Applications Engineer

LeClaire Manufacturing Co; Pleasant Valley Township (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Full benefits package

Health coverage

Job summary

LeClaire Manufacturing Co. in Bettendorf, IA is seeking an Applications Engineer with Mastercam expertise to drive multi-axis programming on high-end CNC equipment.

You will own toolpaths end-to-end—from office to on-machine verification—taking initiative and improving processes along the way. This on-site, first-shift role offers a competitive wage based on experience, with a full benefits package including health coverage, PTO, and retirement plan.

Qualifications

• Strong Mastercam skills, ideally including multi-axis and post-processor work.
• Self-starter who owns a part from model to finished, validated program.
• Hands-on, prove-it-yourself mentality at the machine.

Responsibilities

• Develop efficient, reliable Mastercam toolpaths for 3-, 4-, and 5-axis work.
• Build and verify post processors, simulations, and toolpath strategies for complex geometry.
• Prove out your own programs at the machine, then hand off to operators.
• Optimize cycle times, surface finish, and tool life through CAM strategy.
• Partner with engineering and quality to nail first-article and production parts.
• Push continuous improvement in our programming and setup standards.

Skills

Mastercam

Multi-axis CAM

Post processors

GD&T

Job description

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Applications Engineer

Full Time Bettendorf, IA, US

Applications Engineer

The opportunity

Our precision manufacturing facility is seeking a Mastercam expert to drive multi-axis programming on our high-end CNC equipment. If you live in Mastercam and love turning a tough model into an efficient, bulletproof toolpath, let's talk.

You'll own your programs end to end – building toolpaths in the office, then proving them out yourself on the floor before handing finished programs to leads and operators. This role rewards initiative: we're after someone who takes the reins and runs, spots a better way and builds it, and doesn't wait to be told what's next.

Day to day

• Develop efficient, reliable Mastercam toolpaths for 3-, 4-, and 5-axis work.
• Build and verify post processors, simulations, and toolpath strategies for complex geometry.
• Prove out your own programs at the machine, then hand off clean programs and documentation to operators.
• Optimize cycle times, surface finish, and tool life through smart CAM strategy.
• Partner with engineering and quality to nail first-article and production parts.
• Push continuous improvement in our programming and setup standards.

Who we want

• Strong Mastercam skills, ideally including multi-axis and post-processor work – or deep CAM programming ability with a hands-on, prove-it-yourself mentality.
• Equally at home at a workstation and standing at the machine watching your program run.
• Self-starter who takes full ownership of a part from model to finished, validated program.
• Strong grasp of GD&T, tooling, workholding, and machining theory.
• Comfortable reading complex 3D models and prints.
• Always looking to make the process faster, tighter, and more repeatable.
• Competitive wage, depending on experience.
• Sign-on bonus.
• First shift, on-site.
• Full benefits package including health coverage, paid time off, and retirement plan.
• Privately held company investing in top-tier equipment and its people.