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Full-Time
Application Engineering Lead
Posted on 12/11/2025
PALFINGER
No salary listed
Oklahoma City, OK, USA
In Person
Willingness to travel up to 10%.
Category
 Software Engineering (1) |
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Required Skills
Word/Pages/Docs
Excel/Numbers/Sheets
PowerPoint/Keynote/Slides
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (preferred) or related field with relevant experience
- 6–10 years in manufacturing and/or R&D, plus at least 1 year of engineering team leadership preferred
- Proficiency in Creo, Creo Simulate, ANSYS, Windchill, EPDM
- strong MS Excel and ERP systems skills
- familiarity with Outlook, Word, PowerPoint
- SAP HANA S4 experience preferred
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities with initiative to drive tasks to completion
- capability of managing multiple priorities in fast-paced environments
- Effective verbal, written, and listening skills with the ability to present to management
- Ability to work cross-functionally with production teams
- Ability to accurately prepare regular reports (daily to annual)
- Willingness to travel up to 10%
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the TKS R&D team, overseeing project specifications, reviewing and approving design changes, setting technical goals, coordinating engineering activities, and supporting staff recruitment, placement, and evaluation
- Act as the primary point of contact for daily business needs, attending Tier meetings, leading cross-functional sessions (Custom Order Reviews and others), and aligning requirements with operations, sales, purchasing, and quality teams
- Drive testing and problem-solving efforts, including new product development, custom applications, and failure analysis, while recommending effective solutions and improvements
- Coordinate project execution and resources, preparing specifications, managing budgets, bids, and contracts, supervising integration of technical activities, and handling administrative functions such as reports, rules, and material/service recommendations
- Communicate and present findings to stakeholders by assessing feasibility, explaining proposals and reports, escalating challenges to management, and ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget
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