Application Engineering Manager

Dn Solutions America Corporation; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay based on experience

401(k)

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability

Paid Time-Off

Job summary

Dn Solutions America Corporation in Schaumburg, IL is seeking a Manager of Applications Engineering to oversee the Chicago Technical Center's operations. The role entails leading a skilled engineering team and ensuring readiness for customer demonstrations and events.

The ideal candidate will have at least eight years of hands-on experience in CNC machining and strong leadership capabilities. Company benefits include competitive pay, health insurance, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Minimum eight years of progressive experience in CNC machining or related fields.
• Expert knowledge of multi-axis machining and multitasking machine tools.
• Strong understanding of machining process optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations of the Applications Engineering Department.
• Coordinate engineering priorities and resources.
• Mentor and develop Applications Engineers.

Skills

CNC machining

Manufacturing engineering

Leadership

Communication

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

Fanuc CNC controls

Siemens CNC controls

Mastercam

Siemens NX CAM

hyperMILL

GibbsCAM

Job description

Job Details

Level: Management

Location: Schaumburg, IL 60173

Salary Range: $140,000.00 - $160,000.00

Job Description

The Manager of Applications Engineering serves as the operational leader of the Chicago Technical Center Applications Engineering organization. Responsible for day‑to‑day leadership, execution, and technical operations of the department, ensuring engineering priorities are executed, customer commitments are met, demonstrations are delivered, showroom readiness is maintained, and the engineering team operates at a world‑class level.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead 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.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field preferred. Equivalent hands‑on manufacturing experience will be given equal consideration.
• Minimum eight years of progressive hands‑on experience in CNC machining, manufacturing engineering, applications engineering, machine tool applications, or turnkey manufacturing.
• Previous 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 Fanuc and/or Siemens CNC controls.
• 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.

Who We're Looking For

• Built their career through hands‑on manufacturing experience.
• Has personally programmed CNC machines, set up machine tools, proven out new processes, solved difficult machining problems, and can successfully execute projects in a real manufacturing environment.
• Earned the respect of engineers by doing the work themselves, rather than managing from behind a desk.
• Comfortable on the shop floor, mentoring engineers, meeting with customers, presenting technical solutions, coordinating projects, and leading a high‑performing engineering organization.
• Takes ownership, anticipates problems before they arise, removes obstacles for the team, develops people, and drives execution.
• Wants to help build one of the premier manufacturing engineering organizations in North America.

Company Benefits

• Competitive pay based on experience.
• 401(k)
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance and Short‑Term Disability
• Paid Time‑Off including vacation, sick time, and Holidays.
• Employee Referral Program

DN Solutions America is an equal‑opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, religion, or veteran status.