Manager – Application Engineering Full Time NEW

Are you a talent looking to build business skills, gain experience, and take on exciting challenges? Grow your career with Trelleborg and start shaping the industry from the inside.

Who are we?

Trelleborg India Private Limited, (Business Unit: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions) headquartered at Bangalore is a leading sealing solution provider in India. The company with about 800+ employees across India has been successful in creating strong footholds in the Sealing market of the country.

We are looking for a Manager – Application Engineer for our Sales Department, based in Bangalore.

This role is responsible for providing technical support to sales teams and customers across all types of technical enquiries, managing projects, and handling seal failure analysis related to performance issues. The position requires strong technical expertise to effectively respond to customer requests and help safeguard and grow existing business.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support for managed customer accounts to develop optimal sealing solutions, considering both technical and commercial aspects.
• Act as the primary technical point of contact for customer design and R&D teams, building and maintaining strong multi-level customer relationships.
• Work closely with internal Business Units, including Manufacturing, R&D, and Supply Chain Management, to ensure seamless project execution.
• Gain deep understanding of customer applications and clearly communicate the benefits of our sealing portfolio through customized, application-specific solutions (materials, compounds, and quality requirements).
• Initiate RFQs and manage technical complaints, material compliance, and realization of customer opportunities.
• Collect and provide market and customer feedback to identify innovation trends and continuously enhance the sealing portfolio.
• Conduct product and technical training, and support or participate in customer visits, audits, and trade fairs.
• Perform sealing evaluations and recommend improvements to customer applications.
• Manage article and technical data, and support industrialization of design solutions including quality planning and creation of non-standard items.
• Review and approve technical drawings, customer specifications, and documentation, and initiate routing and storage processes in alignment with all stakeholders.
• Execute additional responsibilities as defined in the RACI Matrix and Sales Processes within IMS.

About The Ideal Candidate

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (BE).
• 12–15 years of experience in the hydraulics industry and/or sealing solutions business.
• Mandatory working knowledge of Siemens NX and AutoCAD.
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Experience in New Product Development (NPD) is an added advantage.
• Good knowledge of rubber and plastic products, seals, and bearings is preferred.
• Strong ability to read, interpret, and work with technical drawings and engineering terminology, with solid mechanical system expertise.
• Application knowledge within relevant market segments is a plus.
• Familiarity with ISO quality standards and requirements is desirable.

Competencies

• Strong communication, analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills with a positive and proactive attitude.
• Excellent customer focus with a strong understanding of Total Customer Satisfaction principles.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
• Highly self-driven, taking initiative and demonstrating proactive involvement in assignments.
• Solution-oriented mindset with the ability to analyze challenges and deliver effective, practical outcomes.

Our Benefits For You

• Detailed induction training for your new tasks: You will get to know our company, your contacts, and our structures
• An exciting, multifaceted, and interdisciplinary field of activity.

Start shaping the industry from the inside!

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Trelleborg is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we take pride in the diversity of our employees, valuing the special experience and expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business. The ability to develop ground-breaking technologies is one of our key assets and our people make it happen.

Feel free to contact our HR Team for any questions:

Ashwini @ [email protected]