Industrial AR Applications Engineer

ProducePay; Wixom (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

LightGuide, Inc. is seeking an Application Engineer to design and deliver industrial augmented reality solutions combining LightGuide software with hardware, automation, manufacturing systems, and customer processes.

You will work with customers, Sales, Engineering, Operations, and partners to take applications from concept through technical design and deployment, across mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and manufacturing disciplines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related technical field.
• 2+ years of professional engineering, product development, systems integration, manufacturing engineering, applications engineering, or related technical experience.
• Strong analytical and hands-on problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand complex technical systems and identify practical solutions.
• Comfortable working across multiple engineering disciplines rather than within a single narrow specialty.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers and collaborate across technical and commercial teams.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Comfortable working with PC hardware and Microsoft Windows environments.
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively as part of a collaborative team.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies, tools, and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design Industrial Solutions: Partner with customers and the LightGuide Sales team to understand manufacturing challenges, processes, requirements, and success criteria.
• Integrate Hardware, Software, and Automation: Select and specify hardware and design mechanical components and interfaces with MES, ERP, and other systems.
• Solve Manufacturing Problems: Apply engineering judgment to improve quality, productivity, ergonomics, standardization, traceability, and error-proofing.
• Work Directly With Customers: Visit facilities to collect requirements, communicate technical concepts, and support deployments.

Skills

Analytical problem-solving

Cross-disciplinary work

Customer communication

Windows PC proficiency

Team collaboration

Curiosity to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

MES software

ERP systems

MRP systems

CAD systems

Job description

LightGuide, Inc. is seeking an Application Engineer to design and deliver industrial augmented reality solutions combining LightGuide software with hardware, automation, manufacturing systems, and customer processes.

You will work with customers, Sales, Engineering, Operations, and partners to take applications from concept through technical design and deployment, across mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and manufacturing disciplines.