Application Engineer - Injection Molding

Position Summary:

Milacron is looking for an Application Engineer – Injection Molding to join our team in Batavia, OH. As an Application Engineer, you will be responsible for sizing machines for new applications and collaborating with the sales teams and customers to ensure that Milacron’s equipment complements and fits the customer’s desired application, thereby ensuring optimum cycle time and reliability. You will also work closely with sales engineers, product managers, customers, and other Milacron stakeholders to ensure success during customer mold trials, sales demo mold trials, and testing of injection molding machines.

Work You’ll Do:

• Advise and support sales and customers in selecting the correct equipment for specific applications

• Provide technical support and direction for existing product lines

• Travel 20-30% of the time for customer training, presentations, machine/cycle optimization, field installations, and trade shows

• Direct the work of process engineers and service engineers to collect data for machine sizing

• Assist process engineers in installing customer molds for machine demonstrations and sales acceptance

• Become a subject matter expert on all Milacron control systems

• Design and perform testing for future sizing requirements and machine design criteria

• Complete and document machine/processing testing

• Provide technical reports to customers, engineering, and suppliers

• Communicate professionally with the sales and engineering teams, customers, and the organization

Basic Qualifications:

• Technical degree in an engineering-related field with 2+ years of experience in application engineering or technical support, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience

• Proficient in 3D CAD modeling and analysis software

• Strong mechanical aptitude, with understanding of electrical, hydraulic, and thermodynamic systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Knowledge of injection molding processes and tooling

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Who we are: 

Milacron is a global leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of highly engineered and customized systems within the $27 billion plastic technology and processing industry. We are the only global company with a full-line product portfolio that includes hot runner systems, injection molding, extrusion equipment. We maintain strong market positions across these products, as well as leading positions in process control systems, mold bases and components, maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies for plastic processing equipment. Our strategy is to deliver highly customized equipment, components and service to our customers throughout the lifecycle of their plastic processing technology systems.

EEO: The policy of Milacron is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status.  We are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offer opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities.  If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at [email protected]. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.