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Your career begins at Timken Encoders, which is part of Cone Drive Operations in Traverse City, MI. If you're ready for a challenging career that provides you with the ability to advance personally and professionally, look to Cone Drive & Timken Encoders. Our associates make the world more productive by improving the efficiency and reliability of the products that keeps industry in motion. Timken sells some of the world's most sophisticated magnetic speed and position Encoders. This role is in the sensor application and product development engineering group. The position includes working with suppliers and the Timken supply chain group as an advocate for the sensor business unit. This associate will work with Team Center to support Sensor product creation, application engineering and manufacturing launch activities. Successful applicants are expected to have design experience with electro-mechanical products. Key Responsibilities: Works with customers, sales representatives, and product engineering to understand customer requirements and delivers product solutions; propose products which are simple, reliable, cost effective, and capable of meeting or exceeding customers’ requirements. Tests and creates feasibility studies for technical applications of sensor products. Designs sensor products in accordance with product requirements and customer specifications; Documents, implements, and tests applicable design requirements for production. Delivers technical proposals in support of quotations and orders. This includes drawings, calculations, specifications and other technical information. Partners with the supply chain function to identify and develop component suppliers; validates supplier capabilities and ensures compliance with product and performance specifications. Participates in pre-production and prototype activity in-house and with partner plants; reviews and analyzes product performance data. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, participating in Product Quality Planning activities and Six Sigma activities, and supporting other business priorities as directed by internal customers. Requirements: Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline; Masters preferred. Electrical and / or Mechanical CAD experience. A minimum of 4 years related experience in Product/Applications Engineering with similar products. Good verbal and written communication skills; ability to interact with customers and cross functional team. Proficiency in Microsoft Office. Hands on electrical or mechanical assembly experience. Excellent time management and organizational skills. Good problem solving skills. Other Preferred Skills: General knowledge of hall sensor and magnetic target product design and manufacturing processes Depth of experience designing for manufacturing Working knowledge of programs like Team Center, Pro-Engineer, UG CAD Advanced strategic thinking skills; ability to work on and execute complex projects Initiative to work independently This position may require access to United States export controlled technical data (“CTD”) and hardware under the Departments of US State (ITAR) and/or Commerce (EAR). Eligible candidates are; US Citizens, Green Card holders, Asylees or others eligible to receive US export license authorizations. Candidate must be authorized to work in the US. All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.