Applications Engineer

nVent Electric Inc.
  • San Diego, CA
    26 days ago

    Job Description

    We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

    WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

    • Collaborate frequently with international teams.
    • Provide technical engineering support across end-users, Sales, Product Management, Customer Care, Marketing, Manufacturing, Quality, Sourcing, and Compliance.
    • Serve as subject-matter expert for nVent LENTON products and applications; support customer product selection and installation.
    • Lead new product development from concept through launch.
    • Support Operations with nonconformance resolution and product testing.
    • Plan and complete destructive and non-destructive testing (FMEA, mechanical, microscopy) to validate performance (25% lab work).
    • Develop and validate rebar connection methods (thread, swage, grout, CADWELD, friction/arc weld).
    • Support design and improvement of nVent LENTON field equipment for threading, welding, swaging, and tensile testing.
    • Build and review training content (videos, guides, LMS) for installation, operation, and fixing issues.
    • Represent nVent on industry codes and standards committees; provide market intelligence and support VOC/customer visits.

    YOU HAVE:

    • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in mechanical engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related engineering field.
    • Advanced English
    • Ideally, experience in reinforced concrete a plus.
    • Strong knowledge of mechanical assemblies, with emphasis on application sales and support
    • Up to 30% of travel to customers and nVent sites.
    • Ability to manage numerous projects in a fast-paced, team-oriented, self-directed environment
    • Proficient in Microsoft Office, ERP/PLM systems, and SolidWorks CAD
    • Strong technical capability, analytical and problem-solving skills
    • Skilled in delivering technical presentations (in-person, webinar, teleconference) to diverse audiences
    • Excellent written and verbal communication for user documentation and customer interaction
    • Highly motivated, independent, and organized

    WE HAVE:

    • A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

    • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

    • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

    • Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

    • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

    • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

    • Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:

    • Innovative & adaptable

    • Dedicated to absolute integrity

    • Focused on the customer first

    • Respectful and team oriented

    • Optimistic and energizing

    • Accountable for performance

    • Benefits to support the lives of our employees

    At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.

    #LI-JO1

    #LI-Onsite

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Diego, CA

    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Arc Weldingunmatched
    • CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
    • Competitive Analysis/Strategyunmatched
    • Computer Securityunmatched
    • Customer Relationsunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Diversityunmatched
    • Documentationunmatched
    • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
    • Electricityunmatched
    • English Languageunmatched
    • Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)unmatched
    • Help Deskunmatched
    • Industry Standardsunmatched
    • Laboratoryunmatched
    • Manufacturingunmatched
    • Marketingunmatched
    • Mechanical Assemblyunmatched
    • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
    • Microscopyunmatched
    • Microsoft Officeunmatched
    • Non-Profit Fundingunmatched
    • Nondestructive Testing (NDT)unmatched
    • Operational Supportunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Product Developmentunmatched
    • Product Lifecycle Managementunmatched
    • Product Managementunmatched
    • Product Supportunmatched
    • Product Testingunmatched
    • Project/Program Managementunmatched
    • Reinforced Concreteunmatched
    • Salesunmatched
    • Sales Supportunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • SolidWorksunmatched
    • Structural Engineeringunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Technical Deliveryunmatched
    • Technical Presentationunmatched
    • Technical Supportunmatched
    • Teleconferencingunmatched
    • Training/Teaching Materialsunmatched
    • Webinarunmatched
    • Weldingunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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