Senior CNC Applications Lead: Process, Mentoring & Projects

Job Juncture; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an experienced CNC Applications Engineering Lead to guide a seasoned applications team and stay close to machining challenges. You will own technical direction, project execution, and team development while mentoring engineers and coordinating complex customer projects.

The role blends hands-on process development with leadership, overseeing machine installations, demos, and continuous improvement of standards, workflows, and best practices across the

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with CNC metal-cutting equipment, including machining centers, lathes, and other advanced CNC platforms.
• Prior experience in CNC Applications Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Process Engineering, CNC Programming, or a similar technical machining role
• Strong understanding of CNC programming, G-code, machining processes, tooling, workholding, speeds and feeds, and process optimization.
• Experience developing machining processes from print or part requirements through successful production.
• Working knowledge of multi-axis CNC machining; experience with 4-axis, 5-axis, Swiss, mill-turn, or other advanced platforms is highly valued.
• Experience with at least one major CNC control platform is required, such as Fanuc, Siemens, Mazak, OSP, or Haas; Fanuc experience is preferred.
• Experience with CAM software and offline CNC programming is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex machining, programming, tooling, workholding, and process-related challenges.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively with customers, Applications Engineers, Sales, Service, and leadership.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to help prioritize multiple applications projects and customer requirements.
• Demonstrated experience mentoring, training, or providing technical leadership to other engineers, programmers, or machinists.
• Experience with high-precision machining and complex part manufacturing.
• Ability to travel regionally up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical lead and senior resource for the CNC Applications Engineering team.
• Mentor and develop Applications Engineers, sharing machining knowledge, troubleshooting techniques, programming strategies, and applications best practices.
• Help coordinate team workload, priorities, customer projects, machine installations, demonstrations, training, and other applications activities.
• Take the lead on complex or technically challenging applications projects, serving as an escalation point when additional expertise is needed.
• Develop and optimize CNC machining processes, including programming strategy, tooling, workholding, feeds and speeds, cycle-time optimization, and overall process efficiency.
• Support CNC machine installations, prove-outs, runoff activities, and customer acceptance as needed.
• Partner with customers to evaluate parts, prints, tolerances, materials, production requirements, and manufacturing challenges to develop effective machining solutions.
• Support Sales with technical expertise during customer evaluations, machine demonstrations, test cuts, benchmarking, and solution development.
• Help evaluate machine configurations, tooling, workholding, automation, and peripheral equipment based on customer applications.
• Deliver or oversee customer training related to machine operation, programming, machining processes, and applications best practices.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Service, Engineering, Product Management, and other internal teams to resolve technical issues and ensure successful customer outcomes.
• Establish and improve applications engineering standards, processes, documentation, and workflows to create greater consistency across the team.
• Identify opportunities to improve machine performance, cycle times, part quality, process reliability, and customer productivity.
• Stay current on CNC technology, controls, tooling, CAM software, automation, and advanced machining strategies.

Skills

CNC machining

Team mentoring

Project coordination

Technical leadership

Machine demonstrations

Process optimization

Troubleshooting

CAM software

G-code programming

Multi-axis CNC

Tools

Fanuc controls

Siemens controls

Mazak controls

OSP controls

Haas controls

CAM software

Job description

Job Juncture in Cincinnati, OH is seeking an experienced CNC Applications Engineering Lead to guide a seasoned applications team and stay close to machining challenges. You will own technical direction, project execution, and team development while mentoring engineers and coordinating complex customer projects.

The role blends hands-on process development with leadership, overseeing machine installations, demos, and continuous improvement of standards, workflows, and best practices across the