Sr Application Engineer Machine Tool Industry

Kennametal Inc.; Ohio; Remote; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennametal Inc. is seeking a Sr Application Engineer for the Machine Tool Industry. This role supports the team with technical tooling and application solutions in the metal cutting field, managing customer accounts and mentoring junior staff.

You will coordinate engineering, manufacturing, and sales teams, understand customer requirements, and match Kennametal products to meet needs while striving to exceed service levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering or equivalent experience.
• 5–7+ years of field or manufacturing experience in metal cutting.
• Experience with OEM machine tool builders preferred.
• Strong ability to identify customer needs and communicate technical information.
• Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional teams for project management.
• Match Kennametal tooling solutions to customer needs.
• Exceed customer service levels with technical know-how.
• Perform sales forecasting, account planning, and related tasks.
• Maintain high-impact relationships to grow market share.
• Utilize company resources effectively.

Skills

Customer needs assessment

Technical communication

Independent work

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering or equivalent working experience in industry

Job description

About Kennametal

With over 80 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Every day approximately 8,700 employees are helping customers in nearly 100 countries stay competitive. Kennametal generated $2.1 billion in revenues in fiscal 2023. Learn more at www.kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Sr Application Engineer Machine Tool Industry

Location - Remote within Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, or Indiana

Job Summary

This position supports the team or district with technical tooling and all product application solutions. A Senior Application Engineer serves as a valuable resource and a leader within the sales territory. This position is more mature in experience and expertise, as well as thoroughly knowledgeable in the metal cutting industry; as such, the incumbent is expected to carry customer accounts, act as a trainer/mentor for a less experienced team members, and step up as interim leader when needed.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, manufacturing, sales, etc) for project management
• Understand customers' business, technology, and product requirements and appropriately match Kennametal tooling solutions, products and services to meet customer needs
• Exceed customer expectations relative to Kennametal service levels and technical know-how and value-added services
• Perform sales forecasting, account planning and other administrative tasks that will profitably grow the business
• Understand and utilize company resources
• Show continuous improvements in technical, product and selling skills Maintain high impact customer relationships with current accounts to expand market share

Education, Work Experience, Skills, Certificates

• Bachelors degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering or equivalent working experience in industry
• 5 to 7 plus years of successful field or manufacturing experience in the metal cutting industry;
• Experience working with OEM machine tool builders preferred
• Experience working in an extensive technical manufacturing environment
• Proficient in identifying and assessing customer needs
• Competent in understanding and communicating all products and technical information
• Able to understand and communicate complex contract conditions
• Able to work independently with little supervision
• Well developed interpersonal skills enabling teamwork and clear communication
• Valid driver's license

Equal Opportunity Employer