Applications Engineering Manager

## Applications Engineering Manager Apply locations:
North America/USA/Michigan/Troy, MItime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R0017194

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** Job Summary
** The Manager, Application Engineering is a mid-level management role that leads a team of Application Engineers who provide technical solutions, product applications support, and customer‐focused engineering expertise. This role ensures effective translation of customer requirements into engineered solutions that support sales, product adoption, and customer success. The Manager, Application Engineering balances people leadership, technical oversight, and cross‐functional collaboration to drive solution quality, responsiveness, and commercial impact.
** Job Description
** Role Overview  The Manager, Application Engineering oversees the delivery of application‐level engineering support across products, systems, or solutions. The role ensures alignment between engineering capability, customer needs, and commercial strategy. Responsibilities include managing technical resources, setting application standards, resolving escalated technical issues, and partnering with Sales, Product Management, Manufacturing, and R&D.  This position plays a critical role in enabling revenue growth, ensuring solution feasibility, and maintaining strong customer relationships through high‐quality technical engagement.  

The role typically reports to a Director of Engineering, Director of Technical Services, Vice President of Engineering, or Commercial Engineering Leader, depending on organizational structure.

Key Responsibilities  People Leadership & Talent Development    Lead, coach, and develop a team of Application Engineers  Set clear performance expectations and conduct regular feedback and performance reviews  Support hiring, onboarding, training, and succession planning  Foster a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and customer focus    Application Engineering & Technical Oversight    Oversee development of customer‐specific application solutions and technical proposals  Ensure accurate interpretation of customer requirements and operating conditions  Review and approve technical designs, calculations, and application recommendations  Serve as escalation point for complex or high‐risk technical issues    Customer & Sales Enablement    Partner with Sales and Commercial teams to support pre‐sales and post‐sales technical engagement  Support customer meetings, technical reviews, and solution alignment discussions  Balance responsiveness with technical rigor to meet customer timelines  Ensure application solutions support contractual, performance, and safety requirements    
** Product & Cross‐Functional Collaboration
** Collaborate with Product Management and R&D to provide application feedback and requirements  Support product launches and application‐readiness activities  Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure solution feasibility  Align application standards with product capabilities and lifecycle considerations   
** Process & Standards Development
** Establish and maintain application engineering standards, tools, and best practices  Ensure consistency, quality, and documentation discipline across application work  Support automation, configuration tools, or digital solution development  Identify opportunities to improve efficiency and scalability of application support    
** Risk, Compliance & Safety
** Ensure application solutions comply with engineering standards, regulations, and internal policies  Review and mitigate technical, operational, or safety risks  Support resolution of field issues and root‐cause analysis as…