CareerPlan

Applications Engineer

USAFull-time$79k–$119k2026-10-17 → 2026-10-22

Core

Technical link between Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, and customers, translating needs into manufacturable products and resolving design issues.

Role type

Applications Engineer

Builds

Preliminary designs, prototypes, and engineering calculations for customer applications

Domain

Aerospace and Defense electronics

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

engineering calculations, CAD tools (SolidWorks), technical data review (drawings, BOMs), problem-solving, statistical analysis, cross-disciplinary collaboration

Preferred skills

IPC/DO-160/MIL-STD-810 standards familiarity, Microsoft Office proficiency

Responsibilities

Provide engineering calculations and recommendations to meet customer requirements, translate customer needs into manufacturable products, resolve application and customer design issues before purchase order release, research technology and equipment to support operational excellence, develop preliminary designs for pricing and early-stage activities, design and oversee prototype builds for customer applications

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC