What is the role of application engineer?

Answer 1

Application Engineer

Contents

1. Responsibilities
2. Key Role Interactions
3. Professional Skills
4. Interpersonal Skills

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the Application Engineer are to:

• Identify, define, and model the application requirements,
• Define data structures and distribution to satisfy the application solution,
• Define application solutions that meet Customer requirements,
• Act as the main project team liaison between the Customer Representatives,
• Prepare deliverables to support the development and deployment of the solution such as application guides and test plans,
• Provide continuity during the transition from one stage to the next,
• Define physical program units and data structures based on the logical model to satisfy the requirements of the application,
• Prepare deployment and post deployment plans to support the conversion and deployment of the solution,
• Design and build prototypes. On a RAD project, the Application Engineer builds the Rapid Prototype, which becomes the application system.

• Application Architect. Develops application solutions to meet the business needs.
• Data Architect. Develops an Information Architecture to meet the business needs.
• Technical Architect. Obtains guidance and support on the implementation of specific technologies.
• Team Leader. Reports on the status of assigned tasks and estimates and raises problems and concerns for resolution. Raises scope issues for resolution.
• Human Factors Analyst. Reviews screen, report, and dialogue design and provides feedback.
• Developers. Provide orientation on the application solution, explains processing requirements, data requirements, and program unit processing, and walks through program unit test plans.
• Customer Representatives. Define application requirements, demonstrates application solutions, provides training, and guides testing activities.
• Quality Assurance Manager. Presents deliverables for quality control inspections.

Professional Skills

Ability to:

• perform the activities and tasks for which this role is responsible,
• apply the techniques necessary to complete the responsibilities of this role,
• use the tools required by these activities, tasks and techniques.