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Product Application Engineer - Commercial Vehicles

Req ID: 46935

Job Location (Short): Maumee, OH, USA

Employment Type: Full Time

Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment

Job Category: R&D, Technology and Engineering

Work Location Type: On-site

The Impact You'll Make

Are you passionate about teaching and supporting customers? Do you want to leverage your engineering skills to build and grow relationships, both internally and externally? Are you eager to be part of a supportive work environment within a well-respected, growth-focused, and sustainability-embracing business? If so, you share our vision.

Danfoss is seeking a Product Application Engineer to join our team. With a “run the business as your own” attitude, our Product Application Engineering (PAE) team plays a crucial role as a link between Sales & Marketing, the Business Unit (BU), the customer, and suppliers. In this role, you will support customers during customer calls and visits, build relationships, manage small projects, assist with prototyping, handle customer quotes, connect with manufacturing plants, collaborate with Danfoss engineering teams, and utilize your engineering skills and mindset. This position will be based out of our Maumee, Ohio technical center, reporting to the Commercial Vehicle Product Application Engineering Manager. Key to this role is driving profitable growth for Danfoss Fluid Conveyance commercial vehicle customers. This flexible, competitively compensated role offers exposure to all areas of the business for personal and professional growth.

What You’ll Be Doing

Job Responsibilities:

• Foster customer and Danfoss Sales relationships.

• Learn, promote, and improve product manufacturing process.

• Communicate customer feedback.

• Translate customer designs into internal designs using Danfoss standards.

• Manage small projects and support engineering design and development tasks.

• Support internal fixture design and manufacturing.

• Support quoting activities (prototype and production) and new part activations.

• BOM establishment

• Component cost calculations

• Working in SAP, Salesforce and Teamcenter daily.

• Help with customer onboarding for new product wins.

• Assist in process improvement.

• Exercise individual autonomy.

• Up to 25% travel for day trips or overnight visits.

What We're Looking For

Qualifications

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or related engineering

• 3-5 years of experience in engineering, technical sales or manufacturing

• English (written and spoken)

Preferred qualifications

• Technical experience in hydraulics and/or commercial vehicles (on highway)

• Experience working with SAP, Teamcenter and Salesforce

Job Criteria

1. Willingness to work in diverse and technical global teams.

2. Strong engineering mindset.

3. Desire to learn, teach and train others.

4. Strategic thinker with a focus on growth and market share.

5. Proficient with CAD, NX preferred.

6. Effective collaborator with effective communication skills.

7. Diligence.

8. Highly proficient in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

No sponsorship offered. The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $85,000 based on experience.

What You'll Get from Us

At Danfoss, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters creativity, innovation, and a broader perspective in decision-making. When you consider this job posting, do you feel like your profile is not a perfect match? Numerous studies have found that women and people of color are more likely to apply only when they meet all requirements listed in the job posting. Even if you do not check all the boxes, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are curious to find out how you can bring new insights to the role or to Danfoss as an organization.

We are excited to offer you the following benefits with your employment:

Bonus system

Paid vacation

Retirement plan

Flexible working hours

Personal insurance

Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups

State of the art virtual work environment

Employee Referral Program

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Information at a Glance

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.000 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in such areas as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, automotive, marine, and off- and on-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, as well as district-energy infrastructure for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned, employing more than 39.360 people, serving customers in more than 100 countries through a global footprint of 95 factories.