Application Engineer

Oerlikon Group; Huntersville (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Rx plan

Dental & Vision coverage

EAP & Wellness programs

401(k) company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Holidays & floaters

Life & disability insurance

Employee referral bonus

Job summary

Oerlikon Group in Huntersville, NC seeks an Application Engineer to engage with customers and develop additive manufacturing solutions. You will own technical opportunities and coordinate with Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, and Operations to drive profitable growth across aerospace, defense, and other advanced markets.

You will lead technical engagements, prepare detailed quotations and proposals, and ensure seamless transition from opportunity to production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, material science, or closely related discipline.
• 3+ years of proven experience in metal additive manufacturing.
• Aerospace and Defense experience preferred.
• Willingness to travel ~10%.
• Experience in ISO 9001:2015 / AS9100 facility.
• Experience reading specs, SOWs, and part drawings.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to evaluate metal components for additive manufacturing and design optimized solutions.
• Lead technical engagements to develop quotations, proposals, and business cases.
• Interface with Commercial Team to pursue and secure new opportunities.
• Support quotations, proposals, contracts, and customer agreements.
• Ensure program profitability and adjust pricing or scope as needed.
• Facilitate transition of opportunities to Engineering and Operations.
• Maintain strong customer relationships and provide ongoing support.
• Serve as voice of the customer to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Customer engagement

Technical quotation development

Cross-functional collaboration

ISO 9001/AS9100 knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, material science, or closely related discipline

Tools

Reading specifications

Part drawings interpretation

Job description

We are looking for an Application Engineer for our Huntersville, NC facility. In this role you will be responsible for engaging with new and current customers to develop innovative metal additive manufacturing solutions and preparing technical responses and proposals for new opportunities. This Application Engineer maintains technical ownership of customer opportunities and collaborates closely with Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, and Operations to deliver profitable business growth across the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and other advanced technology markets.

Your Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with key customers to evaluate metal components for additive manufacturing and develop optimized solutions that meet performance, cost, and production requirements.
• Lead technical engagement with customers to develop detailed quotations, proposals, and business cases for additive manufacturing opportunities.
• Interface directly with the Commercial Team (Business Development, Program Management, Application Engineering, and Customer Service) to identify, pursue, and secure new business opportunities.
• Support the development and negotiation of quotations, proposals, contracts, and customer agreements in coordination with appropriate Oerlikon stakeholders.
• Understand program profitability and work with the Commercial Team to adjust pricing, scope, or commercial terms as needed to achieve business objectives.
• Facilitate the successful transition of customer opportunities to Engineering and Operations by aligning teams on project scope, deliverables, manufacturing strategy, outsourcing requirements, routing, and schedule requirements.
• Maintain strong customer relationships throughout program execution by addressing technical issues, providing ongoing support, and identifying opportunities for additional business.
• Serve as the voice of the customer within the organization, ensuring customer requirements and expectations are effectively communicated to internal stakeholders.
• Report directly to the Head of Commercial

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, material science, or closely related discipline
• 3+ years of proven experience in metal additive manufacturing
• Aerospace and Defense experience preferred
• Strategic mind set and outcome oriented
• Self-driven, open and positive mind set
• Strong analytical skills
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings, conferences and exhibitions (approx. 10%)
• Knowledge of metal additive manufacturing, machining, heat treatment, and inspection
• Experience working in an ISO 9001:2015 / AS9100 certified facility
• Experience in reading and interpreting specifications, statements of work, and part drawings
• Strong customer orientation and experience
• Highly motivated, self-driven, open, and positive mindset
• Able to work with minimal supervision
• In compliance with U.S. Government technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), candidates must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

We offer:

Aside from a dynamic global culture and leading market position, we are proud to offer our employees developmentopportunities, competitive salary and a robust benefit program ALL available on first day of employment!

The perks and benefits of working at Oerlikon include the following:

• Comprehensive medical and prescription drug plan with low premiums, company sponsored HSA contributions and without cumbersome waiting periods to keep you going strong.
• Excellent Dental and Vision coverage.
• Employee Assistance, Financial and Wellness programs to help improve all aspects of your life journey.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with significant company match and financial planning and education options to help you achieve your retirement goals
• Tuition reimbursement and internal education resources to satisfy your love of learning so you can continue to grow with us!
• Generous paid time off to support your physical and mental wellbeing.
• 10 observed company holidays and 2 floaters, to occasionally extend your weekends or time off.
• 100% company paid life insurance and disability insurance
• Employee Referral Bonus program because why not to bring your friends to work everyday!

Why Oerlikon:

Curiosity thrives at Oerlikon, and creates a dynamic, energetic and exciting environment that incubates innovation and passion to consistently improve what we do every day. This drives value for our customers and other stakeholders and helps us to enhance the performance of our products and services.

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