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Application Engineer - Spherical Plain Bearings… at Gramian… · Basel
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Job Description
Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in software engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.
About the Role
Our client is a well-established Swiss industrial engineering company with deep expertise in precision manufacturing and technical solutions for demanding industries.
The company operates from its production site in Switzerland and serves customers across areas such as clamping tools, spherical plain bearings, and engineered distribution solutions. Its products and engineering support are used in sectors including aerospace, railway, and industrial manufacturing.
The organization places strong emphasis on technical excellence, continuous improvement, and the development of its engineering teams across application, quality, and production functions.
Role Overview
We are looking for an experienced Application Engineer to join the client’s application engineering team within the production department.
This role focuses on designing, planning, coordinating, and monitoring spherical plain bearing projects based on customer requirements. The position combines mechanical engineering expertise, customer-facing technical support, product validation, and project coordination.
Contract: Permanent
Model: ONSITE in Delémont
Hiring Process: 3 interviews - HR screening, 2 Technical Interviews
Key Responsibilities
Review customer applications and propose technical solutions to ensure product performance
Provide technical support to Sales and Product Management teams on spherical plain bearing design and applications
Support cost analysis, customer support, quality assurance, production support, and new application reviews
Work with customers to resolve technical issues and application-related challenges
Prepare and deliver technical presentations together with Sales Engineers for target accounts
Act as a technical consultant on product design, application issues, service problems, quality deviations, and material or component substitutions
Ensure drawings and process documentation comply with technical specifications and customer requirements
Define bearing testing requirements, test plans, and validation processes
Analyze and report test results to customers to support product approval
Approve new product designs and release them to manufacturing
Coordinate projects internally and externally, acting as a technical interface between customers, engineering teams, and management
Travel occasionally for customer visits, approximately 10–20% of the time
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
5–10 years of experience in bearing design and bearing applications
Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles, technical drawings, and product validation
Experience providing technical support to customers or internal commercial teams
Fluent English communication skills, both written and spoken
Experience in aerospace, aeronautics, railway, or industrial manufacturing sectors