Application Engineer - Arizona

Summary

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable solutions for automotive manufacturers. The Application Engineer role focuses on implementing engineering activities for Conveyor Products, providing on-site support, and troubleshooting applications for customers in Arizona.

Responsibilities

• Initiate and supervise implementation of related Application Engineering activities (Customer projects, technical changes, quality improvements)
• Conduct field inspections, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting for Conveyor Products
• Safeguards committed standards of quality guidelines (internal and external), quality awareness, customer quality targets and observes customer care commitments
• Segment strategy development and execution with their area of responsibility including deployment to and through their teams
• Analyze the market and technology and provide input to business strategies
• Aligns with Product Development and Product Management of requirements and needs for the region
• Attends strategic meetings with customers, conferences etc. to provide technical input or present the best engineered solution as possible
• Selects and suggests best suited product specification for the application

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering(preferred) or related technical degree
• 2+ years of experience in application engineering or a comparable function in the mining industry
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong MS Office suite experience (Excel and PPT)
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Up to 50% travel to customer sites for application support, project execution, and field troubleshooting
• 5+ years of Mining Industry experience
• Experience with industrial conveyor systems
• Experience in direct customer facing roles

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mechanical Engineering(preferred) or related technical degree
• 2+ years of experience in application engineering or a comparable function in the mining industry
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong MS Office suite experience (Excel and PPT)
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Up to 50% travel to customer sites for application support, project execution, and field troubleshooting

Nice to Haves

• 5+ years of Mining Industry experience
• Experience with industrial conveyor systems
• Experience in direct customer facing roles

Benefits

• Immediate Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance  & Employee Discounts
• Employer 401(k) Match
• Competitive Bonus Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Future Growth Opportunities, including personal and professional