Applications Engineer (GN)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Tenure-based PTO

Industry-leading health plan

Employer match retirement plan

Business travel expenses covered

Long-term career growth

Job summary

8tree seeks an Applications Engineer in Dallas, Texas to support pre- and post-sales activities for aerospace, aviation and wind-turbine customers across the Americas.

You will deploy tools, troubleshoot hardware and software, and collaborate with internal teams while traveling up to 50% to customer sites in the region.

Qualifications

• US citizenship required.
• In-office position (not remote).
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline.
• 2-5 years in a customer-facing technical role.
• Robust hardware and software debugging skills.
• Willingness to travel up to ~50%.

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 and system level troubleshooting to existing customers.
• Get involved in engineering activities that fuel the customer experience, including testing and new feature definition.
• Assist Business Development 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.

Skills

2-5 years in customer-facing technical

Hardware & software debugging

Engineering applications proficiency

Willingness to travel up to 50%

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (aerospace/electrical/mechanical preferred)

Job description

8tree is the global leader in AR-enabled 3D precision surface inspection tools that are purpose-built for the demanding quality standards of aerospace and aviation. Our application-specific surface inspection tools are fully self-contained, handheld, portable precision measurement systems that work as easily as taking a photo, and empower operators to achieve increased quality, reliability and efficiency in their industrial workflows. This enhances safety standards for industry, ultimately benefiting consumers. Our customers include the world’s leading aerospace, aviation and wind-turbine blade companies. We are a talented, motivated and supportive team with offices in the US, Germany and MalaysiaWe are expanding our global footprint and seeking an Applications Engineer for our office in Dallas, Texas. This role focuses on pre- and post-sales activities among our growing base of Aerospace, Aviation and Wind-turbine blade customers in the Americas.

We will only consider applicants that meet the “Must-have Requirements” listed below.

If the role and requirements describe you and your interest, then we look forward to hearing from you!

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 required – no exceptions.
• In-office position (not remote) – no exceptions.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in engineering (preferably aerospace, electrical, mechanical) or related discipline
• 2-5 years in customer-facing technical role
• Robust hardware & software debugging skills to resolve technical issues
• Strong computer skills and experience with engineering applications
• Willingness to travel up to ~50%

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Experience with 3D metrology, NDT, or quality inspection systems
• Experience in quality engineering for Aviation-MRO / Aerospace / Wind-Turbine / Automotive industries

Benefits

• Competitive salary, tenure-based paid time off (PTO) and industry-leading health plan benefits &excellent retirement plan with employer match.
• Work in a technological field that directly benefits industrial quality & public safety.
• Challenge yourself alongside a fiercely supportive, demanding and fast-paced team; quick path to making decisions
• Long-term career growth within the company’s agile and fast-paced engineering team
• Independence and flexibility to manage your day-to-day work commitments and schedule
• Business travel expenses are always fully covered

About You

• Your work ethic sets the bar for others. You have tons of technical curiosity and uncompromisingintegrity, that helps ensure customers have a productive and rewarding interaction.
• Excellent interpersonal skills enable you to be effective working with a global and cross-cultural team.
• You have the aptitude to quickly grasp and apply new concepts, which aid your effectiveness with customers.
• Customer-driven changes in priorities and workloads don’t faze you. You lean on your disciplined time management and organizational skills to remain effective.
• Your verbal and written communication demonstrates a strong command of the English language,
• which empowers you to describe technical topics so that they are easily understood.
• You approach every situation with an engineering mindset – technical depth, analytical thinking, attention to detail and the initiative to anticipate & solve problems

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