Level:

Individual Contributor

Employment Type:

Full-time

Permanent

Location:

Mexico

Job Function:

Engineering

Industry:

Industrial Air Quality

Oil & Energy

Who We Are:

AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter® and the AAF International® brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 with manufacturing operations in 22 countries and over 6000 employees globally. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance. Our applications include commercial, industrial and residential solutions from the filters used in your home to the most critical cleanroom and power generation applications.

We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning provider with $30 billion in revenue and over 75,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defence systems and electronics.

Our culture of continuous improvement, safety and world class operations is driven by our people-centred management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth and development, and continued happiness in being a long-term member of the AAF family. This is fuelled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.

Position Summary:

We are currently recruiting for a Design Engineer APC to join the existing Industrial Air Quality team in our Power & Industrial (P&I) Division. The successful candidate will be responsible for perform technical reviews of customer specifications coming from the sales department. Review technical proposal that meets customer specifications and AAF standards. Review customer orders for accuracy and alignment with AAF proposal. 

Position Responsibilities:

• Review technical and commercial customer specifications.
• Review technical proposal that meets customer specifications and AAF standards.
• Review customer orders for accuracy and alignment with AAF proposal.
• Provide technical assistance to customers and engineering team as required.
• Participate in meetings or direct communication with customers to assist in resolution of problems or complaints.
• Prepares and distributes literature, technical data and promotional material.
• Maintains a teamwork philosophy to facilitate problem solving and provide good          customer service.
• Work with suppliers and internal team to determine the best solution to meet the customer requirements.
• Use of drafting and design tools to support project and product performance, cost, specification, sales and project 3D/2D drawings generation, fabrication work packages, part number generation and maintenance and translation to ERP tools. This includes illogic models, automatic BOM’s, tools for automatic production of models and drawings, tools for clear and efficient communication of engineering details to manufacturing centres (internal and external).
• Travel as required to make duct work surveys and meet customer requirements.

Person Specification:

Education, Qualifications and Affiliations

Essential

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required. (Mechanical / Electrical / Civil / Structural / Chemical / Mechatronics or related.)
• Technical English spoken, written, reading & listening (medium – high level)

Experience

Essential

• At least 3 years of relevant engineering experience with demonstrated record of      success working within an engineered products and systems business.
• Engineering experience in a manufacturing or industrial type industry (automotive,   HVAC, industrial equip)
• Experience working with global teams. Americas, Europe, Middle East or Asia.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a proactively diverse and inclusive organization.
• Excellent, proven interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills.
• Effective problem – solving, quantitative and business analysis skills, as well as mediation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to share skills and knowledge with others.
• Proficiency with office computer equipment and software.
• Demonstrated ability to multi - task and work in a fast - paced office setting.

Licenses or Certifications

Essential

• Valid driving license
• Eligible to work in work location

Technical Requirements

• Proficient in Autodesk products (Inventor 3D modelling, AutoCAD, and Vault) 
• Application of airflow in ductwork and equipment design
• Understanding and application of specific industry codes and standards with respect to EP product design

Skills

Essential

•  Excellent oral and written communication skills, interpersonal skills.
• Excellent computer skills (especially in MS Office).
• Excellent organizational skills.

Must exhibit the following core competencies:

• communication skills
• problem analysis and solving
• Technical analytics – apply knowledge
• strategic thinking and planning
• organizational and planning skills
• attention to detail
• negotiating skills
• team player
• stress tolerance
• customer orientation
• presentation skills

What’s on Offer:

An opportunity to join an established and successful international business with a competitive salary and benefits package.

Applications:
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels welcome and supported. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

 All applications must be submitted in English.