Draxlmaier
1 week ago
Head of Application Engineering
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Company information
- Company
- Draxlmaier
- Location
- Timișoara Romania
- Posted
- 1 week ago
Job description
We’re seeking a results-driven Head of Application Engineering who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, driving team performance, and delivering measurable impact in a high-tech production environment.
Your Mission & Impact
As Head of, you will:
- Accelerate production readiness by commissioning and optimizing equipment for new and existing products;
- Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions to reduce error rates and improve process reliability;
- Lead a high-performing team of application engineers, fostering growth through development plans aligned with emerging technologies;
- Own project outcomes by managing budgets, timelines, and quality standards across application engineering initiatives;
- Shape future production by influencing equipment design, supplier selection, and process innovation;
- Ensure OEM compliance through rigorous testing, documentation, and validation of production standards;
- Boost operational efficiency by identifying and implementing improvements in series and non-series production;
- Scale expertise by delivering training and creating procedures for standardization
Success in This Role Means
- Reduced downtime and improved equipment performance;
- Increased team capability, flexibility and technical autonomy;
- Faster product launches and smoother production transitions;
- Documented improvements in quality, cost, and process efficiency
What You Bring
- A technical or scientific higher education;
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in application engineering (bonus: know how both in SMT technologies and final assembly technologies);
- Proven leadership of technical teams, with strong coordination and mentoring skills;
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and fluent in English;
- Strong analytical thinking, communication, and teamwork abilities.
Why Join Us
- Be part of a global innovation network;
- Work on cutting-edge projects with real-world impact;
- Enjoy a flexible, talent-focused culture that values your growth;
- Thrive in a balanced work-life environment with international career paths.
Required skills
- optimization
- teamwork
- microsoft office
- english
- production
- training
- validation
- documentation
- mentoring
- project management
- quality standards
- operational efficiency
- communication skills
- team leadership
- testing
- cost reduction
- hands-on experience
- work-life balance
- analytical thinking
- product launches
- timelines
- budget management
- technical education
- process innovation
- standardization
- technical teams
- supplier selection
- coordination skills
- process efficiency
- quality improvement
- root-cause analysis
- equipment performance
- application engineering
- cutting-edge projects
- equipment design
- scientific education
- team capability
- downtime reduction
- global innovation
- process reliability
- oem compliance
- production transitions
- smt technologies
- final assembly technologies
- talent-focused culture
- international career paths
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