Applications Engineering Manager

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Full Time Sales & Marketing Minnesota, Maple Grove, MN, US

3 days ago Requisition

WARNING:
This role is only for motivated people with great ideas who thrive in a culture of innovation!

Who We Are

Circuit Check is the market-leading provider of automated test systems and test fixtures for complex electronic products for the automotive, mil/aero, medical, industrial, and energy markets. At Circuit Check, we believe that innovation is a must, and that a challenging and robust environment where the work is consistently new and cutting edge is the best way to foster creativity. If you are ready to further your career in a fast-paced, technology driven organization where our test designs impact products that are used by millions of people around the world every day, then we invite you to join us at Circuit Check.

Our design staff includes electrical, software, mechanical engineers, and project managers. Our systems are supported by staff throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Malaysia, and China.

What You’ll Be Doing

Primary Objective of Position:

The Application Engineering Manager leads our global Application Engineering team and owns the end-to-end quoting process and toolset. This is a player-coach role that combines people leadership, technical depth, strategic thinking, and cross-functional partnership with Sales, Operations, and the Technology and Solutions Group (TSG). You will ensure the team consistently delivers high-quality, accurate quotes while continuously improving speed, accuracy, and win rate through better people and better tools.

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing team of Application Engineers (junior through senior/principal levels)
• Recruit top talent, set clear expectations, provide regular coaching and career development
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and customer satisfaction
• Develop the next generation of application engineering leadership, building a strong bench of future CCI leaders including succession plan.
• Partner closely with Operations and Sales Management to qualify opportunities early and allocate AE resources effectively for the highest probability of winning profitable deals
• Prioritize incoming RFQs and manage team workload/backlog to meet aggressive customer timelines
• Ensure proper use of Salesforce in the sales tracking function to ensure cross-company collaboration.

Quote Tool Ownership & Modernization

• Act as product owner for the internal quoting platforms
• Maintain current tools, fix bugs, and ensure 100% uptime for the team
• Lead the development of the next-generation unified quoting system that consolidates today’s fragmented tools
• Drive integration of new technologies and capabilities from acquired companies into the quoting workflow
• Continuously improve the toolset by adopting AI/ML (e.g., Glue or similar), automation, and modern software practices to reduce quote cycle time and errors.

Process & Tools Innovation

• Identify, evaluate, and deploy new tools (AI-assisted design, configurators, CPQ enhancements, etc.) that dramatically improve AE productivity and quote quality
• Establish and track key metrics (quote cycle time, quote accuracy, win rate, margin achievement).

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with Operations to ensure quoted solutions are realistically manufacturable, testable, and deliverable on the committed schedule and cost
• Work with Product Management to feed customer requirements and technology gaps back into the roadmap
• Act as the primary technical escalation point for the most complex or strategic opportunities.

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