Senior Applications Engineer

Description

Our client is a global, innovation-driven materials company that develops advanced composite solutions for demanding applications in aerospace, industrial, and sporting goods markets. In this senior technical role, you will act as a key partner to business development, translating customer needs into manufacturable, cost-effective composite products while collaborating closely with engineering, operations, and commercial teams. The environment is highly collaborative, growth-oriented, and focused on long-term customer relationships and high-performance materials.

• Serve as the lead technical partner to business development, evaluating new opportunities and translating customer requirements into feasible composite solutions from concept through launch.
• Support quoting and pricing activities by assessing technical feasibility, defining assumptions, and helping to establish costs and target pricing for profitable growth.
• Work directly with customers to develop and present clear technical value propositions, build strong relationships, and obtain commitments on new programs.
• Collaborate with R&D and product development to test and validate prototypes against customer specifications and support internal gate reviews for new programs.
• Contribute to market and product strategy by identifying customer needs, gathering competitive insights, and sharing feedback that informs future composite technologies.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a technically relevant discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Approximately 10+ years of sales/application engineering or technical customer-facing experience in a product-focused environment.
• Experience working with advanced composites and supporting customers in one or more of the following: aerospace, industrial, or sporting goods applications.
• Proven track record as a proactive communicator and collaborator, with strong presentation, relationship-building, and negotiation skills.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail, financial acumen related to pricing and profitability, and the ability to travel to customer and internal sites as needed.