Position: Applications Engineer

Location: Ideally based West Midlands (UK Travel required)

Salary: £Negotiable depending on exp (plus company car)

Company/ Sector: Machine Tools

The Role:

There will be a requirement to travel extensively throughout the UK and Europe to see the Turnkey Projects through to completion.

• Your main responsibilities will focus on the delivery of the Turnkey Engineering package that accompanies the Machine Tool sale.
• This will typically include planning of Machining Strategy, CNC programming, attaining First Article Inspection and completing all Acceptance Criteria.
• The Application Engineer will also be responsible for Customer Training with respect to Machine Operation and Programming.

Requirements:

• The ideal candidate must have sound engineering background and a minimum of 4 years’ experience within a Machine Tool environment as a Production Engineer or a Machine Tool Setter/Operator.
• A good understanding of NC programming language is important, and in particular, knowledge of both Fanuc & Okuma based Controls would be advantageous, although not essential.
• Exposure to CAM packages for NC program generation and Machine Simulation would be beneficial and a willingness to embrace new technology is paramount.
• The candidate will require excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and have a high degree of self-motivation.
• They will need to be able to work independently and manage their time effectively to achieve project milestones and be equally as comfortable as part of a team.