Application Engineer

Job description / Role

A leading Electronics multinational is currently on the look out for an Applications Engineer for their chillers division. We are looking for strong UAE-based candidates who can perform the following duties:
- Product Applications Engineering: field applications support, design requirements, and strategic direction/application
- Identify strategic product needs, evaluate feasibility of product concepts, develop requirements, and develop presentation of concepts, applications, and requirements to enter into product planning roadmap
- Define product/feature requirements and effectively communicate with the factory through product/feature development process
- Work closely with factory R&D teams to understand existing and new product features and operation to create strategic -Support proper product application to field projects through creating product applications materials, providing product/applications training to sales and reps, and working with sales and reps on specific applications challenges
- Transfer knowledge of new and existing products to Service team
- Analyze, build, and maintain competitive product application strategies for existing and new competitive products in the market
- Provide support to other teams in creation and review of catalogs, brochures, submittals, guide specifications, engineering manuals, etc.
- Track industry direction and developments in ASHRAE and other standards and develop strategies for product development accordingly
- Work with sales team to identify opportunities to develop strategies that promote sales

Requirements

- Bachelor of Science in ME, EE or equivalent required
- 5+ yrs experience in applied commercial air conditioning industry including experience in technical product applications support required
- Successful history of interaction with factory R&D teams
- New Product Information(NPI): product definition, product/feature prioritization, product details/operation, strategic application and positioning
- Global applied commercial air conditioning industry experience a plus
- Experience with VRF (variable refrigerant flow) or Ductless mini-split HVAC (heating, ventilation & air conditioning) systems a plus
- Experience in Product Management a plus
- PM Certification a plus
- HVAC background and experience in the commercial and institutional categories is crucial.

About the Company

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.