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# Applications Engineer

- **Company:** ITW Limited
- **Location:** Lake Bluff, IL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $70,000.0 - $110,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Image Analysis, Microsoft Office
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/BD327D78ED3946F19E78DBCCE920991A/job/

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Engineering, or related discipline required. Postgraduate qualification (M.S. or Ph.D.) preferred.
 * 5+ years in material characterization, including hardness testing, image analysis and sample preparation.
 * Strong expertise in metallography and material analysis techniques.
 * Customer-facing or applications engineering experience preferred.
 * Prior team management or leadership experience preferred.
 * Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
 * Strong communication and presentation skills, proficient in Microsoft Office and technical reporting.
 * Self-motivated, proactive, and customer focused.
 * Strong collaborator with ability to work independently.
 * Willingness to travel up to 25% to support customer and business needs.

## Description

The Applications Engineer serves as a technical expert supporting customers in material analysis, sample preparation, hardness testing, and image analysis solutions. Working closely with Sales, Product Management, and R&D, this role provides technical guidance, delivers customer training, conducts application studies, and supports product development initiatives., * Act as primary technical advisor to customers, providing guidance on sample preparation, hardness testing, and image analysis solutions.

 * Deliver customer training programs to ensure effective product adoption and usage.
 * Partner with the Sales teams to support the development of key opportunities.
 * Execute application studies and customer projects, documenting results and generating technical reports.
 * Provide application expertise and customer feedback to support product development and improvement initiatives.
 * Track customer requests, maintain documentation, and ensure adherence to safety and laboratory best practices.
 * Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and laboratory staff.
 * Promote knowledge sharing and consistency in application methods across the team.


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