The Career Profile Project
Career Profile Project
Applications Engineer
Job Title and Job Description
Applications Engineer
Assist customers with selecting the correct components for their application. Some technical and programming support as well. Remote customer visits when applicable.
What are some related career opportunities and job titles in your company or in your career area?
Regional Sales Manager. Sales Engineer.
What education or training did you have to prepare for this career?
BS in Electrical Engineering
What education or training do you recommend for students today who want to enter this field?
Engineering discipline whether electrical or mechanical.
When you were in high school, did you know that you would enter this field?
I knew I wanted to get into some electrical engineer type field. But where, I did not know.
Skills Profile
| Skills Used | Rating (5=Most Important thru 1=Not Important) | Comments |
| Artistic |  | |
| Athletic / Physical | | |
| Bilingual | | |
| Computer Technology | | |
| Coordination / Using Hands, Tools, and Equipment | | |
| Creative Thinking | | |
| Interpersonal | | |
| Investigative / Fact Finding | | |
| leadership and Supervising | | |
| Logical Thinking | | |
| Math | | |
| Mechanical Understanding | | |
| Sales and Negotiation | | |
| Scientific and Experimental | | |
| Social Service / Helping Skills | | |
| Teaching / Instructing | | |
| Verbal Communication |  | |
| Understanding Nature, Plants, Animals | | |
| Understanding Yourself | | |
| Writing | | |
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Interview By: Matt | ||