Applications Engineer (Dallas, TX)

8tree; Dallas (TX); On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k) match

PTO

Fully covered business travel expenses

Job summary

8tree is hiring an Applications Engineer for its Dallas office. You will be the technical bridge between customers and our product team, ensuring the successful deployment of AR-enabled 3D precision inspection tools.

In this hands-on role, you’ll support customers, troubleshoot at the system level, participate in testing and new feature definition, and assist with pre-sales activities such as demos and trade shows. A strong engineering background and travel readiness are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (any discipline).
• 2–5 years in a customer-facing technical role (internship/co-op equivalent accepted).
• Willingness to travel up to ~50%.
• Strong hardware and software debugging skills; proficient with engineering applications.

Responsibilities

• Ensure successful deployment and integration of tools into customer workflows.
• Act as technical liaison between customers and product teams for hardware/software development lifecycle.
• Provide technical support and system-level troubleshooting to existing customers.
• Engage in testing and feature definition to improve customer experience.

Skills

Customer-facing

Hardware debugging

Software debugging

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Engineering applications

Job description

No aerospace or aviation background required. We're looking for sharp, curious engineers who love solving real-world problems and comunicating clearly. We'll teach you the domain.

8tree builds AR-enabled 3D precision surface inspection tools used by the world's leading aerospace, aviation, and wind-turbine blade companies. Our handheld measurement systems work as simply as taking a photo, helping our customers hit demanding quality standards safely and efficiently. We're a small, close-knit team with offices in the US, Germany, and Malaysia, and we're growing our presence in the Americas.

We're hiring an Applications Engineer for our Dallas office. This is a hands-on, customer-facing engineering role - you'll be the technical bridge between our customers and our product team, solving problems that don't have a manual

Tasks

Some Daily Responsibilities

• Ensure successful long-term deployment and integration of our tools into customer workflows.
• Act as a technical liaison between customers and internal product teams to support 8tree’s hardware and software development lifecycle.
• Provide technical support & system level troubleshooting/debugging to existing customers.
• Get involved in a variety of engineering activities that fuel the customer experience, including testing and new feature definition.
• Assist Business Development team with pre-sales activities, e.g. customer demos and trade shows.
• Cultivate strong relationships with technical counterparts at the customer.
• No two days are alike, offering a dynamic and engaging work environment

Requirements

Must-have Requirements

• US citizenship (no exceptions)
• In-office position (no exceptions)
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in engineering (any discipline - aerospace, electrical, mechanical, industrial, or related)
• 2-5 years in customer-facing technical role (including internship/co-op equivalent)
• Robust hardware & software debugging skills to resolve technical issuesStrong computer skills and experience with engineering applications
• Willingness to travel up to ~50%

Nice-to-have (Not required - Don't let these stop you from applying)

• Experience troubleshooting complex systems in any technical field
• Experience presenting or explaining technical topics to non-technical audiences
• Background in customer support, field service, or technical sales engineering
• Exposure to 3D metrology, NDT, quality inspection, or precision measurement systems
• Experience in aviation, aerospace, wind energy, or automotive quality engineering

Benefits

• Competitive salary, tenure-based paid time off (PTO), industry-leading health plan, 401(k) match
• Work in a technological field that directly benefits industrial quality & public safety.
• A small, fast-moving engineering team where your work has visible impact
• Real independence in how you manage your day-to-day
• Fully covered business travel expenses

About You

• You have an engineering mindset: technical depth, analytical thinking, attention to detail, and the initiative to spot problems before they become issues.
• You're genuinely curious and pick up new technical concepts quickly - you don't need to already know aerospace or metrology, you need to be excited to learn it.
• You communicate complex, technical ideas clearly, in writing and out loud, to people with very different backgrounds.
• You stay effective when priorities shift - customer needs change fast, and you adjuist without losing your organization.
• You work well across cultures and time zones as part of a small, global team.
• Your integrity and work ethic are not negotiable - customers trust you with their equipment and their time.

8tree is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.