col-wideJob Description:
Our client is an online manufacturing platform that connects companies to a global network of manufacturing services and is looking for a:
Application Engineer.
From 3D printing to CNC machining, from prototyping to end-part production it makes custom part manufacturing accessible and reliable. The core services are Business and Technical advisory, Product Engineering, Production and Quality Control supporting customers through its advanced digital platform or dedicated Sales and Engineering teams.
The candidate shall be responsible within the Product & Engineering Team for supporting the customer requests taking care of the advisory on technologies, materials and the technical execution of the product Design for Additive, simulation, validation according to business, economic and technical targets.
The Application Engineer shall support our client on the following topics:
Support the customer with advisory to choose the proper solution within the broad portfolio of technologies and materials according to business, economic, technical targets.
Support the customer with advisory to choose the proper product development and design strategy along the whole product lifecycle out of the several features offered and constantly updated by the company.
Execute the technical development of the customer products taking care of the on-time production and delivery of the final products according to quality standards.
Execute Design for Additive Manufacturing , physics optimization (CAE), process simulation activities on customer products taking care of the on-time delivery.
Coordinate with and support the Chief Product Officer (CPO) on products engineering, design, and manufacturing standards as well as the online services contents improvements to always provide the customers with the best quality solutions.
Be aligned and support the Eco-System Manager to provide technical expertise for the supply base portfolio continuous improvement (Engineering, Raw materials, Manufacturing, Post processing, Testing).
Be aligned and support the Cost Specialist to provide technical expertise for cost model and cost optimization continuous improvement.
Be aligned and support the Sales and Marketing teams to provide technical expertise and advisory to disclose opportunities along the pre-sales acitivites.
Be constantly aware of the state of the art of the technologies, materials, design for Additive solutions & tools, and production process improvements to act as Additive Manufacturing subject matter expert.
· Master degree in Engineering discipline
· 3-5 years of prior experience within a cross functional team, Engineering or project environment – required
· At least 2 years of project management and product development experience (incl. managing multiple complex projects with a high degree of autonomy and accountability for results) – required
· DFSS Black Belt certification and/or OpEX project previous experience - preferred
· Knowledge of the Additive Manufacturing technology and market - required
· International education and/or work experience (i.e. ISP, Erasmus, etc) – preferred
· High level of oral and written communication skills inEnglish– required
· Good knowledge of process simulation software as Materialise Magics and/or similar - required
· Good knowledge of Office 365 suite - required
· Good knowledge of GD&T basics (ASME, ISO) -required
· Good knowledge of Design for Additive software as NX Mach3 for Additive, nTopology or similar - required
· Good knowledge ofCAE toolsas Siemens SimCenter 3D, Altair Inspire or similar - preferred
· Management and soft skills:
a. Exhibit stronginterpersonal skills andcommunication methodsto work effectively with different customers and suppliers
b .High level of interpersonal skills to work independently and effectively with differentcustomers and suppliers
c. High team working attitude
d. Strong decisional agility, bias for action andproblem solvingalso where topics are unusual and complex