Applications Engineer
Company: The Timken Company
Location: Springfield
Posted on: April 17, 2024
Job Description:
Your Career Begins at Timken. If you're ready for a challenging
career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and
professionally, look to Timken. Our associates make the world more
productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the
machinery that keeps industry in motion. Timken Belts, located in
Springfield, MO, is searching for an Applications Engineer.
DescriptionPosition Summary:This position is responsible for role
ensuring the proper use of our products and often leads directly to
business won. They often have the ear of and relationships with key
decision makers within our customer organizations and are an
essential asset to our sales team. The incumbent ensures that this
team is trained, effective, efficient and working on the right
activity to maintain and grow our business in the markets essential
to the success of the business.Essential Job Duties:
- Assists Sales Department by interfacing with customers to
provide belt drive solutions.
- Issues computerized belt specifications which dictate materials
used, dimensions, tolerances, and inspection methods for the
manufacture of all types of Carlisle belt products.
- Gathers and provides information on belt problem areas to
Sales, Marketing, and Belt Development departments for immediate
and future action.
- Assists Manufacturing with issues related to belt
specifications.
- Assists customers through the use of in-house computer programs
to provide belt life predictions, dimensions, materials required,
and recommended belt types.
- Initiates engineering change requests (ECR's) for introduction
of new belt specifications and changes to existing belt
specifications in order to support customer changes and internal
requirements.
- Interfaces with all research and development departments on
materials requirements, dynamic and static belt testing,
manufacturing issues and special analytical requirements such as
chemical attack of belt compounds.
- Submits product to the test department and/or material science
group for product performance and material analysis.
- Other duties as assigned.Education and/or Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
other related field3 years of engineering
experienceTechnical/Functional Skills:
- Works well cross functionally and in a team environment
- Good engineering skills and understanding of products and their
applications
- Strong written and verbal skills
- Must have excellent problem solving skillsLanguage Skills:
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules,
operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and complete necessary production
forms. Ability to speak effectively with fellow employees and/or
customers. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply,
and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common
fractions, and decimals. Ability to apply concepts such as
fractions, rate, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical
situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense
understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral,
schedule, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving
several variables; problem solving ability.Physical Demands: While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently
required to stand, sit, and use hands/arms. The employee is
regularly required to talk, hear at conversational level, and
smell. The employee is occasionally required to walk, climb,
balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must
regularly lift/move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 25
pounds, and occasionally lift/move up to 50 pounds. Moving/lifting
greater than 50 pounds requires assistance from another employee or
a lifting device/hoist. Specific vision abilities required by this
job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and
ability to adjust focus.Work Environment: While performing the
duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving
mechanical parts. The employee is may be frequently exposed to
chemicals, hot/cold conditions, or noisy conditions.Required
Personal Protective Equipment: Employee is required to wear proper
safety eyewear and steel-toed shoes at all times while on the plant
floor.FooterThe Timken Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All associates and applicants shall be treated equally according to
their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other
employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender
or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin,
ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military
status or any other basis protected by applicable law. For
additional information please visit our website:
http://www.timken.com/careers/. The Timken Company is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. All associates and applicants shall be
treated equally according to their individual qualifications,
abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will
be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race,
religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual
orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected
by applicable law. For additional information please visit our
website: http://www.timken.com/careers/.
Keywords: The Timken Company, Springfield , Applications Engineer, Professions , Springfield, Missouri
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