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Applications Eng# Applications Eng Wood Dale, IL 60191## Overview Salary Range $76,750.00 - $ Salary Level Experienced Position  Type Full Time Job Shift Day Education  Level4 Year Degree

Travel Percentage Up to 25%
Category Sales## Description|  || --- ||
** 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 proposals.
* In 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. |## Qualifications|  || --- ||
** 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 |