SR Application Engineer

Job TitleLead Applications EngineerAbout Our ClientThis opportunity is with a well-established, medium-sized company operating in the business services industry. The organization is committed to delivering exceptional solutions to its clients and fostering a collaborative environment for its employees.Job DescriptionLead the daily operations of the Applications Engineering Department. Coordinate engineering priorities, workloads, schedules, and technical resources. Ensure customer demonstrations, turnkey projects, machine validations, training events, and engineering activities are successfully executed. Maintain overall readiness of the Chicago Technical Center and ensure showroom machines are customer-ready. Lead execution of IMTS demonstrations, Open Houses, customer events, and strategic engineering initiatives. Mentor, coach, and develop Applications Engineers while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, teamwork, and continuous improvement. Support customer visits, executive demonstrations, technical presentations, machine evaluations, and manufacturing assessments. Collaborate with Sales, Service, Operations, Facilities, Marketing, and Executive Leadership to ensure successful project execution. Build and maintain strong relationships with strategic technology partners. Develop engineering standards, best practices, and technical documentation. Identify process improvements and remove obstacles that prevent the engineering team from being successful. Support recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and development of engineering personnel. Lead engineering operations and ensure continuity of execution. Support global engineering initiatives and collaborate with international engineering teams.The Successful ApplicantPrevious experience as a CNC Machinist, CNC Programmer, Manufacturing Engineer, Applications Engineer, or similar hands-on manufacturing role. Demonstrated experience leading technical teams while remaining actively engaged in engineering activities. Extensive hands-on experience with CNC machine setup, programming, prove-out, tooling selection, workholding, fixture design, and process optimization. Expert knowledge of multi-axis machining, mill-turn, and multitasking machine tools. Experience with one or more major CAM systems such as Mastercam, Siemens NX CAM, hyperMILL, ESPRIT, GibbsCAM, or similar. Strong understanding of advanced workholding, cutting tools, fixture design, manufacturing strategy, and machining process optimization. Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and customer-facing skills. Approximately 10% travel.What's on OfferCompetitive annual salary ranging from $115,000 to $145,000 USD. A bonus paid out around 8-13% based off company and personal metrics. 3 weeks of PTO, additional sick days, and holidays. Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance. Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability.Job summarySector: Engineering & ManufacturingSub Sector: Operations ManagementIndustry: Industrial / ManufacturingWhere: New YorkContract Type: PermanentConsultant name: Trevor WojcikJob Reference: JN-072026-7071595