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Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.
Gates is a leading manufacturer of application‑specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Position Summary
The Application Engineering Supervisor, Industrial, South East Asia & Taiwan leads the regional Application Engineering function and serves as the senior technical authority for Gates' Industrial Power Transmission (IPT) and Fluid Power (FP) businesses across SEA and Taiwan.
The role is responsible for developing the regional application engineering support strategy, building technical capability within the Application Engineering team and distributor network, supporting Sales team to provide technical advisory to strategic customers and OEMs, and partnering closely with Sales, Product Management, and Global Innovation to accelerate business growth.
The incumbent provides expert guidance on complex and non‑standard applications, drives technical differentiation in the marketplace, and ensures consistent execution of Gates' application engineering standards across the region. The role reports to the Industrial Sales Manager, Taiwan/SEA and owns all technical judgment independently.
- Regional Technical Leadership (IPT/FP)
- Serve as the highest level technical authority for Industrial applications across SEA and Taiwan.
- Provide guidance and approval on complex application designs, product selections, and failure investigations.
- Lead resolution of critical customer issues involving power transmission and fluid power products.
- Drive application engineering best practices and technical standards across all SEA & Taiwan markets.
- Act as the key liaison with Global Innovation teams.
- People Leadership & Capability Development
- Lead, coach, and develop the SEA & Taiwan Application Engineering team.
- Create succession plans and individual development plans for application engineering talent.
- Conduct performance management and capability assessments.
- Build a strong technical culture focused on customer value, problem solving, and innovation.
- Ensure adequate technical resources are deployed across priority markets.
- Customer & OEM Engagement
- Provide technical advisory to strategic customer accounts and key OEM partners.
- Lead technical reviews and application assessments.
- Develop long‑term technical relationships with customer engineering, maintenance, and operational leaders.
- Participate in high‑impact customer visits and product application programs.
- Support customer retention and growth through technical excellence.
- Sales Partnership & Commercial Growth
- Partner with the Industrial Sales leadership team to support regional revenue objectives.
- Identify and develop application‑driven growth opportunities.
- Support major quotations, tenders, and custom‑engineered solutions.
- Provide technical leadership during sales pursuits involving complex applications.
- Translate customer challenges into commercially viable solutions.
- Distributor Technical Excellence
- Establish a structured distributor technical competency framework.
- Lead regional certification, training, and capability‑building programs.
- Improve distributor self‑sufficiency and application expertise.
- Develop technical training materials and knowledge‑sharing platforms.
- Monitor technical support effectiveness across distributor networks.
- Technical Knowledge & Innovation
- Build and maintain a regional library of application case studies and best practices.
- Capture Voice of Customer (VOC) feedback and communicate market needs to product teams.
- Monitor competitive technologies, industry trends, and regulatory developments.
- Identify emerging application opportunities across key SEA & Taiwan industries.
- Support new product introduction and market launch activities.
Keys to Success
- Recognized as the trusted technical expert across SEA & Taiwan.
- Builds a high‑performing application engineering organization.
- Converts technical engagement into profitable business growth.
- Develops distributor capability and technical independence.
- Influences customers, Sales teams, and senior stakeholders.
- Creates scalable technical processes and knowledge‑sharing systems.
- Effectively balances technical rigor with commercial objectives.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Directly leads Application Engineers across SEA & Taiwan.
- Provides technical leadership to Sales Engineers and distributor engineering resources.
- Drives capability development across the regional technical organization.
Requirements and Preferred Skills
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
Experience
- 5‑7 years of industrial application engineering experience.
- 3‑5 years of leadership experience managing technical teams.
- Strong experience in power transmission, fluid power, rotating equipment, industrial automation, or related industries.
- Demonstrated success supporting industrial distributors, OEMs, and end users.
- Experience operating across multiple SEA/Taiwan markets.
Leadership Competencies
- Strategic Thinking
- Team Leadership
- Coaching & Development
WHY GATES?
Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real‑world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.