Applications Engineer

Job Title: Applications Engineer

Location: Cambridge, ON | On-site

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits: RRSP, health/dental/vision package, reimbursement for tuition and professional dues, paid vacation, personal days, and sick days

Get to Know Us: 

Eclipse Automation, part of Accenture, delivers cutting-edge custom automated manufacturing solutions across multiple industries. We combine advanced automation expertise with Accenture’s digital transformation capabilities to create smart, efficient, and sustainable manufacturing systems. Our global network includes facilities in Canada, the United States, Germany, Hungary, Switzerland, and Malaysia, ensuring regional expertise and global strength.

The Position:

The Applications Engineer is a key member of the sales team, responsible for developing proposals and supporting the Sales Account Managers. Key directives include maintaining and servicing specific customer accounts and responding to requests for quotations in a timely and efficient manner, while delivering the Eclipse Vision and the Eclipse Entrepreneurial Culture.

What You’ll Be Doing:

•    Participate in customer RFQ review meetings, either on-site at the customer or in-house
•    Prepare cell layout drawings for the various RFQ's
•    Liaise between mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and assembly manufacturing groups for technical assistance in developing concepts and processes and provide assistance in estimating labor and material costs to meet customer requirements
•    Liaise with suppliers to obtain estimates of major material and equipment costs required for the preparation of budgets and proposals
•    Prepare equipment layouts.
•    Write technical specifications
•    Provide proactive customer design support for vertically integrated components and complex electro-mechanical assemblies
Work with internal and external design and technology functions to create unique specifications and applications
•    Prepare draft budget and quotation proposals for review with the Applications Supervisor, the Sales Manager and Key Account Managers

What We’re Looking For:

•    University Degree or College Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics
•    5+ years of applications engineering experience 
•    Must have excellent experience with AutoCAD and Solid Works and be familiar with MS Office
•    Experience with hydraulics, pneumatics and electrical controls and integration of equipment
•    Experience and working knowledge of most CSA, ANSI and CE standards
•    Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
•    Expectation of travel up to 30% of time could be anticipated, however may be exceeded in exceptional circumstances to meet project needs

What We Offer:

•    Reimbursement for tuition and professional dues
•    Three weeks of vacation and five paid personal days (to start)
•    RRSP matching program
•    Free snack program

Why Join Us:

Here at Eclipse Automation, creation and innovation are at our core, and our culture reflects that. Fast-paced and continuously fostering growth, we encourage the entrepreneurial spirit that our teams embody, and leverage each of their strengths to do better for our people, our clients, and our communities.
Our teams are made up of innovators, thinkers, and doers, with the know-how and expertise to exceed expectations, and the relentless spirit to create and reinvent. Our people are what enable us to live up to our name – to eclipse all others, inspiring and creating outcomes that change the world.

Eclipse Automation is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive work environment. It is our policy to recruit and select applicants solely on the basis of their qualifications. We are an equal opportunity employer that hires talent regardless of age, race, creed, colour, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other status or condition protected by applicable law.
Eclipse Automation encourages applications from all qualified candidates. Those in need of accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process should notify hresources@eclipseautomation.com. Any information received that relates to accommodation needs of a candidate will be addressed in a confidential manner.