Application Engineer
USA Rare Earth, LLC
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Montana • Oklahoma • United States
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Salary
💰 $90,000 - $110,000 per year
About the role
- Review and interpret customer application requirements, product drawings, and technical specs
- Recommend appropriate magnet grades, dimensions, and tolerances based on performance and manufacturability
- Prepare technical quotations that meet both customer needs and internal capabilities
- Collaborate closely with Sales, Manufacturing, Product, and Quality teams to ensure solution feasibility and accuracy
- Develop and maintain technical content for use in presentations, product sheets, and internal documentation
- Present our capabilities and solutions to customers, prospects, internal stakeholders, and at tradeshows, under the guidance of the Director of Application Engineering and Product Management
- Provide engineering support across the customer lifecycle, from pre-sale design consultation to post-sale troubleshooting
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Physics, or a related field
- 2–5 years of experience in application or product engineering, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Familiarity with magnetic materials, rare earth technologies, or high-performance material selection preferred
- Proficient in analyzing electrical machines and use of finite element analysis softwares like Ansys/JAMG/Simulia
- Hands on experience on motor performance measurement in a laboratory set-up will be a plus.
- Strong proficiency in interpreting technical drawings and specifications
- Experience generating technical quotations or proposals for OEM or B2B customers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A customer-first mindset with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach
- High attention to detail, with ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Equal Employment Opportunities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
application engineeringproduct engineeringmagnetic materialsfinite element analysismotor performance measurementtechnical drawing interpretationtechnical quotationshigh-performance material selectionmanufacturability analysiscustomer lifecycle support
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationcollaborative approachcustomer-first mindsetattention to detailsolutions-orientedability to juggle multiple prioritiesfast-paced environment adaptability
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Materials ScienceBachelor’s degree in Physics