Applications Engineer

VulcanForms Inc.; Harvard (MA); On-site; USD 141,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

VulcanForms Inc. in the United States seeks an Applications Engineer to bridge customer requirements and manufacturing capability.

The role assesses feasibility early in the sales cycle, designs first-cut proposals, and translates customer requirements into documentation for internal product development teams. You will partner with sales on technical proposals and customer meetings, serving as the senior technical voice in high-stakes conversations with sophisticated industrial buyers.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in applications/sales engineering or similar within manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer product requirements and advise how VulcanForms can meet them
• Design first-cut product proposals to assess requirements and surface risks
• Document customer requirements for internal NPI teams
• Collaborate with sales as senior technical presence in proposals and meetings

Skills

Senior technical presence

Customer-facing

Feasibility assessment

Documentation translation

Job description

Job Purpose

The Applications Engineer serves as the senior technical bridge between customer product requirements and VulcanForms’ manufacturing capability. This role assesses feasibility early in the sales cycle, produces first-cut design concepts to validate fit, and translates customer requirements into documentation our internal product development teams can act on. A core part of this role is acting as the senior technical voice alongside sales in proposals and customer-facing conversations.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze customer product requirements and consult on how VulcanForms’ manufacturing capabilities can match customer needs
• Design first-cut product proposals to assess customer product requirements, surfacing risks or constraints early and with credibility customers trust
• Gather and document all customer requirements for internal consumption by NPI engineering teams, ensuring nothing is lost in translation between customer intent and internal execution
• Partner closely with sales on technical proposals and customer meetings, serving as the senior technical presence in high-stakes commercial conversations

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in an applications engineering, sales engineering, or technical product role within a manufacturing environment, with demonstrated ability to operate at a senior, customer-facing level
• Demonstrated ability to assess technical feasibility quickly and communicate constraints or tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, including senior customer stakeholders
• Strong written communication skills - able to translate customer conversations into documentation engineering teams can build from
• A natural relationship-builder - personable, engaging, and comfortable operating as the senior technical presence in customer-facing and sales conversations, including with sophisticated industrial buyers

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience in metal additive manufacturing or 3D printing strongly preferred
• Experience in adjacent metal manufacturing processes (precision machining, casting, forging) considered if additive-specific background isn’t available
• Experience supporting a technical sales cycle in a complex, engineered-to-order or highly customized manufacturing environment
• Experience working cross-functionally with both design/engineering teams and sales teams as separate stakeholder groups with different needs

VulcanFormsoffers a competitive salary and equitypackage.Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.In addition,VulcanFormsprovides comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; generous paid time off; and a 401(k) plan with companymatch.

The annual base salary range for this position is $140,800 to $193,698 and is eligible for additional variable compensation.