Applications Engineer

TRUMPF North America; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 47,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

TRUMPF Inc. is seeking an Applications Engineer to lead customer product demonstrations and support during and after installation. You will work with sales and applications teams to showcase TRUMPF bending technology and provide startup and production support at customer sites.

The role requires sheet metal experience or TRUMPF product knowledge, CAD, programming skills, and strong communication abilities. Expect travel to the USA, Mexico, and Canada up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Sheet metal experience or TRUMPF product knowledge is a plus.
• Experience with CAD, programming and machine tool product knowledge is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal are required due to extensive customer interaction.

Responsibilities

• Perform product demonstrations and time studies for sales and applications.
• Provide customer applications support and post-installation production startup assistance.
• Travel about 25% with focus in USA, Mexico and Canada.

Skills

Sheet metal experience

TRUMPF product knowledge

CAD

Programming

Machine tools knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Technical associate degree

Tools

CAD software

TRUMPF software knowledge

Job description

As a family-run, high-tech company with nearly 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive to join our team. Our company culture, which values collaboration and mutual trust, creates the ideal framework for boldly trying new things and questioning the status quo. Our technologies inspire people to develop and produce things that are currently unimaginable. Whether lasers, machine tools, EUV or electronics - TRUMPF is building technological worlds for future generations. Are you ready for new challenges?

Applications Engineer will perform essential functions for the Sales, Applications areas in the form of product demonstrations, time studies, and post sales customer applications support. Besides the functional responsibility of applications for customer demos, will also work with customers after installation with startup and production support.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities

• Conduct best in class customer product and production flow demonstrations and attend trade shows to increase product sales with a focus on Punching and combination machines
• Provide customer application & sales support utilizing TRUMPF digital solutions
• Perform parts analysis for producibility / time studies and produce customer sample parts
• Continuously excel the technology knowledge by participating in training and testing functions of the machine
• Be responsible for the assigned technology in the production showroom environment
• Organize and provide customer product training courses with a focus on programming and operating equipment
• Collaborate with product centers and other TRUMPF subsidiaries to provide feedback on product development / improvement ideas for existing or new products in the field of bending technology
• Travel estimate is 25% as average, with focus in USA, Mexico and Canada

Experience

Sheet metal experience and / or TRUMPF product knowledge a plus. Experience with CAD, programming and machine tool product knowledge desired. Knowledge of manufacturing technologies and production software systems. Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal are required as this position involves extensive contact with customers and sales representatives. Ability to regularly lift 40 lbs. and willing to operate forklifts / overhead cranes.

Education

Minimum 2-year technical school degree with a solid math background or the suitable equivalent of education and work experience.

Pay Range: $34.43 - $46.59

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