Senior Application Engineer

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Job Summary

The Applications Engineer IV is an advancedlevel individual contributor responsible for enterprise application leadership strategic customer engagement and deep technical influence on product and solution direction. The role requires expert judgment autonomy and crossfunctional leadership. Success is measured by application performance customer outcomes product adoption strategic deal support and organizational technical capability.

Job Description

Area: Commercial Appliances North America

Location: Nidec Suwanee Business Office on-site position

Reporting To: NAR AE & Lab Manager

About the Role & Mission

Are you ready to take your technical expertise to the next level and drive our commercial growth across North America

We are seeking a Senior Application Engineer to serve as the primary technical partner between Nidec Global Appliance and our key commercial this high-impact role you will lead application and product specification strategies direct product development and strengthen Nidecs position as a technological leader in the cooling and commercial appliance industry.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Engagement & Strategic Partnership

• Act as the main Senior Application Engineering contact for Nidecs key commercial customers.
• Conduct weekly face-to-face project follow-ups and hold quarterly reviews with customers to ensure project success and exceed expectations.
• Understand customer portfolios and long-term strategies to protect and expand Nidecs market share.

Technical Strategy & Application Support

• Evaluate complex technical requirements for major OEM projects and recommend optimal product and service solutions.
• Align customer requirements with R&D teams to direct future product developments and innovations.
• Support on-site Quality Assurance (QA) issues Technical Decision Analysis (TDA) and continuous improvement initiatives (cost reduction process optimization and new designs).
• Approve and implement product changes seamlessly without placing customer applications at risk.

Business Growth & Market Intelligence

• Map new business and application opportunities to increase contribution margins and market share.
• Estimate costs and consult closely with the sales force on technical integration and proposal development.
• Monitor industry trends competitor capabilities and evolving energy/safety codes and regulatory standards.

Operations & Field Collaboration

• Coordinate pilot production runs with QA and Production teams to guarantee compliance and swift customer approvals.
• Travel to assigned customer sites OEMs and Nidec manufacturing/R&D plants domestically and internationally as required.

Candidate Profile & Requirements

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Experience: 57 years of relevant experience in technical application engineering or engineering support.

Technical & Professional Skills

• Strong technical background in Thermodynamics Compressors Controls and Refrigeration Systems .
• Experience using complex analytical tools to evaluate streamline and design solutions driving operational excellence.
• Proficient in technical proposal writing cost estimation and presenting to executive and technical stakeholders.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

Mindset & Soft Skills

• Strong ownership mindset decision-making capability and a sense of urgency.
• Win-Win negotiation approach and excellent organizational & communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while fostering collaborative cross-functional teamwork.

Language Requirements

• Mandatory: Fluent English
• Desirable: Spanish or Portuguese

Additional Job Details

Technical T4Organizational Impact Works to achieve operational functional and/or business targets within team with major impact on departmental or job family results using extensive technical principlesSeasoned technical contributor; works under limited supervisionWorks independently on a wide range of moderately complex projects and may be responsible for entire projects or processes within teamMay contribute to the development of goals and planning efforts for the departmentCommunication & InfluenceCommunicates with senior leadership and employees within and outside of department and/or job family on matters that require explanation interpretation and/or advising; may communicate with external clients or partners depending upon the job areaInfluences employees within the business unit to agree and align on new concepts practices and approachesInnovation & ComplexityResponsible for moderate to significant improvements of technical/business processes procedures or systems to contribute to the performance of the teamProblems are moderately complex requiring application of broad and deep experience and technical expertise and may impact multiple departments and/or job familyLeadership & Talent ManagementCoaches reviews and delegates work to other professionalsManages end-to-end projects or processesKnowledge & ExperienceRequires extensive (deep or broad) technical knowledge of specialty area with cross-functional and working knowledge of industry practices/other areas typically obtained through advanced education and strong experienceRequires a bachelors degree or equivalent experience and minimum 7 years of prior relevant experience

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at Nidec
Nidec is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to their age gender gender identity sexual orientation race color genetic information religious creed national origin physical or mental disability protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant please visit the following website: Shift Schedule

No Soliciting

Nidec will not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third party recruiting agencies in response to Nidec job postings. No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our hiring managers. Pre-approval from the Nidec Talent Acquisition team is required before any external candidate can be submitted and such candidate must be submitted to the Nidec Talent Acquisition team.

Required Experience:

Senior IC