Applications Engineer

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Position Summary:

The Applications Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting Sherex Rivet Nut applications that meet business and customer requirements. This role serves as a technical leader, collaborating closely with Sherex/PennEngineering Teams and customers to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions. The Applications Engineer provides technical expertise, drives best practices in application development, and plays a key role in design decisions, performance optimization, and troubleshooting. Success in this role requires strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication, and the ability to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Act as the technical expert supporting sales, customers, and internal teams during pre- and post-sales activities
• Analyze customer requirements and recommend suitable products, configurations, or system solutions
• Provide technical presentations, product demonstrations, and application training to customers and internal stakeholders
• Develop application-specific designs, calculations, and performance analyses
• Support product selection, sizing, and customization based on customer needs
• Collaborate with international design, manufacturing, quality and engineering teams to resolve technical challenges and improve product offerings
• Prepare technical documentation, including application notes, drawings, specifications, and proposals
• Assist with troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and field support as needed
• Gather customer feedback to support continuous product and process improvements
• Develop creative solutions that meet the required product specifications or project requirements
• Develop performance and quality specifications for components to be used in product designs
• Create 3D models, drawings, and bills of materials/routings
• Gather new part costing information via the Pricing Request process
• Assist in producing prototypes for design verification
• Work in and/or lead cross-functional teams to execute projects on schedule
• Maintain technical competency and remain current in technology and changes in the industry.
• Support other groups as requested with items such as deviation/substitution reviews, root cause analysis, FEA
• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations