Sr. Application Engineer

Segment:
Danfoss Climate Solutions Segment

Job Category: R&D, Technology and Engineering

Work Location Type:
On-site

Job Experience Level: Mid-Senior level

Req

Job Location:

Tallahassee, FL, US

Employment Type:

Full Time
Segment:
Danfoss Climate Solutions Segment
Job Category: R&D, Technology and Engineering
Work Location Type:
On-site
Job Experience Level: Mid-Senior level
Job Description

As a Senior Application Engineer, you'll help expand the capabilities of Turbocor oil-free compressors and enable the next generation of heating and refrigeration solutions. Working as part of a global Application Engineering team, you'll partner directly with OEM customers to solve complex technical challenges and bring innovative compressor applications to market. You'll serve as a trusted technical advisor, translating customer requirements into practical, high-performing solutions that support product development, system integration, and business growth.

Your expertise will help customers maximize performance, reliability, and compatibility across chiller and refrigeration systems. Success in this role means building strong customer relationships, delivering effective application solutions, and helping accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient technologies through successful product implementation and qualification.

• Partner with OEM customers to understand application requirements and develop tailored Turbocor compressor solutions that support new products, system performance, and business growth.
• Provide advanced technical consultation and troubleshooting expertise, helping customers resolve application challenges and achieve successful product outcomes.
• Lead product integration and application qualification activities, ensuring compressors are effectively implemented, validated, and optimized within customer systems.
• Build trusted relationships as the primary technical point of contact, influencing customer success while capturing feedback that supports continuous product improvement.
• Develop technical documentation, training materials, and application guidance that improve product understanding, accelerate adoption, and enable effective customer and internal team support.
• Deliver training sessions and technical workshops that strengthen product knowledge, application expertise, and customer confidence.
• Drive application engineering projects from concept through completion, coordinating stakeholders, managing priorities, and ensuring timely delivery of project objectives.
• Analyze market trends, customer insights, and application challenges to identify opportunities for innovation, product enhancements, and future growth.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Typically 10+ years of experience in engineering development, application engineering, technical support, or a related customer-facing engineering role.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems and translate customer needs into effective engineering solutions. Strong communication and relationship-building skills, with experience working across cultures and collaborating with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30%.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience with HVAC&R system design, commissioning, service, or application engineering.
• Working knowledge of industrial controls and communication protocols such as Modbus, RS232, RS485, and CAN bus.
• Familiarity with industry standards, engineering software, and Microsoft Office tools.

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