Applications Engineer

• Partner with sales representatives to understand customer requirements and develop technical solutions
• Conduct customer discovery meetings, site visits, and application reviews
• Recommend equipment and process solutions based on customer production needs
• Conduct product demonstrations, technical presentations, and proof-of-concept evaluations
• Perform cycle time analysis and capacity planning to support customer applications
• Develop and optimize assembly processes involving screen printers, placement equipment, and odd-form insertion machines
• Prepare technical proposals, statements of work, and supporting documentation
• Serve as the technical liaison between customers, sales, engineering, and service teams
• Coordinate customer equipment evaluations and acceptance testing
• Respond to technical questions, RFIs, and RFPs
• Support trade shows, customer workshops, training sessions, and company events
• Stay current on electronic assembly equipment, technologies, and industry trends

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related field preferred
• Experience in Applications Engineering, Technical Sales, Field Engineering, Sales Engineering, or another customer-facing technical role
• Strong technical problem-solving and customer communication skills
• Comfortable presenting technical information and demonstrating equipment
• Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into practical technical solutions
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple customer projects and priorities
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Acceptance Testing, Analysis Skills, Assemblers Technology, Assembly Equipment, Capacity Management, Communication Skills, Customer Relations, Customer Support/Service, Documentation, Electronics Assembly, Industry/Trade Analysis, Manufacturing, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Partner Sales, Printers, Process Improvement, Product Demonstration, Project/Program Management, Proof of Concept, Proposal Writing, Request for Proposals (RFP), Sales, Sales Support, Software Administration, Software Engineering, Statement of Work (SOW), Technical Presentation, Technical Support, Trade Shows

Schedule: 1st Shift

Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, paid holidays, and additional company-sponsored benefits.

Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:

• Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.

• Engineering Project Services - Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.

Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.

Company Size: 500 to 999 employees