Engineer Application & Projects

Job Description

The Application Engineer is responsible for ensuring adequate support to Sales Managers during the bidding process providing the necessary technical knowledge about the product and its integration into the relevant application in order to maximize the chances of a customers order.

The Project Manager is responsible for leading the project execution phase from the receipt of the customers order to the successful commissioning of the product or system.

The job position described here must fulfill both roles: Application Engineer and Project Manager in the application(s) to which it is dedicated under the coordination of the Application Engineering Supervisor.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Review of RFQ at the request of the Sales Manager and preparation of the technical proposal according to the clients requirements ensuring the optimal selection of the product or system for the specific application.
• Interact with the Application Engineers of the relevant Business Unit at headquarters to get the necessary adaptions and customizations to serial products to better adapt them to the customers needs.
• Technical support to Sales Managers throughout the offer process including meetings with customers when necessary.
• Collaboration in marketing actions such as attendance to exhibitions events and technical presentations to customers.
• Lead projects from order receipt to completion of commissioning following project management processes (PMP) with the aim of minimizing costs and ensuring quality and customer satisfaction.
• Ensure the right interface with partners and subsuppliers during the execution of the project.
• Follow-up the completion of payment/invoicing/revenue recognition milestones and coordinate with Finance to trigger the necessary actions.
• Coordinate and lead Service team during the commissioning phase.
• Perform detailed post-calculations of the projects once the commissioning has been completed.
• And other tasks not described that due to the needs of the company are necessary for the performance of his job.

REQUIREMENTS

Business expertise:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar position
• Minimum 3 years of experience in project management
• Project leadership skills
• Knowledge and experience to apply business operations practices and coordinate with others closely related areas to improve efficiency

Functional knowledge:

• Industrial / Energy / Electric Engineering Naval Architecture or similar
• High knowledge of the sector its products and applications
• Project Management sound knowledge (preferable PMP)
• In-house mtu product training: MTU internal tools IPAS Business Portal CEC LCC Windchill S4HC PPM4PSB

Technical knowledge:

• In-depth knowledge of diesel and gas engines and systems for marine power generation and industrial applications
• Knowledge of electricity markets and requirements including specially energy storage technologies specifically BESS
• Training in negotiation and sales techniques.
• MS Office Intermediate-Advanced Level AutoCad MS Project
• Languages: English - High level spoken and written
• Project Management PMP Certification is valuable

Interpersonal skills:

• High technical credibility
• High communication capacity
• High customer orientation
• High negotiating capacity
• Goal orientation
• Teamwork

Type of Contract

Permanent

Required Experience:

IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1