Application Engineer

Norsk Hydro is a world-leading aluminum extrusion business that provides world-class extruded aluminum solutions. The Application Engineer role involves providing technical design support to customers, participating in technical reviews, and enhancing product manufacturability while collaborating with various teams.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical design support to a wide range of customers in the industrial and consumer markets
• Actively participate in customers’ technical reviews and development projects
• Support launch of future programs through technical expertise and program management
• Identify, analyze, and help implement new technology and products improvements through program lifecycles
• Simplify, standardize, and improve the manufacturability of customers’ new and current products
• Function as a liaison between customer’s and Hydro’s operational/commercial teams
• Coordinate and/or lead meetings and reporting for assigned projects
• Maintain records of specific improvement ideas for reporting while tracking and providing status updates for assigned metrics

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent field required
• 5 years of engineering and product design required
• Up to 50% domestic travel is required
• Prior experience with aluminum or metals industries preferred
• Design experience, proficiency in 3D modelling software (SolidWorks preferred), FEA experience preferred
• Sales Engineering experience or commercial training is desirable
• Experience serving a wide range of industries and applications a plus
• Strong background in metals (aluminum preferred) and fabrication processes with design experience
• Ability to quickly analyze technical challenges, develop functional solutions, and clearly communicate them to customers
• Proven ability to manage relationships with customers and specific projects across disciplines and locations while executing successful hand-offs to sales and operations