Junior Application Engineer

You will support the delivery of turnkey machine tool projects, working alongside experienced application engineers and internal engineering teams. Full training will be provided in grinding technology, particularly VIPER grinding, making this an ideal role for someone looking to develop specialist expertise.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the planning and development of machining strategies for customer applications
• Assisting with CNC programming and programme optimisation
• Supporting machine prove outs, trials, and customer acceptance processes
• Assisting with first article inspection and quality checks
• Supporting customer training in machine operation and basic CNC programming
• Working closely with internal teams and customers to ensure successful project delivery
• Developing your technical knowledge through hands on exposure to advanced machine tools

Do you have a valid Driving Licence license?, Do you have experience in Milling?, Due to continued growth, they are now looking to recruit a Junior / Trainee Application Engineer to join their specialist engineering team. This role is well suited to an early career engineer who has a solid engineering foundation, a genuine interest in CNC machining, and the ambition to grow into a technically advanced, customer facing role.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys learning, problem solving, and travel, and who is looking to build a long term career within advanced manufacturing., This role is aimed at a junior or early career engineer who may not tick every box technically but shows strong potential, motivation, and the right attitude.

You are likely to have:

• A background in mechanical or manufacturing engineering
• An understanding of CNC machining and NC programming fundamentals
• Some exposure to metal cutting, milling, or machine tools
• Experience with Fanuc controls and AutoCAD is highly advantageous
• Any basic exposure to grinding is a bonus, but full training will be provided
• Strong transferable skills such as problem solving, communication, and organisation
• A genuine eagerness to learn, develop, and progress technically
• An interest in travel and working in customer environments
• A full UK driving licence

• Salary between £35,000 and £38,000 per annum, dependent on experience
• Company car
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Structured training and mentoring
• Exposure to world class machine tool technology
• Clear long term career development within applications engineering

If you are an early career engineer looking to develop specialist skills, gain international exposure and grow within a technically advanced engineering environment, we would welcome your application.

We are supporting a highly regarded engineering business operating at the forefront of advanced machine tool technology. The company supplies fully engineered, high performance metal cutting solutions, from individual machine tools through to complex automated manufacturing cells.