Application Engineer – Diamond Grinding Wheels

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical application support for diamond grinding wheels in tool & cutter, fine grinding, and electronic manufacturing environments
• Recommend wheel specifications, bonds, grits, and process parameters to optimize customer grinding operations
• Conduct on-site and remote trials, demonstrations, and troubleshooting at customer facilities
• Collaborate with sales, R&D, and manufacturing teams to develop tailored solutions for customer needs
• Analyze customer processes and propose improvements for productivity, quality, and cost reduction
• Support new product introductions and continuous improvement initiatives
• Deliver technical training to customers and internal teams
• Prepare technical reports, application documentation, and trial results

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with diamond grinding wheels
• Strong background in: Tool & cutter grinding, Fine grinding applications, Electronic and precision component grinding, Solid understanding of grinding processes, wheel selection, and surface finish requirements
• Proven experience working directly with customers in a technical or applications role
• Ability to troubleshoot complex grinding challenges independently
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent technical training (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, or similar)
• Experience with CNC grinding machines and automation
• Knowledge of superabrasives (diamond and CBN) and advanced bond systems
• Exposure to international customers or global manufacturing environments

Benefits & Compensation

• Competitive compensation based on experience
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid Life & AD&D
• Vacation, Sick, Holidays
• EAP

Company Description

Lapmaster International, LLC is a leading international precision machine tool builder headquartered in Chicago’s Northwest suburbs near O’Hare Airport. Our diverse team works with a broad variety of industries and technologies. Our technical expertise includes Motion Control, Robotics, Automation, Machine Design, and Application Engineering. Our customers include small, mid-sized and Fortune 100 companies in a variety of industries including Automotive, Aerospace, Semiconductor, Electronics, Bearings, Optics/Electro-optics, Pumps, Valves, Compressors, and Medical Devices. Our business model is to utilize leading technologies and exceptional engineering talent coupled with outstanding customer service to solve manufacturing and precision machining problems. Since 1948, industry has relied on Lapmaster to solve the most challenging precision surfacing problems. With over 60 years of experience, Lapmaster has a proven history of successfully developing cost effective processing solutions for virtually any application requiring precision sizing, flatness, parallelism, roundness, straightness, or surface finish. Lapmaster serves the Fine Grinding, Advanced Materials, Precision Optics, Bore Honing and Finishing, Lapping/Polishing and Metallographic markets through an expanding network of sales and services offices located throughout the world.