Vacancy Title: Application Engineer

Vacancy Location: Dunmurry

Engagement Type: Permanent, Full Time

Your Company

Survitec is the world’s largest survival technology provider. For over 166 years, we have been protecting lives in the air, on land and at sea, through the design, manufacture, and servicing of Survival Technology.

Today, we are a global community of 3,000 professionals with presence in 96 countries partnering with our customers to provide innovative solutions that reduce risk and help keep you safe.

That's why the world's leading maritime, defence & government, energy and aerospace organisations trust us when it matters most and why we have been awarded the Silver Award by the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme. 

Your New Role

This role provides specialist engineering support to design, integrate, or improve technical customer Marine Evacuation solutions. Works closely with Commercial and Sales team members to understand the initial scope of the solution. Works within the Engineering team to produce detailed technical drawings, review technical specifications. Works alongside Production, Packing and Installation team members to assist and advise through the full duration of the project. 

What You Can Expect from the Role

Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

·Utilises deep understanding of Survitec products sets to adapt solutions effectively to meet customer need, regulatory standard and maintain appropriate margins

·Contributes to the setting of Survitec engineering standards and specifications and the process to evaluate the effectiveness of those standards; identifies shortcomings in existing processes, systems, and procedures, and uses appropriate change management processes to address and improve them 

·Analyses detailed proposal information, to specify the methods, process steps, and the plant, machinery and equipment required to meet the customer design needs within specified cost and quality parameters

·Provides detailed solution specification review, adapting to meet the needs of specific customer and vessel layouts, within SOLAS regulations and any other government, maritime and business guidelines 

·Produces initial specifications review, deviation lists and drawings to support proposal development and costing and win the business; ensures the appropriate balance is maintained ahead of contract award, between level of detail required to win the bid and the manpower allocated 

·At contract stage, completes general arrangement drawings and constructs the detailed bill of materials; works with the customer or shipyard to refine the design, attending contract review meetings to ensure changes are reflected in the overall contract costing and negotiation 

·Utilises Survitec systems to communicate effectively and accurately the final customer requirements and design to the engineering and production teams; works with those teams to ensure full understanding of the customer solution 

·Builds a knowledge bank of materials, specifications, and drawings to drive efficiency in the engineering process; identifies opportunities to improve engineering processes or products or to reduce costs, improve quality or drive efficiency.

·Builds and maintains relationships with Category Managers, Sales, Customer Services and Engineering to ensure effective collaboration and smooth flow of information 

·Provides design materials to support the sales process, supplementing standard materials with deep product insight to ensure sales presentations to decision makers and influencers leverage product benefits. Asks relevant questions to identify and respond to areas requiring further information or explanation

·Works with Category Managers and Marketing colleagues to produce accurate and effective internal and external product communications materials

·Creates an environment where everyone in the team can live the Survitec Values 

·Contributes positively to creating an inclusive environment where our people feel valued, appreciated and free to be who they are at work

The Experience, Qualifications and Skills You Will Have

·Educated to university degree level 

·1 - 5 years of technical product experience, enabling the role holder to understand and support a range of technical queries 

·1 – 5 years of experience with AutoCAD or similar 2D drawing programme

Why You Should Work for Us

·33 days holidays including public holidays

·Cycle to Work Scheme

·Work from home

·Life Assurance up to 4X salary

·Pension Scheme

·Employee Assistance Programme

·Workplace Reward & Recognition scheme

·Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Scheme