Saffil Automotive

About Saffil Automotive

Position:        Application Engineer for Heavy Duty and Passenger Car

Salary:            Onapplication
Location:        Shanghai, CHINA

 

Continued growth of the Saffil Automotive business is dependent upon the success of Saffil’s Ecoflex Substrate Support System products especially in the fast growing heavy duty & PC market in CHINA. The Ecoflex Application Engineer will be part of the technical sales team which will be assuring and driving that success. He will also look after new markets like stationary material, boats, trains etc.

 

The Application Engineer is being recruited to:

 

§  Develop a strong technical understanding of Heavy Duty exhaust systems, including DPF and SCR applications.

§  Develop a strong technical understanding of PC exhaust systems, including DOC, DPF and SCR applications.

§  Develop new product opportunities for Saffil Automotive (with the support of the UK based technical team)

§  Build on technical relationships within the Automotive OEM Suppliers in CHINA and Rest of World.

§  Support Ecoflex Engineering UK team in developing the method of design of Ecoflex products used in customer applications.

§  Directly support customer project teams in initial development of a platform and maintaining support during platform life cycle.

§  Understand and alter R&D strategy to introduce new products in a changing marketplace.

§  Work closely with and give support to the sales force in order to understand the customer’s needs and future concerns

 

Applicants for this position will need:

  1. Fluent English and Mandarin is essential.
  2. University graduate
  3. Background in mechanical(preferred) /chemical engineering
  4. Independent, cross-functional, and progressive
  5. Excellent technical and communication skills
  6. Excellent interpersonal communication skills
  7. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Software
  8. Automotive Industry experience
  9. Exhaust system experience an advantage, although not essential
  10. Knowledge of refractory fibres again an advantage, but not essential 

Objectives for the first 12 months

1)    Get a full understanding of how Saffil Automotive designs system solutions.

2)    Be able to present a system design to customer   with graphical presentation (after 1-2 month).

3)    Get an understanding of the various systems options offered to the truck and car manufacturers and the benefit of using Saffil Automotive mats opposite to other solutions.
This should be achieved in 1 month with theoretical training with the Application Engineers and R&D in the UK and during joint visits to canners and OEMs.

4)    Get an understanding of the manufacturing processes to make Saffil products.
This should be achieved in spending time in Holywell or South Africa with the production team also meeting quality & logistics

5)    Get a good understanding of the company structure to be able to find the right people to answer customers needs.

After his training the application engineer will be visiting canners and OEM on his own or with sales in China.

He will have contacts at he canners with:
- Advance engineering
- Production
- project teams
- Quality departments
- H&S
- Involvement with purchasing is also possible

 He will have contacts at the OEM with:
- Advance engineering
- project teams
- H&S
- Involvement with purchasing is also possible
Each visit will have clear objectives and will be followed by a report.

Working with Sales & Marketing China, also reporting and getting support from the engineering team based in the UK, he will have to identify new possible projects at existing accounts as at other potential customers. Target is really to give an excellent service to customers, also trying to get as much as possible valuable information from these customers in order to position SAFFIL for delivering new solutions.

Additional Information

  • Contact person: sammi
  • Phone number: 0571-88165968
  • Current location: Shanghai
  • Address: shanghai
  • Email: 176111116@qq.com

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