Responsible for establishing new products into the MRP AS400 system and creating the associated Bill-of-Material.
• Responsible for approving new product designs and releasing designs to manufacturing
• Supports lean enterprise activities in support of API Plant objectives.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree with major in engineering field required

EXPERIENCE:

• 3-10 years as Mechanical Engineer or related experience.
• Bearing experience is preferred.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.

SKILLS / CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree in an engineering field. Mechanical Engineering preferred.
• US citizenship is required.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Excellent communication skills, capability to interact with customers.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Programs.
• Travel Approximately 15%

RBC Bearings is an Equal Opportunity Employer