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Req ID: 50331 Job Location: Ames, IA, US Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment Job Category: Sales Work Location Type: On-site Job Description

Would you like to apply your engineering expertise to help customers design their machines? Then you might be interested in joining our System Application Engineering (SAE) team at Danfoss Power Solutions (DPS). We are a world-class provider of mobile hydraulics, power electronic controls and electric machine systems serving the construction, agriculture and other off-highway vehicle markets.

If you want to engineer solutions that enable the world of tomorrow to do more with less, Danfoss is where you’ll make a real impact. Open yourself to exceptional development – both personally and professionally. As a Senior System Application Engineer, you are the primary technical representative to the customer for Danfoss Power Solutions. Taking ownership on providing technical assistance to the customer, you will contribute to developing engineering solutions, making a sustainable difference to people's lives around the globe.

• Developing strong mobile machine expertise through research, testing and analyzing agricultural, construction, material handling, turf and specialty machines.
• Working with the technical sales team to evaluate customer specifications, contributing to technical proposals that lead to new business, responding to technical requests, managing customer projects, providing technical training, evaluating product applications and documenting these activities.
• Selecting and specifying DPS products, with a specific emphasis on ensuring conformance to component application requirements and machine performance expectations.
• Designing system control architecture, logic, and parameters to meet safety, performance, and life requirements.
• Researching, developing, analyzing and testing alternate machine system designs for feasibility, cost, operation, and performance in the mobile machine market.
• Investigating machine problems or component failures and recommending remedial actions, system design changes or alternate components or features.

• Bachelor's degree (B.S.) preferred in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Agricultural Engineering.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience -OR- candidates with B.S. degree and applicable internship experience will be considered
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Familiarity with Matlab/Simulink and/or other simulation modeling software
• Machine testing experience and ability to troubleshoot
• Technical writing skills/experience preferred
• Indirect leadership skills to organize multiple OEM customer projects as a technical expert

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Your well-being matters to us.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected, and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits like an annual bonus, paid vacation, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.