Applications Development Manager jobs in Portsmouth, VA

Salary rate starting at $88,800; increase based on experience

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Paid Time Off- Including Volunteer Hours
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance (Company Paid) 
• Short and Long Term Disability Insurance (Company Paid) 
• 401K, 401K Match- Access to Certified Financial Planner  
• Access to LinkedIn Learning
• YMCA discount and more!

Purpose and Scope of Job:

Responsible for providing technical support for the development and implementation of customer applications dealing with complex operating systems. In this role you will work within defined parameters to make decisions, apply concepts to issues of moderate complexity, and resolve issues through immediate action or short-term planning. In this role you will be responsible for the Application Engineering, Backoffice Engineering, Project Management and Technical Documentation teams supporting large industrial gearbox business.

Essential Functions (other duties may be assigned):

• Work in collaboration with field sales in actively pursuing targeted industries opportunities and accounts by using internal selection tools.
• Collaborate efforts with component vendors to integrate Sumitomo Products, into designed prepared packages, to offer to specific industry targets.
• Perform cost analysis of new inquiries and quotations between SHI and SMA sales force.
• Provide engineering technical guidance and support to sales team for various project development and proposal preparation
• Review customer inquiries and project requirements to establish scope of supply limits and costing
• Develop detailed comments to client project specifications
• Evaluate non-standard product requests, applications, and capabilities
• Work with Sales, Customers and Vendors to obtain project specific information and develop project equipment applications
• Prepare and present technical data to internal and external customers
• Document and communicate results of technical data generated
• Participate on teams assigned to address specific organizational initiatives
• Assure proper documentation of technical data generated for the assigned projects and/or tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures
• Lead and manage employees in Applications Engineering, Backoffice Engineering and project management departments.
• Work with Dir. Of Engineering and other Engineering Managers to streamline and improve processes, tools and resources in the department
• Manage Case load for staff
• Maintain team KPI’s and Metrics that align with and are applicable to company goals

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical) with at least eight (8) years’ experience in the rotating equipment industry.
• Previous managerial experience required.
• Strong working knowledge in Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma CI Best Practices Green Belt Preferred
• Any additional essential skills and/or knowledge as shown in the HRIS Career & Education > Skills section for incumbents holding this job title

Work Conditions & Physical Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The physical requirements described herein are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed. This job description does not serve as a contract nor does it limit the employer’s ability to establish or change the content, nature, or essential functions of this job. Employees holding this position will be required to perform any other job-related duties as requested by management. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, reasonable accommodations will be considered for qualified individuals with a disability.