Job Description
Title: Application Engineer
Location: Huntersville, NC and Columbus, OH
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Compensation: 80K-100K
Overview:
We are seeking an Applications Engineer – Milling to provide technical support, training, and machining expertise to customers, dealers, and internal sales teams. This individual will demonstrate CNC milling equipment, evaluate machining applications, troubleshoot technical challenges, and help customers optimize machine performance.
Job Duties:
- Conduct customer and dealer training on CNC milling equipment and safe machine operation.
- Perform test cuts, machining trials, and time studies to evaluate machine performance.
- Lead machine demonstrations and support trade shows and customer events.
- Work with sales teams to evaluate customer applications, RFQs, and turnkey project feasibility.
- Provide technical support and troubleshoot machining and applications issues.
- Develop technical documentation and training materials.
- Maintain demonstration equipment and stay current with machining technologies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 3–5 years of experience in high-speed milling, CNC machining, tool making, or precision manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of CNC milling processes, CAM programming, and machining applications.
- High proficiency with Heidenhain and Siemens CNC controls.
- Experience with CAM software such as Siemens NX, Mastercam, hyperMILL, PowerMill, or similar.
- Strong troubleshooting, communication, and customer service skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Lincolnshire, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $80,000–$100,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
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