App Engineer Apprentice-Mc Bus Unit

JOB SUMMARY:

The Application Engineer Apprentice will be involved in a variety of duties focused on product application support and specific electromechanical devices (Servo systems - consisting of gearing, electric motors, electronic amplifiers, gearboxes) along with customer care activities. The Application Engineer apprentice helps to ensure our product’s integrity and our customers’ satisfaction by assisting customers with proper drive selection for their project. This includes working closely with Product Management to document technical and quality requirements and preparing drawings for customer reference.

An Application Engineer apprentice engages in quote and order entry as needed by their team, while actively engaging customers in high-level technical discussions about their projects and our products. Competencies include: engineering, customer interaction, project management, all product lines, their specifications, components, and assembly. All duties are performed under the Quality System guidelines of ISO 9001.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Engage customers to provide the best mechatronic solution (Gearbox and Motor solutions) for their project, developing relationships that will lead to sales and more projects with STOBER Drives Inc.
• Facilitate the development of relationships between field sales and inside sales, building engineer to engineer relationships.
• Support overall business unit team goals, including quotes and orders to facilitate effective product processing.
• Effectively navigate the CRM for data entry and extraction, engaging all sales tools to provide the ultimate customer experience.
• Proficient in sizing all servo gear products and motor products ensuring accuracy and customer expectations are met.
• Conduct mechanical & electrical calculations.
• Support sales with competitor crossovers.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, including defining scope, timelines, and coordinating resources to deliver solutions.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Job duties are subject to change as directed by management.
• Execute tasks in a timely fashion.
• Observes company policies related to dress, appearance, attendance, employment, etc.
• Assists in creating/updating instructional material for the Learning Management System and training conferences.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Working toward AAS, BSME, or (BSIE, BSIT, BSEE, BSTM)
• Microsoft Office
• Auto CAD (2D), SolidWorks (3D), and LabView
• SAP a plus

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS:

• Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving abilities.
• Participative work style, team player, builds relationships, and utilizes resources.
• Good interpersonal skills. Excellent ability to get along with a diverse internal and external customer base in challenging situations, while maintaining a courteous, professional demeanor.
• Ability to establish credibility and be decisive, not afraid to take risks and find solutions and likes a fast-paced environment.
• Good communications skills, written and verbal.
• Results oriented with an elevated level of initiative and very detail oriented.

GENERAL:

STOBER reserves the right to hire a full time application engineer in lieu of the apprenticeship role if a fully qualified candidate were to apply.

This is a four-year apprenticeship program. (Previous work experience and/or college credit may qualify to be applied to the first 2 years of this program). Apprenticeship compensation is based on a % of Normal Wage. Entry level compensation is dependent on education/experience coming into the program. Compensation will increase as the Apprentice progresses through the program, culminating in normal wage at the end of the program.

This position requires earning 12 credit hours per year in the appropriate program at MCTC, MSU, NKU, etc. Books and tuition for this class work are company funded, provided minimum academic requirements are met. Individuals in this position are expected to perform daily functions with little supervision.Individuals in this position are expected to perform daily functions with little supervision. They can recognize decisions that require escalation to their supervisor or management.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, push or pull up to 50 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb, and balance. The employee must regularly lift and or move objects up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include: close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus