Applications Engineering Lead — CNC & Manufacturing

Auxo Talent; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Auxo Talent seeks a Manager of Applications Engineering to lead the day-to-day operations of the engineering team in North America. You’ll partner with the Director of Applications Engineering to align priorities, manage demonstrations, turnkey projects, and machine validations while keeping the Technical Center and showroom customer-ready.

The ideal candidate has a strong CNC machining background and proven leadership to develop a high-performing technical team.

Qualifications

• Must have 8+ years of CNC machining or related experience.
• Experience leading technical teams with hands-on engineering involvement.
• Strong knowledge of multi-axis/mill-turn/multitasking machine tools.
• Willingness to travel ~10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily operations and priorities of the Applications Engineering team.
• Oversee customer demonstrations, turnkey projects, machine validations, training and technical activities.
• Maintain showroom and Technical Center readiness for customer visits, demonstrations and events.
• Lead technical execution for events like IMTS, Open Houses and strategic engineering initiatives.
• Mentor, coach and develop Applications Engineers, fostering accountability and continuous improvement.
• Support customer visits, technical presentations, machine evaluations and manufacturing assessments.
• Collaborate with Sales, Service, Operations, Facilities, Marketing and Executive Leadership to deliver projects successfully.
• Build strong relationships with strategic technology partners and support global engineering initiatives.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices and technical documentation.
• Identify and remove operational or technical obstacles affecting team performance.
• Support recruitment, onboarding and development of engineering personnel.
• Ensure continuity of engineering operations and execution across the Technical Center.

Skills

Leadership

CNC machining

Customer engagement

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Travel 10%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Mastercam

Siemens NX CAM

hyperMILL

ESPRIT

GibbsCAM

Fanuc controls

Siemens CNC controls

Job description

Auxo Talent seeks a Manager of Applications Engineering to lead the day-to-day operations of the engineering team in North America. You’ll partner with the Director of Applications Engineering to align priorities, manage demonstrations, turnkey projects, and machine validations while keeping the Technical Center and showroom customer-ready.

The ideal candidate has a strong CNC machining background and proven leadership to develop a high-performing technical team.