Application Engineer - Specialty Lubricants

What you'll do

• Serve as a technical advisor to customers facing critical wear, friction, reliability, and performance challenges.
• Lead investigations into lubrication science and equipment performance using scientific and engineering principles.
• Design and execute application testing to validate solutions and provide actionable recommendations.
• Act as the technical lead for strategic opportunities to improve customer equipment reliability and productivity.
• Deliver technical training and product expertise to customers, channel partners, and internal teams.
• Translate customer and market needs into innovation opportunities for new lubricant technologies.
• Develop expertise in tribology testing methods and specialized laboratory equipment through global collaboration.
• Explore advanced lubricants and low-friction coatings to create differentiated solutions for customers.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in application engineering, technical service, product development, tribology, or lubrication.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, materials performance, lubrication principles, reliability, or tribology concepts.
• Demonstrated success solving customer, technical, manufacturing, or application-related challenges using a scientific and data-driven approach.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience working directly with customers, distributors, operations teams, or other external stakeholders (preferred).
• Experience in industrial equipment, specialty materials, lubricants, manufacturing, oil & gas, energy, automotive, mining, or related industries (preferred).
• Certified Lubrication Specialist, Certified Lubricating Grease Specialist, Six Sigma Green Belt, or similar certifications (preferred).