Freudenberg

Application Engineer - Automotive & eMobility

United States · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerFreudenberg
LocationUnited States
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted5 Oct 2026

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary technical partner for customers, providing application engineering support for sealing solutions across automotive, industrial, and emerging electrification platforms.
Develop sealing system recommendations for static and dynamic applications, including O-rings, custom elastomeric components, and advanced sealing technologies used in eMobility applications.

Collaborate directly with customer engineering teams to evaluate requirements, interpret technical specifications, and develop optimized sealing solutions that improve performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
Lead root cause investigations utilizing warranty data, field performance analysis, teardown reviews, and laboratory testing to identify failure modes and implement corrective actions.
Create and modify 2D and 3D seal designs using CAD tools while supporting design reviews, engineering changes, validation activities, and customer documentation requirements.
Partner with materials, tribology, CAE, manufacturing, quality, and program management teams to solve complex technical challenges and accelerate product development activities.
Support customer visits, technical reviews, product launches, value engineering initiatives, and new business opportunities while serving as a trusted engineering advisor.

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Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
Three or more years of experience in Application Engineering, Product Engineering, Customer Engineering, Design Engineering, Validation Engineering, Technical Sales Engineering, or a related engineering role within automotive, industrial, fluid power, sealing, rotating equipment, powertrain, thermal management, motion control, or manufacturing industries.
Experience supporting customer-facing engineering activities with Automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, or industrial manufacturing customers, including technical discussions, design reviews, application support, and problem-solving initiatives.
Experience supporting product performance investigations, root cause analysis, validation testing, engineering design activities, or continuous improvement initiatives.
Working knowledge of CAD software such as SolidWorks, NX, Creo, CATIA, AutoCAD, or similar design tools, with the ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, validation reports, and customer requirements.
Experience with sealing systems, elastomers, gaskets, radial shaft seals, fluid sealing technologies, bearings, fluid power systems, rotating equipment, thermal management products, or other engineered industrial components.
Strong communication and relationship-building skills, demonstrated mechanical aptitude, and the ability to lead technical discussions while supporting electrification, hybrid, EV, battery, emerging mobility, or other advanced engineering applications.

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The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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