Application Specialist

Location: Cambridge, ON
Type: Full-time/On-site
Salary: $40-$45/hr

Company Highlights:

• Flexibility and 4-day compressed work week

• Employee engagement events

• Room for advancement –professional development opportunities with assisted financial support

• Safety Boot and Tool Allowance

• On-site training and mentorship

• Welcome package for all new employees (shirts, sweaters, hats etc.)

• Engaging and diverse workplace environment

Responsibilities:

• Review inquiries from clients and develop process solutions tailored to the application.

• Work with the Sales team to provide budgetary proposals for clients through the completion of internal design tools, templates, and costing forms.

• Budget proposals include cost of labour, materials, purchased items, as well as a rough timeline and technical presentation for customer review.

• Prepare cell layout drawings, cycle time charts, and other process documents as required for proposals.

• Participate in customer RFQ review meetings, either on-site at the customer or in-house.

• Support new business and product development through additional activities such as project management support, site reviews/assessments, data collection and analysis.

• Documenting development processes, procedures, and application version histories.

• Liaise between the other departments for technical assistance in developing concepts and processes and aid in estimating labor and material costs to meet customer requirements.

• Expectation of travel up to 30% of time could be anticipated, however may be exceeded in exceptional circumstances to meet project needs.

• Support other departments during and after kickoff of projects.

Requirements:

• Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics degree

• 3+ years of experience in an automation engineering environment

• Experience with AutoCAD and Solid Works

• Proficient with MS Office

• Strong technical presentation skills

• Ability to adapt to a dynamic environment

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Ability to motivate teams to produce quality proposals within tight timeframes, with changing priorities