Graduate Applications Engineer

Sensata Technologies offers an Applications Engineer role where you act as the technical link between customers and internal engineering teams, supporting product development, failure analysis, specifications, and ensuring customer requirements are met across the product lifecycle.

The Applications Engineer will interface directly with our customers. The role works as part of a team of other Applications Engineers and Account Managers who work closely with Sensata’s global engineering, sales, and other cross-functional disciplines.

General Responsibilities

• Basic understanding of engineering principles & practices in the design, development, analysis and release of products throughout the product life cycle to support designs specifications based on customer requirements.

• Support existing customers on new product development projects under development.

• Communicate business and technical information between the customer and Sensata.

• Coordinates drawing and specification reviews with customers.

• Participates in failure analysis examinations and prepares Failure Analysis Reports of findings• Ensure projects meet customer requirements and quality standards.

• Creates design failure modes and effects analysis.

• Perform engineering analyses. Reviews product specifications and utilize computer aided engineering applications to apply conditions, replicate performance, and evaluate the manufacturability of products.

• Respond to requests for proposals and assist in the preparation of quotations for standard and custom products.

• Establish relationships with existing customer base, understand their business needs and customer applications.

Experience / Qualifications

• A university degree required (i.e. Bachelors degree) or equivalent relevant work experience.

• Must be a team player able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple competing tasks and demands.

• Strong communication skills; oral, written and presentation.

• Strong organisation, planning and time management skills to achieve results.

• Strong personal and professional ethical values and integrity.

• Holds self-accountable to achieving goals and standards.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Co-pilot and Excel).

• Strong interpersonal & collaboration skills to work effectively with all levels of the organisation including suppliers and/or external customers.

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Collaborating at Sensata means working with some of the world’s most talented people in an enriching environment that is constantly pushing towards the next best thing

• Employees work across functions, countries and cultures gaining new perspectives through mutual respect and open communication

•  As OneSensata, we are working together to make things work together