Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Company

Application Engineer

• Translate customer needs and requirements into technical specifications and design inputs
• Provide input and oversight for Product Engineers supporting assigned product development
• Ensure functionality, schedule, quality, and cost objectives
• Supervise CAD and prototype technicians, with potential to manage 1 or 2 personnel if justified by local needs
• Define product application requirements with customers to gain production approval
• Ensure product design meets cost and capital budget parameters
• Balance capital and product costs of potential design concepts
• Facilitate product design and functionality development, including solid model design, material specification, FEA analysis, and testing programs
• Ensure testing and analysis validate the design and meet all requirements for production approval
• Serve as technical contact for Sales and New Product Development teams
• Interpret customer specifications and incorporate requirements into product design
• Solve technical issues associated with customer and product demands
• Define resources and timing commitments required to execute project goals
• Advise Marketing/R&D on competing technologies and developments
• Facilitate and lead internal and external meetings; update project milestones and critical tasks
• Work directly with AQE to ensure quality planning meets customer documentation needs

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