SR Application Engineer

• Coordinate engineering priorities, workloads, schedules, and technical resources.
• Ensure customer demonstrations, turnkey projects, machine validations, training events, and engineering activities are successfully executed.
• Maintain overall readiness of the Chicago Technical Center and ensure showroom machines are customer-ready.
• Lead execution of IMTS demonstrations, Open Houses, customer events, and strategic engineering initiatives.
• Develop and optimize machining processes for heavy cuts, large work envelopes, and challenging materials
• Support customer visits, executive demonstrations, technical presentations, machine evaluations, and manufacturing assessments.
• Collaborate with Sales, Service, Operations, Facilities, Marketing, and Executive Leadership to ensure successful project execution.
• Develop engineering standards, best practices, and technical documentation.
• Identify process improvements and remove obstacles that prevent the engineering team from being successful.
• Support project delivery, including coordination of special machine options and order requirements

Software Engineering, Product Demonstration, Machining, Process Improvement, Technical Presentation, Customer Support/Service, Manufacturing Analysis, Sales, Project Execution, Leadership, * Previous experience as a CNC Machinist, CNC Programmer, Manufacturing Engineer, Applications Engineer, or similar hands-on manufacturing role.

• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams while remaining actively engaged in engineering activities.
• Extensive hands-on experience with CNC machine setup, programming, prove-out, tooling selection, workholding, fixture design, and process optimization.
• Expert knowledge of multi-axis machining, mill-turn, and multitasking machine tools.
• Experience with one or more major CAM systems such as Mastercam, Siemens NX CAM, hyperMILL, ESPRIT, GibbsCAM, or similar.
• Strong understanding of advanced workholding, cutting tools, fixture design, manufacturing strategy, and machining process optimization.
• Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and customer-facing skills.
• Approximately 20-30% travel.

This opportunity is with a well-established, medium-sized company operating in the business services industry. The organization is committed to delivering exceptional solutions to its clients and fostering a collaborative environment for its employees.

• Competitive annual salary ranging from $115,000 to $130,000 USD.
• a bonus paid out around 8-13% based off company and personal metrics
• 3 weeks of PTO, additional sick days, andHolidays.
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance’
• Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability