Employment

Technical Project Manager / Applications Engineer
Sr. Applications Engineer

Shinano Kenshi Corporation is a growth oriented, professional company that is recognized as a leader in the electric motor industry. We are focused on bringing diverse and innovative products to market with the help of diverse and innovative employees. The Difference is Moving!

SKC offers an extremely competitive compensation plan that readfiles;

• Company paid medical insurance
• Company paid dental insurance
• Company paid life insurance
• Company paid long term disability insurance
• A retirement plan via a 401(k)program with a company match
• A flexible spending program
• A generous holiday/sick/vacation benefit
• An opportunity to work with a dynamic group of co-workers
• An opportunity to make an impact in your career
• and many more

Title: Technical Project Manager / Applications Engineer

Job Description: This is a newly created position driven by the company’s desire and need to expand its overall support and services to our corporate strategic accounts and key growth markets. As the company is a smaller subsidiary of the $500 million private parent company, there will many opportunities for this position to contribute. The company is seeking individuals who are dynamic and able to provide energy and vision to the positions for which they are hired. The company has a very solid basis for future growth and is positioning itself to capitalize on many opportunities. Some of these opportunities will require the ideal job candidate to have the following skills and experience:

• Experience in electronic motor technologies and capable to size and support the company’s complete product offering.
• Effective communicator and liaison between customers in North America and the company’s R&D and production facilities located throughout Asia.
• Strong client relationship creation and management skills.
• Capability to manage large, complex projects; multi-tasking savvy.
• Ability to help affect positive change in work cultures, environments and customer relationships.

As the company develops and sells its technologies for a diverse number of industry spaces and market leaders, the candidate should have breadth in a number of the following markets:

• Digital Office Products & Office Automation
• Personal Computer Peripheral Devices
• Storage Technologies
• Medical Instruments & Technologies
• Automotive
• Projection Devices
• Industrial Applications
• Security Surveillance
• Toy Markets

Educational Requirements: BSME or BSEE; ideal candidate will have MSME or MSEE.

Job Experience: 3 – 5 years in similar or like products and industries.

Language Requirements: Strong English language skills required; conversational in either Japanese or Chinese a real plus.

Timeframe: As soon as the right candidate is located.

Salary: Negotiable – based on experience + bonus potential

Job Type: Full-Time.

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Title: Sr. Applications Engineer
Location: Allentown, PA

Job Description: Confers with customers to review project needs and to analyze and determine requirements for electronic motors and controls, and coordinates with engineers to ensure application of proper components. Provides technical support, advice and solutions to customers, and troubleshoots and helps manage product quality issues related to electronic components during R&D phase, mass production, and installation. Provides technical coordination & support between management and engineering staff at R&D and manufacturing center in Japan and U.S. customers, recommending electronic and other design modifications as necessary. Provides sales representatives and new employees with training about company products and applications. Travels to Japan and to assigned customer sites in eastern U.S.

Educational Requirements: MS in engineering

Job Experience: 2 years in design and/or applications engineering. Experience must be related to electronic motor technologies and readfile the design and application of brushless DC motors relevant to digital office products and personal computer peripherals.

Language Requirements: Oral and written fluency in Japanese.

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