Now Hiring - Kennedy Industries - Applications Engineer in Wixom, MI

Role: Applications Engineer

As an application engineer, you will develop technical expertise and an understanding of customer applications to assist customers with engineered solutions and support the development of new products for the market. This role will collaborate with our engineering department to develop new applications and improve upon existing ones that will serve our clients and business well. Must be able to objectively analyze application performance and effectively implement necessary changes along with providing budgetary estimates for various project applications.

Essential Functions

• Serve as the subject matter expert for customer applications with an ability to communicate to internal and external stakeholders how our products and services can satisfy customer requirements

• Analyzes field data and develops product and application designs and installation techniques for projects outside the scope of normal efforts
• Leads special testing efforts of unusual applications & writes technical papers
• Provides hands-on field support for non-standard installations
• Helps to expand the envelope of the existing product offerings
• Responds to operations team needs for supporting data, reports, submittal information, and post-installation analysis
• Works closely with the sales team to address high-level engineering issues related to our product and the customer's systems
• Resolves difficult engineering situations both in the planning and design phase and in the corrective action phase
• Develops and delivers presentations for customers and the sales team
• Assist the estimating department with analyzing engineered bid documents and assembling bid scopes and pricing
• Assist the sales teams with product selection and budgetary estimates
• Develop customer AutoCAD drawings

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum age requirement 18+
• Bachelor's Degree in civil/environmental/mechanical engineering, engineering technology, computer science, or a related field
• 0-5 years of experience working as an engineer
• Familiarity with AutoCAD Software
• Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Rely on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals
• Proficient with Microsoft Office programs; MS word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Ability to always remain professional and courteous with customers

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• Office environment
• Regularly required to sit or stand, reach, bend, and move about the facility

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from any disagreeable elements.
• Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours
• May require light travel

The company is committed to equal employment opportunities. The company will not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis including, but not limited to: age, ancestry, childbirth or related medical condition; citizenship; color; creed familial status; gender expression; gender identity; genetic information; height; weight; marital status; national origin; physical or mental disability or handicap; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; uniform service member status or veteran status; or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.