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# Applications Engineer

- **Company:** AMETEK.Inc
- **Location:** Leicester, UK
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Notes, Customer Data Management
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1ea9b8f181c077b1

## About the Role

* Degree-level knowledge of mechanical engineering, physics, or 3 - 5 years' experience in precision engineering or metrology applications (roundness, form, surface or alignment preferred).
 * Strong practical understanding of form measurement, surface texture analysis, and alignment/metrology workflows.
 * Awareness of the global competitive landscape for metrology solutions.
 * Excellent communication skills across customers, sales teams, engineering, and management.
 * Strong presentation, training, and technical writing skills.
 * Confident performing measurements independently at customer facilities.
 * Experience in applications engineering, technical support, or field-based metrology roles.
 * Willingness and ability to travel frequently (typically 20-40% depending on customer requirements).
 * Fluent English, written and spoken.
 * Advantageous: usability insights, electronics, software interaction, and cross-functional project support., * Flexible and adaptable across varied customer environments and product types.
 * Open-minded, approachable, and collaborative.
 * Strong team player with confident technical decision-making.

DEGREE / CERTIFICATION:

 * Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Physics, or similar technical discipline.

## Description

* Conduct hands-on measurements using roundness, form, surface texture, and alignment instruments at customer sites and in-house.
 * Deliver technical demonstrations and measurement guidance across all supported product lines.
 * Deliver training at customer sites or remotely on roundness, surface, and alignment products and applications.
 * Analyse customer data, prepare technical reports, and present findings to commercial and engineering stakeholders.
 * Work closely with R&D, production, sales, and marketing to relay customer needs, application requirements, and usability feedback.
 * Create application notes, guides, case studies, and best-practice documentation for roundness, surface, and alignment metrology.
 * Support product validation and feature testing by providing application-driven insights from customer environments.
 * Build strong customer relationships to understand real-world measurement challenges and propose effective solutions.
 * Maintain up-to-date knowledge of global metrology practices and competitive technologies across roundness, surface, and alignment measurement.
 * Provide expert product and application support to assist the sales team with customer engagement and opportunity development.
 * Ensure all instruments meet required performance standards through application-focused testing, verification, and troubleshooting.
 * Travel regularly (UK and international) to customer facilities for measurements, training, installations, and technical support.


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