Applications Engineer Positrol Workholding, a workholding equipment manufacturer, is seeking a skilled and motivated Applications Engineer to join our growing team. We are a family-owned company that designs and builds custom workholding for round parts or parts machined in rotating machine tools (lathes, gear cutting machines, OD, ID grinders, etc.). As an Applications Engineer, you will play a key role in the front-end of our process, working closely with sales and engineering teams to provide technical expertise and support to our customers.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of machining processes, particularly with lathes, machining centers, and grinders. Experience in the machine tool industry is highly valued. This role is more technical than sales-oriented.
QUALIFICATIONS - Technical Expertise: Knowledge of lathes, machining centers, and grinders, and machining processes.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to analyze customer requests, and determine the appropriate workholding solutions.
- Software Proficiency: Experience with AutoCAD and Inventor.
- Communication: Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with sales, customers, and the design team.
- Teamwork: Ability to work well in a small, collaborative team environment.
JOB DUTIES - Manage incoming requests for quotes and work with sales to gather background information.
- Determine required workholding solutions and perform preliminary calculations to ensure technical feasibility.
- Provide concepts and preliminary calculations, then pass information to sales.
- Work with the design engineering team to ensure the design details meet customer specifications.
- Participate in calls with customers for larger projects, as needed.
- Adhere to established processes and follow checklists to ensure consistent and positive results.
WHAT WE OFFER - Competitive salary, commensurate with experience.
- Opportunity to be involved in a growing company.
- Potential to move around to areas best suited for them, including inside sales, outside sales, or design.
- Chance to use engineering skills to help people and contribute to customer project success.
- Company pays 80% of medical insurance premiums
- Dental and vision
- 401K with a company match.
- Company-paid short and long-term disability
- Company-paid life insurance
- Tuition reimbursement for work-related subjects/degrees
- Paid holidays
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