Title: Applications Engineer II
Reports to: Applications Manager
Location: DMG MORI USA
Hours: Full Time, Core Business Hours
Classification: Non Exempt
Travel: 50%+
Employment is conditioned on DMG MORI's ability to obtain and maintain any necessary export licensing.
Provide technical support in person or over the phone for customers, sales, and trade shows for CNC Machines. Complete time studies, test cuts and machine demonstrations as per customer requirements.
Essential Job Functions:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Responsibilities include up to and not limited to:
- Perform application engineering work independently and set priorities with knowledge of company goals.
- Design and fabricate fixtures/ work holding for demo’s, test cuts, and turnkeys.
- Define and troubleshoot complex manufacturing/machining processes.
- Conduct time estimates for customer parts with 10% tolerance.
- Use CAPPS conversational programming, industry standard CAM systems, and direct G-Code/ Macro programming to generate CNC programs for parts processing.
- Setup CNC machines with program, tooling, workpiece, and fixtures including Mill-Turn and 5-Axis.
- Inspection of finished parts for quality and accuracy.
- Generate engineering proposals for process and turnkey applications.
- Generate engineering reports and technical documentation.
- Setup and program a CMM (coordinate measuring machine).
- Generate order intake actively consulting customers on their technical needs together with ASM.
- Train customers on equipment after installation.
- Frequent communication with internal technical staff, external customers, and external suppliers
Minimum Requirements:
- BS Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field preferred, and/or machining knowledge.
- 4 - 10+ years related experience.
- Mill-Turn experience is required, and robotics experience would be a plus
- Knowledge in part processing, metal cutting, CNC programming, reading drawings, and machine setup.
- Basic understanding of Metallurgy.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.
- Proven experience to communicate professionally with internal and external customers.
- Proven flexibility with shifting priorities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office; Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Proven organizational skills, with high attention to detail.
- Must be able to work 40 hours a week and overtime with advance notice.
- Strong analytical/problem solving abilities.
- Frequent communication with internal technical staff, external customers, and external suppliers.
Work Environment:
Exposure to manufacturing/machining environments which may present possible hazards such as noise, electricity, chemicals, heavy equipment, and other automated and manual machinery. General office environment experienced at DMG MORI office.
Physical Demands:
Frequent: Travel, operating a vehicle, standing, walking, bending, squatting, stooping, sitting and reaching. Pushing, pulling, and lifting objects. Repetitive foot, leg, hand, arm, shoulder, and torso movements.
Periodic: Operating power equipment, sitting at desk, utilizing computers and phones.
Occasional: Lifting or moving up to 50lbs.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse screening
Skills Required
- 4 - 10+ years related experience
- Mill-Turn experience
- Experience with CNC programming including CAPPS, CAM, direct G-Code and Macro programming
- Ability to setup CNC machines including Mill-Turn and 5-Axis (program, tooling, workpiece, fixtures)
- Ability to setup and program a CMM (coordinate measuring machine)
- Knowledge in part processing, metal cutting, reading drawings, and machine setup
- Basic understanding of metallurgy
- BS Degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or related field or equivalent machining knowledge
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Proven professional communication skills with internal and external customers
- Willingness/ability to travel 50%+
- Must be able to work 40 hours per week and overtime with advance notice
- Robotics experience
- Employment conditioned on ability to obtain/maintain necessary export licensing
- Pre-employment substance abuse screening (drug-free workplace)
What We Do
DMG MORI is a worldwide leading manufacturer of high-precision machine tools and sustainable technologies that are at the beginning of global value chains. Integrated automation and end-to-end digitization solutions extend our core business with turning and milling machines, Advanced Technologies and Additive Manufacturing. Our technology excellence is bundled within the main sectors of Aerospace, Automotive, Die & Mold as well as Medical and Semiconductor. In the “Global One Company”, more than 12,000 employees are in direct contact with our 150,000 customer factories. DMG MORI is present in 43 countries worldwide – with 16 production plants, 113 sales and service locations – and is actively advancing the future fields of automation, digitization and sustainability.
