Now Hiring - Harper International - Manufacturing Applications Engineer in Buffalo, NY

Full description of the position

*HARPER INTERNATIONAL
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POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Position Description is the tool used by Harper International to communicate and clarify the
essential job functions, establish the basis for performance expectations, and identify training
needs for each position.

Part I - Reporting Structure
Date of last revision: 2022 Department: Applications Engineering
Job Title: Applications Engineer Reports To: AE Dept. Manager
Status: Exempt

Part II – Position Objective
Provide innovative process and technological solutions to support the sale, design and
manufacturability of custom capital high temperature processing equipment, the associated
peripherals and systems.

• Translate customer requests into practical, cost effective solutions.
• Work with internal engineering resources to develop technical solutions.
• Develop technical solutions using Harper’s pilot facility as a development

platform.

• Partner with customers to: 1) enhance existing processes and 2) develop new

applications that require high temperature processing.

Part III – Job Responsibilities
Primary Duties
1. Interact with Sales to understand & evaluate client specifications/requirements.
2. Coordinate with sales to prepare proposals inclusive of all necessary specifications /
information.
3. Conceptualize designs and develop innovative solutions to enhance existing in-house
technology.
4. Provide the coordination between Sales, Applications, and Engineering to accommodate
customer specifications and provide technical solutions.
5. Use in-house design programs to define the mass throughput, thermal requirements, and
overall equipment dimensions.
6. Perform heat and material balance calculations.
7. Create and adjust drawings as needed to ensure conformity with intended scopes of supply.
8. Support PFD and P&ID requirements for systems based projects.
9. Work with outside vendors to establish ancillary equipment requirements for systems based
projects.
10. Understand client control requirements, and be capable of defining the PLC/DCS platform
requirements to fully integrate a furnace based system.
11. Utilize ERP system and work with estimator to provide accurate budgetary estimates.

Collateral Duties
1. Provide sales with the necessary support to secure contracts
2. Interact with clients on a professional level to ensure customer specifications are met.
3. Prepare the technical portion of sales contracts (SORM Preparation); this is required to
ensure a smooth transition of project responsibilities between sales and engineering.
4. Collaborate with Harper technology center to expand upon existing capabilities in order to
meet emerging market demands.
5. Interface with sales, engineering, and manufacturing to ensure that design concepts and
sales contracts coincide with organizational capabilities.
6. When necessary, travel both domestically & internationally to understand customer
requirements and constraints prior to equipment design and for installation, commissioning
and troubleshooting after the equipment is delivered.

IV – Knowledge, Skills, Education
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
2. Mechanical inclination or experience working with complex equipment
3. 2-7 years of experience (or more)
4. Understanding of mass & heat balance, heat transfer, high temperature materials, and
equipment sizing principles desired
5. Knowledge of PFD and P&ID principles.
6. Has technical depth and creativity
7. Good written and verbal presentation skills.
8. Ability to work well under time constraints in order to meet deadlines and client
expectations.
9. Ability to work with clients from all over the world

V - Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk. The
employee is frequently required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Travel is possible in this position.

Harper International is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer.
Male/Female/Disabled/Veteran

Job Type: Full-time