Senior Application Engineer – Network Components (NWC) The Senior Application Engineer – Network Components (NWC) is responsible for providing technical and application engineering support across Prysmian's Network Components business. Based in Highland Heights, this position will support the broader Network Components team, the Lebanon manufacturing facility, and domestic and international production operations. The Application Engineer will report directly to the Network Components Business Leader, ensuring strong alignment between technical priorities, customer requirements, manufacturing capabilities, and the strategic growth objectives of the business. This role will work closely with Sales, Product Management, R&D/Design Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Manufacturing to support existing business, enable new opportunities, accelerate product development and qualification, resolve technical challenges, and identify product optimization and cost-saving opportunities. The Application Engineer will serve as a key technical link between the market and Prysmian's global operations, helping translate customer and business needs into scalable, competitive, and manufacturable solutions that support the continued growth of the Network Components business. Reporting directly to the Network Components Business Leader (VP Business solution team), the Application Engineer will be an integral member of the NWC business team, providing the technical expertise required to support both current operations and future growth. The position will have broad cross-functional responsibility, working closely with customers, Sales, Product Management, R&D/Design Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing. The role will provide direct technical support to the Lebanon facility while also collaborating with domestic and international manufacturing locations to ensure product performance, quality, consistency, and successful industrialization. A key focus of the position will be supporting the growth strategy of the Network Components business. This includes identifying and removing technical barriers to growth, supporting new customer and market opportunities, accelerating product development and qualification, optimizing existing products, and ensuring that manufacturing capabilities are aligned with evolving customer and business requirements. The Application Engineer will be expected to balance immediate customer and operational priorities with longer-term product and business development initiatives. Success in this role requires strong technical judgment, commercial awareness, a high level of ownership, and the ability to influence and coordinate activities across a global, matrixed organization.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as a key technical partner to the Network Components business, supporting strategic growth initiatives, new opportunities, and existing customers.
Provide timely and technically accurate responses to customer and internal inquiries related to Network Components products and applications.
Identify and help remove technical barriers that could impact business growth, customer adoption, product launches, or manufacturing execution.
Partner with Sales and Product Management to understand customer needs and translate them into viable technical and product solutions.
Support major customer quotations, bids, technical proposals, product qualifications, and new business opportunities.
Review customer specifications and technical requirements and coordinate with internal teams to ensure product compliance, feasibility, and competitiveness.
Work closely with HQ R&D and Design Engineering to develop, qualify, optimize, and industrialize new and existing products.
Support speed-to-market initiatives by coordinating technical activities from customer requirement definition through qualification and production implementation.
Provide technical and application engineering support to the Lebanon manufacturing facility and other domestic and international production locations.
Work with Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations internationally to resolve technical and production issues and ensure consistent product quality and performance.
Support root-cause investigations, corrective and preventive actions, and technical responses related to customer or manufacturing quality concerns.
Support product and process transfers between manufacturing locations, including technical documentation, qualification, and implementation.
Participate in customer technical meetings, business reviews, customer scorecard discussions, and other strategic engagements as required.
Support product validation, testing, qualification, and technical documentation.
Promote standardization and best-practice sharing across domestic and international manufacturing operations.
Maintain awareness of relevant technologies, customer requirements, industry standards, competitive developments, and market trends affecting the Network Components business.
Provide technical training and product/application guidance to Sales, Manufacturing, Quality, customers, and other stakeholders as needed.
Travel to customer locations, manufacturing facilities, industry events, and other Prysmian locations as required.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Materials, Industrial, or a related engineering discipline.3–5 years of relevant engineering experience, preferably in telecommunications, connectivity, network components, wire and cable, fiber optics, copper connectivity, or a related engineered-product/manufacturing environment. Strong engineering fundamentals with demonstrated ability to analyze technical problems and develop practical, manufacturable solutions. Experience interpreting engineering drawings, technical specifications, product requirements, and manufacturing documentation. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a manufacturing environment and collaborate with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and other technical functions. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience with root-cause analysis and corrective actions. Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into technical specifications, product solutions, and manufacturing requirements. Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and influence decisions within a matrixed organization. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build productive relationships across commercial, technical, and operational functions. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Excel and other standard engineering and business applications. High level of ownership, initiative, and accountability with the ability to independently drive technical activities to completion. Customer-focused and business-oriented mindset, with an understanding of how engineering decisions can impact growth, cost, quality, delivery, and customer satisfaction. Ability to work effectively with colleagues and manufacturing teams across different geographic locations and cultures. Ability and willingness to travel to customer locations, manufacturing facilities, industry events, and other company locations as required, approximately 25%.
