Start up division of a Fortune 100 Company with headquarters in Houston, TX, seeks an Application Engineer in support of product design, development and quality system management. The business unit is a premier designer and manufacturer of Oil and Gas related products and components. This individual will manage the product design and development efforts across key lines of business while driving business unit quality system initiatives. The business unit is recognized as a very open, forward thinking and entrepreneurial organization and is strategically positioning itself for high growth in the Oil and Gas market. Reporting directly to the Director of Technology, the Application Engineer will have single point accountability to identify product opportunities, lead product development efforts, lead product testing efforts and ultimately deliver a qualified product available for sale. This position will be heavily focused on long term product pipelines. In addition, this position will be accountable for managing the business wide quality initiatives. Specific responsibilities and deliverables will include:
Identify and grow Alcoa's Oil and Gas product lines.
Create and identify new applications in the Oil and Gas Industry. Partner with major oil and service companies and Alcoa manufacturing facilities to identify opportunities that provide enabling technology for the customer. Identify new products and conversion opportunities from alternate materials.
Identify, develop propose key projects. Manage project plans and product launch activities. Test and qualify products. Act as key technical interface at the account. Assist with guiding Alcoa's Technical Center on key product attributes, design features and qualifications. Manage the quality programs within the business unit. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Strong critical thinking ability: The ideal candidate will have with the capability of driving growth strategies into the product identification, design and delivery processes. Exceptional technical competence: The ideal candidate will have global experience leading several aspects of product design, development and launch. He/she will have experience implementing significant product launch efforts specifically in support of broader growth initiatives and in partnership with key customers. Strategic orientation: The successful candidate will have the experience in developing product strategies and plans that incorporate competitive issues, trends in industry and external factors. His/her planning experience will cover a broad range of markets and address the full range of organizational implications. He/she will understand how to integrate market and competitive trends and other issues into a coherent product vision and link this vision into a series of initiatives and priorities that are compelling and logical. Execution: The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to deliver consistently outstanding design and delivery results. The candidate also will have created new approaches to existing problems that have significant impact on the customer. People leadership: This leader will have strong people leadership ability and the ability to grow the organization as the business grows. He/she will spend significant time with employees in the field and will routinely solicit ideas, suggestions and help in order to arrive at a better solution while reinforcing the value of the team. The individual will empower people and groups to take risks while measuring their performance and holding them accountable for results. Collaboration and influencing: The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to work as part of a global business with a matrix organization. He/she will put broad business objectives before personal objectives and will be a team player with an open management style. The candidate will have a personal style that is viewed as open minded and collaborative and is not abrasive or arrogant. While this individual will be encouraged to take bold actions needed to grow the business, the successful candidate will have a natural tendency to seek input and buy-in of key people throughout the organization in formulating such ideas and plans. He/she will bring people together across boundaries to achieve results as a team and share best practices. Flexibility: The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to work in a rapidly changing environment demanding consistent reviews and modifications to execution strategies. The candidate will have a personal style which is conducive to a changing environment with a particular ability to adapt to changing needs. Self directed: The successful candidate will have a personal desire and strong ability to drive daily work in a self directed manner. He/she will have the skills and abilities to distinguish business items which require escalation and discussion from those which should be addressed autonomously.
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