Automotive Application Engineer

East Penn Manufacturing - Deka Batteries

$70K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Experience in engineering with a focus on automotive products
  • Strong interpersonal skills to engage with diverse teams and clients
  • Proven ability to manage projects and set measurable goals
  • Depth of knowledge in technical communication and presentation
  • Commitment to safety standards and best practices in engineering

Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering support across multiple departments including manufacturing and quality assurance
  • Prepare and present detailed technical reports to various stakeholders
  • Lead ideation sessions for new concepts and product improvements
  • Conduct technical reviews during all stages of project development
  • Serve as the technical link between East Penn and customers in the OE and Aftermarket sectors
  • Manage the lifecycle of battery design projects from inception to deployment
  • Evaluate product performance to ensure compliance with safety and customer requirements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive group insurance including medical, dental, and vision
  • 401K savings plan with company match
  • Annual bonus structure tied to performance
  • Generous paid time off including 9 holidays and 10 vacation days
  • Employee assistance programs for work-life balance
  • Fitness discounts to promote health and wellness
  • Opportunities for advancement within the company
  • Safety equipment provided or reimbursed for employees
Full Job Description
Overview

Step into a role where engineering expertise meets real-world impact. As an Application Engineer at East Penn, you'll become the technical bridge between our engineering, quality, manufacturing, and sales teams - and the global OE and Aftermarket customers who rely on our products every day. This is a hands-on, high-visibility position where your ideas, problem-solving skills, and technical leadership directly influence the next generation of battery technology.

You'll guide projects from concept through production, lead technical reviews, collaborate with teams across all levels of the organization, and represent East Penn as the trusted technical voice in customer interactions. Whether you're evaluating new designs, supporting manufacturing improvements, or presenting technical insights to partners around the world, you'll play a key role in shaping products that power industries, vehicles, and innovations across the globe.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy solving complex engineering challenges, and want a role where your work is seen, valued, and felt across the organization - this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact with a company known for quality, integrity, and innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Provide Engineering support to Manufacturing, Quality, H&S, Sales, Costing, and Maintenance on Automotive products, equipment, and tooling.
  • Prepare and deliver information, technical reports, and presentations to management, customers, vendors, and technical partners.
  • Contribute to concept generation and ideation processes.
  • Maintain and protect the confidentiality of proprietary information.
  • Perform other duties which may become essential to the position.
  • Lead regular technical reviews throughout all phases of a project.
  • Interact with production and engineering at all levels.
  • Travel worldwide for the company as required (possibly up to ~25%)
  • Manage projects that drive the creation of new battery designs or improvements to existing products for the OE and Aftermarket customers.
  • Create, maintain, and update published technical information.
  • Support other Application Engineering personnel as needed.
  • Represent East Penn as the technical interface with the OE and Aftermarket customers.
  • Field calls and e-mails from East Penn sales contacts, OE, and Aftermarket customers.
  • Lead customers on in-plant tours
  • Evaluate devices that interface with the battery in an OE application
  • Participate in the testing, reviewing, and approval of battery designs.
  • Evaluate the measured performance (cpk/ppk) of processes to ensure the processes' ability to fulfill customer and EPM performance and safety requirements.


Qualifications

  • Managing & Measuring Work
  • Directing Others
  • Focusing on Results
  • Relating to Others (Interpersonal Skills)
  • Building Trust
  • Communicating Effectively
  • Collaborating & Fostering Teamwork
  • Motivating & Inspiring Others
  • Strong personal commitment; and leadership; models behavior in words and actions that reflect the organization's values
  • Ability to set goals and expectations at all levels and follow through
  • Ability to engage others in a positive manner and keep team motivated, expressing positive encouragement, reinforcement, and appreciation


East Penn Benefits

East Penn offers excellent benefits:
  • Competitive compensation
  • Group insurance that includes medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
  • 401K savings plan
  • Annual bonus
  • 9 paid holidays and 10 paid vacation days
  • Employee assistance programs
  • Fitness Discounts
  • Promotional opportunities
  • Safety Glasses, Safety Shoes, and Uniform provided or reimbursed by the company

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