Senior Industrial Application Engineer

Transport is at the core of modern society. Imagine using your expertise to shape sustainable transport and infrastructure solutions for the future. If you seek to make a difference on a global scale, working with next-gen technologies and the sharpest collaborative teams, then we could be a perfect match.

What You Will Do The Application Engineer is a key contributor within the Volvo Penta China Sales & Marketing Team, responsible for delivering engine and components application and solutions as well as installation support to OEM customers and dealers. The role covers application specification definition, technical agreement preparation and sign-off, prototype installation support and installation reviews, on-site commissioning and troubleshooting, and systematic documentation and database maintenance. This role will drive customer satisfaction and support sustainable business growth.

Primary Job Functions

• Provide technical support, including on-site support and technical alignment with customers.
• Provide installation guidance, inspection, installation review, and evaluation.
• Establish and maintain an application, technical, installation, and components matching database.
• Manage technical documentation and project filing.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with the sales team to identify market and customer requirements and support OEMs and dealers to enable business growth.
• Provide pre-sales technical application support to dealers and OEMs.
• Work with Sales and OEMs to define engine-related power solutions.
• Prepare and sign Project Technical Agreements with customers, clarifying technical scope, deliverables, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria.
• Support dealers/OEMs in prototype or first unit installation; conduct Installation Reviews and close gaps against Volvo Penta requirements.
• Provide on-site commissioning support and installation evaluation, issue standardized reports, and follow-up actions.
• Support and advise OEMs to optimize engine-related power solution performance and reliability, including matching related components.
• Communicate product changes, updates, and new product introductions to OEMs/dealers.
• Plan and deliver technical training to Sales dealers and key OEMs; develop application capability and delivery quality.
• Interface with internal stakeholders to drive issue analysis, root cause identification, and corrective and preventive actions.

Who are you?

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Powertrain, or related majors.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant technical experience in engine application, commissioning, system integration in off-road industry or related equipment.
• Experience in engine driven machine matching and components integration preferred.
• Proficient written and spoken English for technical communication and documentation.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Strong teamwork, ownership mindset, customer focus, and proactive attitude.

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Who We Are And What We Believe In We are committed to shaping the future landscape of efficient, safe, and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents across the group’s leading brands and entities.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group . Every day, you will be working with some of the sharpest and most creative brains in our field to be able to leave our society in better shape for the next generation. We are passionate about what we do, and we thrive on teamwork. We are almost 100,000 people united around the world by a culture of care, inclusiveness, and empowerment.

Volvo Penta , a world-leading supplier of engines and complete drive systems for marine and industrial applications, you will be part of a global and diverse team of highly skilled professionals who works with passion, trust each other and embraces change to stay ahead. We make our customers win.