Applications Engineer

About the role

This role bridges customer part requirements with validated, repeatable manufacturing processes on xCell, spanning additive and traditional manufacturing, process development, materials, and field support.

Responsibilities

• Take customer part requirements and turn them into validated, repeatable manufacturing processes on xCell across additive (MJF, FDM, metal) and CNC.
• Develop and qualify process parameters, materials, and part libraries and work instructions for operators.
• Support xCell deployments, train and enable operators, and troubleshoot production issues in CONUS and OCONUS environments.
• Engage directly with warfighters and program customers to understand mission needs and translate them into producible solutions.
• Own first-article inspection and part qualification, and drive fixes when fielded systems fail to meet expectations.
• Feed real application and field data back to systems, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering to improve future generations of xCell.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials, or related field).
• U.S. Citizenship required for DoD security clearance.
• 3+ years of hands-on manufacturing experience with additive (MJF, FDM, or metal) and/or CNC machining.
• DFM/DFAM fluency.
• Comfortable troubleshooting hardware and process problems on your feet.
• Proficiency with CAD (SolidWorks preferred).

Qualifications

• High ownership mentality.
• Ability to sit, stand, bend, reach, climb, and move about regularly.
• Manual dexterity to operate standard office equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Defense background.
• Metal additive or CNC process development and qualification experience.
• Materials qualification, GD&T, and first-article / PPAP-style inspection experience.
• Training or supporting end users on manufacturing equipment in the field.
• Familiarity with PLM and quality/documentation systems.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$100,000 - $130,000 base, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time.