The Application Solution Engineer is responsible for all technical aspects of providing support in the field of s/s, d/s tapes and auxiliary products for applications at our customers, to assure the achievement of sales and margin plans in North America. The position provides product and application expertise along the complete value chain. The Application Solution Engineer coordinates and conducts new product evaluation and application testing and provides training to personnel as required.  The Application Solution Engineer also serves as liaison with the International R&D groups in Hamburg and China, the relevant International Marketing group in Hamburg. S/He works closely with customers/sales/Global Value Chain Engineer for specification approvals and supports the spec-in process of new products at our customers.