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Application Engineer - Technology Preparation
Rieter is the world’s leading system supplier for processing natural and man-made fibers into short-staple and
long-staple yarn, as well as for the production of filament yarns, man-made fibers and nonwovens. With its
comprehensive technology portfolio, Rieter covers the entire textile value chain – from fiber to yarn, and from polymer
melt to texturized filament, synthetic staple fibers and nonwoven. Headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, the
company designs and engineers complex spinning plants, machines, systems, and components that enable an efficient and
economical production. Rieter’s leading technologies ensure minimal resource consumption, making a significant
contribution to sustainability across the global textile value chain. Rieter has a history spanning more than 230
years, operates 17 production sites in nine countries, and employs around 4 220 people worldwide, approximately 15.4%
of them in Switzerland. Rieter is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol RIEN.
As an Application Engineer – Technology Preparation, you will be part of the Technology Preparation Team and support
the research, development, validation, and continuous improvement of next-generation preparation machines. You will
contribute to technology development activities, machine testing, customer support, and lifetime testing while working
closely with cross-functional teams and customers worldwide.
The role combines hands-on machine expertise, textile process know-how, analytical problem-solving, and customer
interaction to ensure innovative and reliable solutions throughout the machine development lifecycle.
Application Engineer – Technology Preparation
Your Tasks
Support the identification and evaluation of technological opportunities for next-generation preparation machines.
Contribute to research and development activities, including technological trials from carded sliver to yarn.
Perform machine conversions, modifications, and adjustments on research, trial, and prototype machines.
Test and validate machine concepts, machine functions, software features, and technology components during research,
prototype, and pre-series phases.
Ensure machine functionality, reliability, and performance while documenting results and recommending product and
process improvements.
Investigate and analyze technical challenges in internal laboratories as well as at customer sites.
Act as a 3rd-level technical expert for preparation machines, providing support to Service Engineers, Customer
Technology teams, and customers.
Support troubleshooting, optimization, and performance improvement activities for installed machines, including
on-site customer visits when required.
Plan, execute, monitor, and evaluate lifetime testing activities and analyze machine performance and reliability data.
Provide structured feedback to development teams to support continuous product improvement.
Collaborate closely with Technical Product Owners (TPOs), Competence Centers, Process Analytics, Digital Solutions,
Customer Technology teams, and customers.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of the spinning system.
Train and support Service Engineers and Customer Technologists and facilitate knowledge sharing and best-practice
transfer across functions.
Your Profile
Technical background as a Service Engineer, Textile Engineer, or equivalent.
Practical experience with combing and drawframe technologies.
Knowledge of blowroom and carding processes is an advantage.
Experience working with textile machinery and/or within spinning mills.
Good understanding of textile preparation and spinning processes.
Fluent English (mandatory).
German is an advantage.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Word and Excel.
Willingness to travel internationally up to 30%.
Our Offer
an international working environment with long tradition
versatile activity in a future-oriented environment with a lot of self-responsibility
good development opportunities and fair employment conditions
a motivated team with mutual respect and good cooperation
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Business: Machines & Systems
Country: Switzerland
Company: Rieter
Functional Area: Digital Solutions
Entry Level: Professionals
Contract type: Unlimited
Location: Winterthur
Rahel Känzig
Rieter AG
Klosterstrasse 20
8406 Winterthur
+41 522 087351
Are you interested? We look forward to receiving your complete application documents electronically. jid5f173edx
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