Senior Application Engineer (m/f/d)

Date: Feb 11, 2026

Location: Burscheid, DE Wiesbaden, DE

Company: Tenneco

Are you passionate about combustion engines and ready to make a real impact with OEMs and Tier 1 customers? We’re looking for a technically strong, results-driven Senior Application Engineer who takes ownership, drives projects forward, and turns technical challenges into customer success.

 

Your Responsibilities

  • Act as the key technical interface for OEM and Tier 1 customers in valve seat inserts, valve guides, and related engine components

  • Identify the right materials and engineering solutions based on tribological, thermal, and performance requirements

  • Drive application projects from inquiry to customer approval

  • Lead testing and validation activities, analyze results, and present clear technical recommendations

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Quality, Manufacturing, and Testing

  • Monitor market and benchmarking trends to continuously improve our product portfolio

 

Your Profile

  • Degree in Mechanical, Automotive, Manufacturing Engineering or similar

  • 5+ years of experience in automotive application engineering, technical customer support, or engine-related project work

  • Strong knowledge of combustion engines, valve train systems, and tribology

  • Experience with automotive customer approval processes

  • Confident communicator in English, comfortable with presentations and customer meetings

  • Structured, proactive, independent – and willing to travel

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