Applications Engineer - Construction Machinery Performance and Development
Locations -Bologna, Italy Salary: Up to €90,000 + benefits
This role would suit an engineer with solid understanding of excavator or wheeled loader performance. It involves understanding how different attachments effect machine performance . It also involves providing input to design to optimise and enhance machines to meet customer requirements and specifications.
The role: Applications Engineer – Machine Performance
- Applications engineer focused on machine optimisation and development
- Requires understanding of machine performance testing and validation
- Involves working with customers and engineering teams to develop and enhance products
- Solid experience of excavators or wheeled loaders is essential
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced engineer to join an expanding off-highway construction machinery manufacturer with locations across the UK and Europe. It may suit a Mechanical Design Engineer, Product Engineer, Development Engineer, Validation or Performance Engineer or Systems Engineer with good customer facing skills.
The purpose is to work with test and validation (T&V) teams to understand the performance of excavators or wheeled loaders when using different attachments. The results from the performance tests will be captured and analysed and compared to customer specifications / requirements.
The applications engineer will work with design and development teams to enhance and optimise machine designs to improve their versatility and meet requirements.
Typical involvements: Applications Engineer – Machine Performance
- Review new machine attachment enquiries, identify key technical criteria and develop optimised product solutions utilising design, test and machine performance teams
- Work with clients and engineering teams to develop product solutions including hydraulic interfaces, mounting brackets, controls, installation guides etc.
- Visit customers to survey product application performance and identify new opportunities
- Technically support bids, understand emerging technologies and benchmark competitors.
Skills / Knowledge: Applications Engineer – Machine Performance
- A degree or higher in mechanical engineering, mechatronics or similar
- Excellent technical understanding and experience of working within construction machinery design, development or performance ( excavator or wheeled loader )
- Experience of construction machinery test, validation and performance
- Able to work effectively with customers, also internal sales, design, development and validation teams
- High proficiency in English (other language skills would be useful)
- Able to analyse and interpret customer requirements and performance data
Others; Beneficial skills
- A hands-on background in construction machinery performance, test, validation or optimisation
- High level understanding of hydraulic systems and control for excavators, wheel loaders or similar (heavy machines for construction/off-highway, agricultural purposes).
This role is based on site in Bologna, Italy, It will require travel to customer sites and R&D centres.