Product Application Engineer - Commercial Vehicles

Are you passionate about teaching and supporting customers? Do you want to leverage your engineering skills to build and grow relationships, both internally and externally? Are you eager to be part of a supportive work environment within a well-respected, growth-focused, and sustainability-embracing business? If so, you share our vision.

Danfoss is seeking a Product Application Engineer to join our team. With a “run the business as your own” attitude, our Product Application Engineering (PAE) team plays a crucial role as a link between Sales & Marketing, the Business Unit (BU), the customer, and suppliers. In this role, you will support customers during customer calls and visits, build relationships, manage small projects, assist with prototyping, handle customer quotes, connect with manufacturing plants, collaborate with Danfoss engineering teams, and utilize your engineering skills and mindset. This position will be based out of our Maumee, Ohio technical center, reporting to the Commercial Vehicle Product Application Engineering Manager. Key to this role is driving profitable growth for Danfoss Fluid Conveyance commercial vehicle customers. This flexible, competitively compensated role offers exposure to all areas of the business for personal and professional growth.

Job Responsibilities:

•  Foster customer and Danfoss Sales relationships.

•  Learn, promote, and improve product manufacturing process.

•  Communicate customer feedback.

•  Translate customer designs into internal designs using Danfoss standards.

•  Manage small projects and support engineering design and development tasks.

•  Support internal fixture design and manufacturing.

•  Support quoting activities (prototype and production) and new part activations.

•  BOM establishment

•  Component cost calculations

•  Working in SAP, Salesforce and Teamcenter daily.

•  Help with customer onboarding for new product wins.

•  Assist in process improvement.

•  Exercise individual autonomy.

•  Up to 25% travel for day trips or overnight visits.

Qualifications

Required qualifications

•  Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or related engineering

•  3-5 years of experience in engineering, technical sales or manufacturing

•  English (written and spoken)

Preferred qualifications

•  Technical experience in hydraulics and/or commercial vehicles (on highway)

•  Experience working with SAP, Teamcenter and Salesforce 

Job Criteria

1.  Willingness to work in diverse and technical global teams.

2.  Strong engineering mindset.

3.  Desire to learn, teach and train others.

4.  Strategic thinker with a focus on growth and market share.

5.  Proficient with CAD, NX preferred.

6.  Effective collaborator with effective communication skills.

7.  Diligence.

8.  Highly proficient in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

No sponsorship offered. The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $85,000 based on experience. 

At Danfoss, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a broader perspective in decision-making. When you consider this job posting, do you feel like your profile is not a perfect match? Numerous studies have found that women and people of color are more likely to apply only when they meet all requirements listed in the job posting. Even if you do not check all the boxes, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are curious to find out how you can bring new insights to the role or to Danfoss as an organization.

We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

Bonus system

Paid vacation

Retirement plan

Flexible working hours

Personal insurance

Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups

State of the art virtual work environment

Employee Referral Program

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.