Applications Engineer — Metal AM Prototyping & PM

Fabric8Labs; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Fabric8Labs in San Diego, CA, is seeking an Applications Engineer II/III to lead end-to-end customer part development from concept to high-volume manufacturing. You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to translate customer needs into validated prototypes and scalable production processes.

The role is hands-on and data-driven, requiring you to work across disciplines including printer operation, testing, reporting, and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant professional experience as an applications, mechanical, manufacturing, and/or project engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Material Science or related field.
• Demonstrated project and technical leadership in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead complex projects with interdisciplinary stakeholders.
• High degree of technical acumen and systems level thinking.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers and internal engineering teams to deliver high-quality prototypes and advance customers through learning cycles and manufacturing qualification stages.
• Serve as the technical project manager for multiple customer development projects, including defining requirements, developing a timeline, and driving execution.
• Coordinate closely with teams operating 3D printers to produce customer parts; lead post-printing inspection and testing activities.
• Collaborate with internal R&D teams to iterate printing parameters and refine current systems.
• Become an expert in Fabric8Labs technology and manufacturing process; maintain up-to-date awareness of technologies.

Skills

Project management

Technical leadership

3-5 years exp

GD&T

SolidWorks

Engineering drawings

Metals manufacturing

Python

ECAM tech

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's in Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Python

GD&T

Job description

Fabric8Labs in San Diego, CA, is seeking an Applications Engineer II/III to lead end-to-end customer part development from concept to high-volume manufacturing. You will collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to translate customer needs into validated prototypes and scalable production processes.

The role is hands-on and data-driven, requiring you to work across disciplines including printer operation, testing, reporting, and technical documentation.