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The role develops standard and modified quote proposals, supports smaller customer projects and product investigations, and serves as a technical liaison between customers, Sales, Engineering, and Operations. This position also prepares drawings and documentation, creates bills of material and routings, supports prototypes and rework orders, and conducts experiments and tests to help deliver practical, manufacturable solutions.\nAbout the Role\nThis role combines customer-facing technical support with hands-on engineering and commercial activities. The Application Engineer II interprets customer requirements and drawings, translates needs into clear production instructions, and recommends solutions that align with product capabilities, pricing guidelines, quality expectations, and business needs. The position works with established products and modified standard offerings while recognizing when additional engineering or subject-matter expertise is needed.\nKey Responsibilities\nCustomer and Technical Support\nProvide technical advice to sales agents, customers, and distributors, including training when needed.\nAdvise on product selection, application, setup, and programming for control products.\nPrepare and present quotes for standard and modified products and services within pricing guidelines.\nConvert customer needs into clear instructions for production and support orders generated from quotes.\nServe as a post-sale technical resource and maintain productive relationships with established customers.\nSupport sales efforts to develop new customers and contribute to product growth strategies.\nProvide feedback on customer needs, product gaps, market trends, competitors, sales volume, and forecasts.\nProduct and Process Documentation\nModify product and process designs.\nCreate drawings and documentation supporting product and process design and development.\nPrepare CAD drawings for new parts and assemblies.\nRead and interpret customer drawings and specifications.\nAssemble bills of material and routings for standard or modified standard products.\nProcess rework and prototype orders for standard and non-standard products.\nEngineering, Quality, and Cross-Functional Support\nPartner with Engineering on smaller customer projects, product investigations, and technical information requests.\nPrepare tools, equipment, and prototypes and conduct experiments and tests as needed.\nAssist with returned-material issues and product investigations.\nParticipate in quality investigations failure analysis and support corrective actions.\nWork effectively with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Operations, customers, suppliers, and distributors.\nQualifications\nBachelor’s degree in engineering; or a two-year degree with related experience; or equivalent experience.\nTypically 5–8 years of related technical, applications, engineering, manufacturing, or customer-support experience.\nKnowledge of products, applications, and processes, with the ability to identify improvement opportunities.\nStrong customer-facing communication, interpersonal, listening, and conflict-resolution skills.\nAbility to assess business fit and recognize when additional evaluation or support is needed.\nAbility to develop quotations and work within established pricing guidelines.\nAbility to support presentations and other customer-facing activities.\nWorking Expectations\nManage assigned activities.\nSolve problems and contribute as a team member or project lead on customer or internal projects.\nDemonstrate behaviors consistent with Watlow’s culture and values.\nUnderstand how decisions affect customers, quality, delivery, and expenses.\nThis job description describes the requirements, essential functions, and duties of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all activities, duties, or responsibilities that may be required. 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