Applications Engineer; Automation

Position Summary:

At Mission Design & Automation, we attribute our success to the strength of our team and our ability to be agile and adaptive to new market demands. To build on this team, we are searching for an Applications Engineer. This role will collaborate with mechanical and controls engineers, project management, and other team members to develop concepts for automation solutions. The ideal candidate will balance multiple projects, possess a high technical aptitude, and have a broad experience in automation.

• Travel independently or with a team
• Present design and concepts to a customer independently or within a team
• Coordinate and execute small & large opportunities/deals from start to deal close
• Aid Account Managers in managing core and new customers
• Support Account Managers by providing winning concepts and quote packages
• Generate concept solutions for problems with no previous or standard solution
• Develop proposals that have the best concept and clearly defined scope, which includes specifying customer run-off criteria, identifying customer part requirements at project level, and ensuring that the customer specification has been reviewed and relayed internally
• Facilitate concept brainstorming and lead quote review meetings with Account Managers and project leads
• Support functional team from project award through project close by facilitating project kickoff meetings, participating in design review meetings, and participating in white board meetings on the floor during project execution

• Bachelor’s degree in a related business/engineering field and/or 1-3+ years of industry experience

• Adaptable
• Integrity
• Creative problem solver
• Mechanical aptitude
• Innovative
• Communicator
• Team-oriented
• Collaborative