As worldwide experts in filtration, MANN+HUMMEL develop solutions for vehicles, industrial applications, clean air inside vehicles and the sustainable use of water. With team spirit and an open culture of communication, we are continuously working towards achieving our vision of ‘leadership in filtration’. Become part of our team.
Job Description
Role Summary
Application Engineering Manager
Location: Goleta, CA (#LI-Onsite)
Work Arrangement & Travel
This position is fully onsite in Goleta, CA and requires the ability to travel approximately 20–30% for customer support, pilot trials, installations, troubleshooting, and technical presentations.
Position Summary
The Application Engineering Manager is responsible for leading application engineering activities to support customer acquisition, project execution, and commercial growth, with a strong focus on water membrane and filtration solutions. This role serves as a technical leader and people manager, partnering closely with Sales and Commercial teams to deliver customer-specific solutions, oversee pilot trials, manage technical projects, and ensure consistent global engineering standards. The position provides leadership across the full project lifecycle—from tendering and design through commissioning and after-sales support—while developing a high-performing applications engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
Define and maintain technical standards, design guidelines, and best practices for assigned product groups
Approve product releases for customer projects and support complex technical requests
Ensure technical documentation, manuals, and installation guides are accurate and current
Authorize product changes related to technical specifications and applications
Provide advanced technical support to Sales during customer engagements and negotiations
Lead technical project activities including scope, scheduling, budgeting, and execution
Assign and manage project resources, including internal teams and external partners
Support customer trials, pilot installations, troubleshooting, and onsite commissioning
Lead, coach, and develop application engineering team members
Manage departmental budgets and initiate corrective actions as needed
Prepare and oversee 8D reports and manage technical complaints
Coordinate technical activities with Sales, Operations, Quality, and R and D
Qualifications and Experience
Bachelors or Masters degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or related)
Minimum of 5 years of relevant application or engineering experience
Experience supporting customer facing technical solutions
Knowledge of filtration, membrane, or process based systems preferred
Skills and Competencies
Strong technical and analytical problem solving skills
Excellent communication and customer facing presentation abilities
Demonstrated leadership, collaboration, and team development skills
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast paced environment
Willingness to travel approximately 20 to 30 percent
Are you full of ideas? Are you keen to take on responsibility and really achieve something? Then our doors are open to you. This company lives out its values, gives people the freedom to use their own initiative, and offers many development exciting opportunities and many exciting projects – all of which awaits you here.