Application Engineering Lead w Gdańsk, Polska

Application Engineering Lead

Miejsce pracy: Gdańsk

Your responsibilities

• Establish, develop, and lead the global Application Engineering Team which covers responsibilities from solution design to costing.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, collaboration, and customer focus.
• Able to define and configure industrial gearbox as per customer quirement
• Evaluation of the product offering with Engineering, Suppliers and Operation to generate commercial offer
• Build strong collaboration across Sales, Engineering, Product Specialist, Service, Manufacturing, and Operations.
• Drive initiatives focused on expanding MAAG's product portfolio beyond the cement industry into other heavy industries.
• Identify strategic market opportunities, emerging customer needs, and new industrial applications.
• Support strategic customer relationships and participate in key commercial discussions.
• Lead the development of customer-focused technical solutions for complex applications.
• Define and implement best practices, standards, and methodologies for application engineering activities from solution definition to costing.
• Participate in customer meetings, technical workshops, site visits, and conferences and provide expert support.
• Monitor industry trends, competitor activities, and technological developments.
• Promote innovative solutions that help customers improve productivity, reliability, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Support digitalization and technology initiatives that strengthen MAAG's market position.

Our requirements

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum 8-10 years of professional experience in Application Engineering, Sales Engineering, Product Engineering or industrial technology solutions.
• Minimum 3-5 years of leadership experience managing technical, engineering, or application-focused teams.
• Experience in heavy industry, power transmission, gear technology, mining, minerals processing, cement, bulk materials handling, or related sectors.
• Strong commercial awareness and understanding of industrial business models.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement growth strategies.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a global and matrix organization.
• Willingness to travel internationally.
• Fluent English (spoken and written).

What we offer

• A unique opportunity to build and lead a newly established strategic function within MAAG Gear.
• Direct influence on the future development of MAAG's technology and product portfolio.
• Close cooperation with senior leadership and global business teams.
• Challenging work in a dynamic international environment.
• Significant opportunities for professional growth and career development.
• Participation in key strategic initiatives supporting business expansion and diversification.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• The opportunity to make a lasting impact on the future growth of MAAG Gear.

Benefits

• private medical care
• sharing the costs of foreign language classes
• sharing the costs of professional training & courses
• life insurance
• fruits
• integration events
• preferential loans
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• extra social benefits
• employee referral program
• opportunity to obtain permits and licenses

MAAG Gear is looking for an experienced Application Engineering Lead to establish, develop, and lead our newly created Application Engineering Team. This strategic position will play a key role in supporting business growth, driving technical excellence, and expanding our market presence across the cement, mining, and other heavy industries.

In this role you will be responsible for developing the Application Engineering function, providing technical leadership, supporting global sales activities, and driving initiatives aimed at expanding MAAG's product portfolio beyond the cement industry into other heavy industries.

The position requires a unique combination of technical expertise, market understanding, leadership capability, and customer-oriented thinking. The Application Engineering Lead will work closely with the Chief Commercial Officer, Sales teams, Product Specialist, Engineering, Service, and Operations to identify growth opportunities and transform customer needs into innovative and sustainable business solutions.

MAAG Gear Sp. z o.o.

MAAG Gear is a trusted provider of gear solutions for the cement and mining industries, with more than 110 years of history. With over 25 years of experience and formerly owned by FLSmidth, a leading mining and cement OEM supplier, MAAG is now under new ownership and is on a transformation and growth journey. We are an international company with production site in Elbląg – Poland and offices in Switzerland, Italy, India, US and activities across the globe.

As part of our growth strategy, we plan to consolidate our manufacturing operations into a modern production facility in Gdańsk - Poland. This transition will enable us to bring key competencies together in one location, streamline operational processes, and strengthen our manufacturing capabilities, while creating a modern and efficient working environment for our entire team.

Join us in shaping the future of MAAG and be part of our exciting journey towards growth and transformation.

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