CNC Applications EngineerSwiss Turning

Swift Placement & Consulting; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Paid time off and holiday pay

401K plan with company match

Maternity and Paternity leave

Job summary

Swift Placement & Consulting is seeking an experienced CNC Applications Engineer for Swiss Turning to deliver technical excellence. You will design and develop machine programming processes, set-up, run-offs, and train customers to ensure optimum efficiency and equipment utilization.

You will provide Swiss CNC applications troubleshooting, support the sales and service teams, and travel as needed to support customers and training events.

Qualifications

• Two-year degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field or equivalent.
• Demonstrated knowledge of machine tool products, options and functions with Swiss machine tool programming and setup.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and geometric tolerances; develop processes for machine tool equipment.
• Experience with statistical process control (CPK) and process evaluation.
• Strong business writing and documentation skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 35% for installations and training.

Responsibilities

• Builds internal/external customer and vendor relationships to promote teamwork.
• Provides pre-sale technical sales support to sales team and customers.
• Performs toolings and fixturing set-ups, programming, and run-offs for optimum cycle times.
• Interprets part prints and designs machine programming processes to create parts.
• Provides on-site and in-house training on machine operations and basic troubleshooting.
• Travels to customer sites to support installations and training.
• Maintains documentation and reporting for machine and programming processes.
• Participates in sales and service meetings as requested.

Skills

Swiss CNC Turning

Machine programming

Blueprint reading

Statistical process control (CPK)

Team collaboration

Education

Two-year degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field

Job description

CNC Applications Engineer - Swiss Turning

Job Summary

Under minimal direction provides Swiss CNC Turning technical expertise to internal/external customers ensuring customer development, retention and satisfaction.

The incumbent designs and develops machine programming processes to create part(s), and is responsible for customer machine set-up, programming, run offs, machine operation and program training to ensure optimum efficiency and equipment utilization. The incumbent also provides Swiss CNC applications troubleshooting phone support as required. Our Applications Engineers work as a member of the Sales and Service teams ensuring total customer satisfaction. This position is considered a Safety Sensitive position.

Essential Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Builds internal/external customer and vendor relationships to ensure teamwork environment.

Performs pre-sale technical sales support to sales team & customer.

As a member of the machine set-up team; performs tooling & fixturing set-ups, programming, and run off ensuring optimum cycle time based on established acceptable criteria.

Interprets part prints and utilizing tooling and fixturing knowledge, designs and develops machine programming process to create part(s).

Performs customer phone support for Applications troubleshooting i.e., program errors. Tracks unresolved open, customer technical issues. Works closely with the Service Team in providing timely and quality technical troubleshooting and support to customers.

Provides on-site and in-house customer training on machine operations and basic troubleshooting. Ensures operators are trained to perform machine operations in an efficient manner.

Provides customer machine specific Application Program Training for machine set-up functions & program modifications for custom attachments.

Travels to customer site; locally and as required, out-of-state to support customers.

Provides assistance, support and works at trade shows and company sponsored technical training seminars.

Creates and maintains records including documentation and reporting for machine & programming processes. Assists in project management ensuring timely follow-up and follow through on all assigned tasks & projects.

Performs projects and tasks within assigned timeframes.

Attend and participate in sales, service, company, and customer meetings as requested.

Responsible for maintaining current technical, interpersonal, and communication skills through continuous development. Progressive development of skills should be cultivated through further education, seminars, company training and other external resources such as reading material.

Based on business need, assists, supports and/or performs other duties within scope and ability. Assumes accountability and responsibility for assigned projects and programs.

Essential Qualifications

Two-year degree in Manufacturing Engineering or related field; or the equivalent in formal course work & work experience; or work experience equivalent.

Demonstrated knowledge and application of machine tool products, options and functions. Must have experience and application of Swiss Machine Tool programming, program modification, and set-up, statistical process and evaluation criteria i.e., CPK, well versed in geometric tolerances, ability to read and interpret blueprints, design and develop processes for machine tool equipment.

Demonstrated business writing and documentation skills.

Strong interpersonal communication skills.

Demonstrated self-starter and effective use of organization and planning skills.

Demonstrated Project Management Skills.

PC literate and skill efficiency in job related software/programs.

Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid USA Passport.

Must be able to travel up to 35% of time for customer installations and training.

Ability to participate as a member of a team, crossing department and divisional lines.

Working Conditions

Office & manufacturing work environment which includes moving mechanical machine parts, potentially loud equipment, with exposure to a variety of non-hazardous and hazardous chemicals and airborne particles.

Hands on work with machine tool equipment.

LCD viewing and key entry.

Internal/external customer communications with vendor contact.

Perks and Benefits

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Paid time off and holiday pay

401K plan with company match

Maternity and Paternity leave

Compensation

$120,000 per year