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POSITION SUMMARY: The Applications Engineer 2 is responsible for evaluating customer requirements and then preparing quotations for nVenia’s Product Lines. Applications Engineers are responsible for the accuracy of budgeted cost and field sales support.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES Work Independently with some oversight.

Review and understand Request for Quotes (RFQ's), custom specifications, and sales requests from customers.

Based on RFQ determine if nVenia has a solution.

Read and understand customer order specifications and compare them to nVenia products to determine best fit.

Visualize and create designs for customers by putting together initial concepts, matching equipment to customer specifications.

Design the individual machine configuration to determine the best equipment fit to satisfy the R.F.Q. needs.

Create conceptual layout drawings for quotations using AutoCAD.Detail and calculate best package configuration and production rate which will run through nVenia equipment to satisfy customer needs. Calculations are for space and flow.

Present concepts to engineering for proposed equipment.

Validate concepts.

Quote a variety of product lines.

Consult with Product Managers and Engineers on customer specific requirements.

Consult with Production Managers regarding labor hours.

Consult with Supply Chain regarding material costs.

Analyze historical cost data to determine projected costs based on nVenia’s manufacturing methodology.

Produce professional and accurate proposal documents with responsibility of providing best in class format and concept.

Work closely with the engineering, product management, and sales to understand nVenia’s competitive advantages, new designs and include them in written  conjunction with Engineering, responsible for successful project kickoffs.

Interact and develop solutions with sales to best satisfy customer requirements.

Support Field Sales as required with travel or internal customer support.

Run equipment on multiple product lines to understand usability and capabilities.

POSITION SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES Critical and Creative Thinker Complex problem solver

Self-Management Communication skills – written and verbal

Teamwork – work effectively with different departments and customers

Strong organizational skills

Technical Aptitude Solid understanding of multiple nVenia product lines POSITION REQUIREMENTS Bachelor’s degree in Engineering preferred

Solid knowledge of manufacturing and engineering processes

Knowledge and experience in the packaging and/or automation industry a plus Applications Engineering, Sales Engineering industries in an Engineering capacity (design and/or quoting) required

Sales engineering background a plus Technical writing experience preferred

Experience in AutoCAD, proficiency in Word and Excel