Why do we need you?
EQYO Motion Tech is a Saint Gobain brand and a global leader in the design, production and distribution of innovative, high-performance solutions. Our products are used all over the world in many industries including slip clutch applications in electric car doors improving safety, to bearing mounts in motors improving efficiencies and saving electricity. Our people create innovative engineering solutions. Saint Gobain operates in 76 countries with 160,000 employees worldwide and has a zero carbon target by 2050. With the customer at the forefront of everything we do, join us and help continue to achieve our brand promise to our customers: 'Co-engineer your missing piece in our innovation playground; we deliver components that make it possible'. We pride ourselves in our unique, tailored approach to co-engineering to reflect our customers' individual needs. Visit for more information. If you are interested in making a difference, why not join our Capture team as an Application Engineer? You will be designing and developing innovative product solutions for customer projects.
What does the role involve?
• Lead customer projects involving all areas of project management, from concept to industrialisation, with the intent of winning new business.
• Working with all parts of the NPI process, including design, development and hands-on prototype & testing.
• Build and maintain relationships with key people across the business to support the Application Engineering role and support customers.
• Some travel to customer sites may be required.
What type of person are we looking for?
First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working, and will commit to achieving our brand promise to our valued customers. We are also interested in you as an individual, what you can bring to the table. So, if you would say yes to the majority of the points below, you'd probably be a great fit and we would be really interested to hear how we can bring your individuality to our great team:
• You have a degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical). We would consider a wide range of experience, but you would need to demonstrate at least a few years of engineering experience.
• You have experience of digital design tools e.g. CAD, FEA.
• You can communicate effectively and concisely, both internally and to customers.
• You are interested in exchanging with our customers and understand the importance of finding out their needs and requirements to make the project run successfully. You can hold your own when things get tough, and can overcome challenges in a way that creates a lasting credible relationship.
• You are resilient in the face of challenges and can overcome challenges by problem solving.
• You relish the challenge of leading projects from the concept with customers all the way to production.
• You enjoy managing all aspects of a project to deliver a successful outcome (relevant experience of introducing new products would be advantageous).
• You're curious about the multi facets of product engineering – you actively enjoy testing, knocking up a prototype to prove and inform what you design.
What can we offer employees?
You will have access to a great range of benefits including but not limited to:
• Annual bonus scheme
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) with flexible options to buy or sell days
• Tailored learning and development programs
• Access to a benefits platform with various special offers and discounts for Saint-Gobain employees
• Preferential employee share-ownership schemes
• Retirement saving plan with generous company contributions We are an inclusive employer and keen to hire talented people regardless of their background, abilities, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, what football team you support, taste in music, fashion sense or anything else that makes you, you We believe that working in a diverse business can be more enjoyable, teams can be more innovative, and make better decisions. We already employ many fantastic people from diverse backgrounds, but we still want to do more. So, we are on a mission to make Saint-Gobain EQYO inclusive and accessible to all, with role models for you to look up to and learn from, no matter who you are We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process due to a disability, please let us know.
Job Reference: GBR13225