Applications Engineering Manager

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Job Summary

The Manager Application Engineering is a mid-level management role that leads a team of Application Engineers who provide technical solutions product applications support and customerfocused engineering expertise. This role ensures effective translation of customer requirements into engineered solutions that support sales product adoption and customer success. The Manager Application Engineering balances people leadership technical oversight and crossfunctional collaboration to drive solution quality responsiveness and commercial impact.

Job Description

Role Overview
The Manager Application Engineering oversees the delivery of applicationlevel engineering support across products systems or solutions. The role ensures alignment between engineering capability customer needs and commercial strategy. Responsibilities include managing technical resources setting application standards resolving escalated technical issues and partnering with Sales Product Management Manufacturing and R&D.
This position plays a critical role in enabling revenue growth ensuring solution feasibility and maintaining strong customer relationships through highquality technical engagement.
The role typically reports to a Director of Engineering Director of Technical Services Vice President of Engineering or Commercial Engineering Leader depending on organizational structure.

Key Responsibilities
People Leadership & Talent Development

Lead coach and develop a team of Application Engineers
Set clear performance expectations and conduct regular feedback and performance reviews
Support hiring onboarding training and succession planning
Foster a culture of technical excellence accountability and customer focus

Application Engineering & Technical Oversight

Oversee development of customerspecific application solutions and technical proposals
Ensure accurate interpretation of customer requirements and operating conditions
Review and approve technical designs calculations and application recommendations
Serve as escalation point for complex or highrisk technical issues

Customer & Sales Enablement

Partner with Sales and Commercial teams to support presales and postsales technical engagement
Support customer meetings technical reviews and solution alignment discussions
Balance responsiveness with technical rigor to meet customer timelines
Ensure application solutions support contractual performance and safety requirements

Product & CrossFunctional Collaboration

Collaborate with Product Management and R&D to provide application feedback and requirements
Support product launches and applicationreadiness activities
Partner with Manufacturing Quality and Supply Chain to ensure solution feasibility
Align application standards with product capabilities and lifecycle considerations

Process & Standards Development

Establish and maintain application engineering standards tools and best practices
Ensure consistency quality and documentation discipline across application work
Support automation configuration tools or digital solution development
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and scalability of application support

Risk Compliance & Safety

Ensure application solutions comply with engineering standards regulations and internal policies
Review and mitigate technical operational or safety risks
Support resolution of field issues and rootcause analysis as needed
Ensure proper documentation and knowledge capture for future reference


Scope & Impact

Manages a team of Application Engineers across products customers or regions
Impact is at the functional and commercialsupport level
Decisions influence revenue enablement customer satisfaction and technical risk
Errors may result in solution failure customer dissatisfaction or financial exposure


Qualifications
Education & Experience

Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical Electrical Industrial or related field) required
Advanced degree preferred depending on industry complexity
Prior experience in application engineering sales engineering or solutions engineering required
Previous peoplemanagement experience preferred

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Strong technical foundation in product applications and systems engineering
Proven peopleleadership and coaching skills
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical solutions
Strong customerfacing communication and stakeholdermanagement skills
Sound engineering judgment and problemsolving capability
Ability to balance technical commercial and operational priorities

Additional Job Details

Management M2Organizational Impact Works to achieve operational functional and/or business targets within team with direct impact on departmental or job family resultsDelivers operational results that have impact on the immediate or short-term results (e.g. less than 1 year) for the department and/or job family groupPlans and establishes goals and objectives for a team typically comprising of intermediate-level professionals and entry level professionalsCommunication & InfluenceCommunicates with parties within and occasionally outside of own department or job family which may include external clients or partners depending upon the job areaRequires ability to influence others outside of own job area on policies practices and proceduresInnovation & ComplexityResponsible for making moderate improvements of processes systems or products to enhance performance of the job areaProblems are difficult and moderately complex and typically impact multiple departments or job familyProblems are typically solved through drawing from prior experience and analysis of issuesLeadership & Talent ManagementManages a team typically comprising of intermediate-level professionals and entry level professionalsLeads directs and reviews the work of team members in order to accomplish operational plans and resultsTypically has hiring firing promotion and reward authority within own area in accordance with manager review and approvalKnowledge & ExperienceRequires practical knowledge in leading and managing the execution of processes projects and tactics within one job areaTypically has advanced knowledge and skills within a specific technical or professional discipline with understanding of the impact of work on other areas of the organizationTypically has a bachelors degree or equivalent professional certification and 5 years of prior relevant experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age gender gender identity sexual orientation race color genetic information religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant please visit the following website: Shift Schedule

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.