Applications Engineer

Who We Are

Chesamel creates value for organisations by focusing on people, marketing and technology. We work with business leaders across the private, public and social sectors to transform and grow sustainably with people and agility. Our agile capabilities in marketing, technology, learning and building sustainable teams enable organisations to remain competitive whilst making an impact. Some of the world's biggest high-tech companies choose Chesamel to help solve their marketing and workforce challenges. Join us today to be part of those solutions.

Our client is looking for technical graduates with excellent problem-solving and communication skills to join our Applications team.

Who is our client

Our client is a world leader in Sensors, Safety, Vision, Measurement and Microscopes. Founded in Japan in 1974, our client has experienced rapid growth and is now turning over more than $5 billion global sales per year. Moreover, our client also operates on over 50% profit due to our Direct Sales model!

Our client has been listed on Forbes “The World’s Most Innovative Companies” Top 100 for 8 consecutive years since its inception in 2011 and has over 300,000 clients worldwide, including the main blue chip manufacturers.

Job Specification:

Your daily duties will be as follows:

• Provide product and application support for customers both off-site and on-site
• Provide continued support for Sales Engineers
• Test and create reports for technical applications
• Launch new products to sales teams by giving presentations, demonstrations and tests
• Plan, design, develop and deliver trainings on existing products
• Control preparation , management and fixing of demonstration equipment for Sales Engineers
• Develop, update and disseminate technical guides and tips in order to increase the knowledge and skill level of the sales force via company intranet and/or electronic newsletters
• May need to assist salespeople with on-site presentations to customers, as and when needed
• Proactively identify areas to improve department operation efficiency and initiate projects to achieve such improvements
• Understand and observe company/department policies and procedures
• Handling IT related issues and other duties or projects, as and when assigned
• Develop, proofread and modify all new product release materials such as product literature, technical and sales manual, training manual through coordination with the parent company
• Attending and supporting marketing exhibitions

Personal Attributes:

• Ability to communicate complex ideas in a concise manner
• Strong public speaking skill
• Ability to organize and prioritize diverse set of projects, tasks and activities for timely completion
• Must be able to work as part of a team
• Analytical skill to identify the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data on separate parts
• Integrity – job requires appropriate handling of confidential, sensitive information

Qualifications:

• Degree educated in an engineering or technical discipline
• Placement/year in industry preferred
• Must be eligible to work in the UK (Our client cannot support VISA sponsorship)
• Must have a full driving licence, valid in the UK

Diversity matters, and we celebrate it at Chesamel! We focus on being an inclusive place to work. We welcome all applications from all members of society irrespective of their Race, religion or belief, gender or gender reassignment, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability. We focus on hiring and making recruitment decisions based on your experience, skills and personality.