Applications Engineer

Company Description

Flender is a leading global supplier for mechanical drive systems and has the reputation for highest performance, innovation, quality, and reliability of mechanical components for 125 years.
 

We're now hiring a talented Applications Engineer in Elgin, IL on a full-time basis.  If you're eager for your next challenge, Flender is a great place to grow your career. For more information on Flender, please see website: www.flender.com

Flender unites the stability and process reliability of a global corporation with the customer proximity and pragmatism of a medium-sized company, thus combining the best of both worlds.

Our customers value Flender as a reliable partner and a secure investment. All of our business relationships are based on trust, responsibility and traditional business ethics. In this spirit, we are excited to join with our customers our continued success in the next chapter of the Flender story.

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Job Description

Position Overview:

Flender, located in Elgin, IL is seeking a professional, qualified and energetic Applications Engineer (AE) to focus primarily on its WIND market and secondary focus on its Industrial drives organization. The AE will play a significant role in business generation of Wind Turbine Gear Box repairs by offering timely solutions that best fits our customers’ needs and ensuring competitive pricing.  The AE will work closely with Flender’s Aftermarket Sales, its German and other foreign affiliates, and customers in the industrial, construction and utility markets on technical, contractual and commercial issues.   

Duties will also include supporting projects and initiatives to ensure optimal plant performance, efficiency, and safety.

Responsibilities:

Major Duties - Drive competencies in the following areas:

• Identifying repair requirements and advise alternatives for gear box assemblies.
• Assembling equipment Bill of Materials and presenting cost requests.
• Align directly with Sales team to provide technical support
• Provide assistance in identifying assembly processes or identifying assembly sub-contractors.
• Provide technical direction to develop Gear Box testing and qualification processes.
• Research, design, evaluate, and maintain parametric components, assemblies, drawings, part layouts applying a good, sound knowledge of engineering principles.
• Confer with engineers or other personnel to implement operating and other process procedures, resolve system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
• Conduct research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.
• Develop and test models of alternate designs and processing methods to assess feasibility, operating condition effects, possible new applications, and necessity of modification.
• Specify components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Research and analyze customer sales orders, design proposals, specifications, manuals, or other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, or maintenance requirements of designs or applications.

• Keeps abreast of industry and legal trends.
• Ensures effective cooperation with both internal and external stakeholders; clarifies issues. 
• Process Engineering-  Interact with Production to evaluate the origin of assembly line issues. 
• Root cause problems to determine if an internal or supplier nonconformance corrective action is required. 
• Create Quality notifications in SAP as necessary to document non-conformances related to unit repairs.
• Align directly with vendors to resolve technical inquiries.
• Interact with Purchasing to facilitate the replacement of discrepant material for the assembly line.
• Create / update Work Standards as provided by parent office to maintain correct revision levels.
• Participate in internal, customer, and supplier audits.
• Review Customer’s specifications.
• Contributes to the goal setting for specific projects, as required.
• Assist in maintain documentation compliant with the ISO regulations.
• Support to production and other shop departments in technical related issues.
• Manage priorities in order to meet business needs.

Minor Duties:

• Confer with Quality or other personnel to implement operating and other process procedures, assist in resolving system malfunctions, or provide technical information.
• Participate in research that tests or analyzes the feasibility, design, operation, or performance of equipment, components, or systems.

Required and Preferred Knowledge/Skills, Education and Experience:
 

Focus on safe work practices.

Engineering Degree (Mechanical or equivalent)

Strong organizational skills

Up to 5 years of technical knowledge and assembly with Gear Drives (Winergy and / or Multi-Brand)

Ability to analyze customer’s technical specifications, mechanical drawings, dimensional tolerancing and data comprehension.

Excellent team player with ability to work independently and perform and prioritize multiple, simultaneous tasks while maintaining excellent customer service.  

Excellent communications skills to effectively and accurately communicate with internal and external customers.  

Proficient PC skills including Microsoft Office tools, Outlook, SAP (a plus), TeamCenter (a plus).

3-D modeling experience a plus

Familiarity with ANSI, ISO, DIN and NEMA standards.

Familiarity with NDT Examination

Position Description:

Provide technical repair solutions and documentation for mechanical drives and components for Wind (primary) and Industrial gear units.  Provide technical assistance to sales, production, logistical, and quality teams.  Will be involved with root cause analysis topics on all products:  Winergy, Moventas, Multi-Brand, and Industry units.  Duties will also include participation in audits for both internal and external (Customer, ISO, etc.).  Supporting projects and initiatives to ensure optimal plant performance, efficiency, and safety.  Communicate results to support internal and external Customer needs by using an efficient utilization of resources.  Interface with team members to support Sales, Project Manager(s), technical teams, division and product-line management. Promote maximum Customer satisfaction with the Flender’s capabilities and potential, and Flender’s equipment reliability and availability.  Ensure the Customer's technical needs are adequately addressed. 

Your contact person(s) for this job posting is/are:

AnnMarie Day

Flender is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.