Applications Engineer

The primary mission of the Applications Engineer (AE) is to evaluate and execute new technologies into commercial processes. country: US all locations: [Suwanee, GA] commitment: Full Time department: Client Opportunities location: Suwanee, GA team: Engineering Openings Responsibilities: The AE balances technical ability and personal relationship skills to provide an interface between the customers’ engineering staff and the Web Industries’ technical staff.   The AE has succeeded when new technologies are successfully qualified and included in customer’s material specifications and/or Web’s PCDs.The AE also supports efforts to improve existing processes by participating in teams and coordinating technical details with customers and suppliers.Meeting with customers’ engineering staff to understand and document product requirements, features, benefits, and performance characteristics.Planning, coordinating, and documenting trials.Working with customers to identify and specify appropriate process and/or method.Developing manufacturing methods and coordinating the design and qualification of process lines.Creating product specifications, quality plans, test methods, work; instructions, training plans, metrics and other documents and systems that ensure a smooth release to manufacturing once development is complete. Requirements: B.S. in an Engineering related field5-10 years in process/quality/development engineeringExperience with flexible materials processing (extruding, coating, printing, laminating)Proficiency with Microsoft Office applicationsSkill with Quality, Lean, and Six-Sigma methodologies such as FMEA, DOE, SPC, etc.