Application Engineer (Finance)

Abaco Systems is a global leader in modular, high performance, open architecture, standards-based rugged embedded computing for the most demanding applications in defense and industry. Our products and solutions are found in high-profile military/aerospace sea, land and air programs, plus commercial and industrial organizations in which rugged reliability is mission critical.

Position Summary:

The Field Application Engineer acts as a technical liaison between Abaco and its customers, providing technical support, and guidance to ensure successful integration of products and solutions, often working on-site and collaborating with sales and engineering teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Field Application Engineer acts as a technical liaison between Abaco and its customers, providing technical support, and guidance to ensure successful integration of products and solutions, often working on-site and collaborating with sales and engineering teams.
• Responsible for understanding the customer's needs, specifications, and expectations, and translating them into technical requirements for the developer.
• Work through all phases of customer interaction including customer analysis, design implementation and product manufacturing including long term technical support.
• Assist in assessing potential application of company products to meet customer needs and preparing detailed product specifications.
• Be a resource to sales and customer service to ensure customers are ordering the most appropriate products.
• Implement detailed customer installation plans.
• Involved in the testing, installing, and troubleshooting of the products or systems, and provide feedback and recommendations for improvement.
• Provide training, documentation, and after-sales support to the customer to further enhance user experience with the Abaco products.
• Contribute to business intelligence - gather field information about market trends and competitive offerings; provide feedback to marketing on programs and products.
• Act as a bridge between customers and R&D, making recommendations to the engineering team to satisfy requests and develop solutions.
• Generate ideas for software products that innovate and fill gaps in the current markets in which we operate.
• Ensure that customer (and supplier) relationships are well managed.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in Systems Engineering/Hardware and Software Integration.
• Demonstrable practical experience in the Embedded Systems industry.
• Familiarity with VxWorks, Linux, and other leading Real-Time Operating system software.
• Some experience with C/C++ programming language.

Qualifications:

• Excellent HW/SW problem-solving skills and ability to see "The Big Picture".
• Adequate understanding of the analog and RF circuits and electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Strong understanding of the sales process.
• Strong technical/practical background desired in the Embedded systems industry, spanning open architecture computer platforms, including but not limited to SOSA, MOSA, VME, VPX, CPCI, PCIe, Networking, Graphics, Signal Processing, FPGA, PowerPC and Intel architectures.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with internal/external customers. Ability to effectively present technical information in a clear and concise manner.
• Team player, self-starter, highly motivated individual.
• Highly organized and able to multitask; coupled with strong analytical ability, attention to detail will be instrumental to success.

Abaco is a Department of Defense (DoD) supplier and as such employees may work with or be exposed to export-controlled information and / or information that has been designated as classified information.

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Salary Minimum: $130,000

Salary Maximum: $165,000

Incentive: No

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

For more information on AMETEK's competitive benefits, please click here.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.0 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers' most complex challenges. We employ 21,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK (NYSE:AME) is a component of the S&P 500. Visit www.ametek.com for more information.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 (866) 263-8359.