What are the responsibilities and job description for the Applications Engineer -- Precision Machining Systems position at EMAG - USA?
Join EMAG as an Applications Engineer — Precision Machining Systems
At EMAG LLC, part of the international EMAG Group, you’ll elevate your craft through hands-on challenges, mentorship, and global collaboration. We offer a standout benefits package: a strong 401(k) match and a $0 employee premium for medical, dental, and vision coverage.
What you’ll do- Turn customer needs into solutions
- Break down RFQs, prints, and specs to define process steps and tolerances.
- Map conceptual process flows, draft system layouts, and run early simulations.
- Select the right technologies: turning, grinding, gear hobbing/grinding, ECM/PECM, laser processing, robotics, and automation.
- Build winning proposals
- Prepare complete, technically sound quotations under the guidance of the Technical Sales Manager.
- Develop cost sheets and pricing inputs; evaluate manufacturing cost structures for competitiveness and margin.
- Coordinate with suppliers to confirm feasibility, costs, and lead times.
- Collaborate across teams
- Partner with Sales, Engineering, and Operations to clarify scope and validate risks and costs.
- Participate in cross-functional reviews to ensure feasibility and alignment with standards and goals.
- Create proposal packages, technical documentation, and customer-facing content.
- Elevate our technical edge
- Interpret engineering drawings to identify critical features.
- Track emerging technologies and competitive trends.
- Continuously improve tools, workflows, and documentation within Technical Sales.
- Engage with customers
- Support presentations and technical discussions—on-site or remote.
- Travel domestically and internationally as needed.
- Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
- 2–5 years in technical sales, applications engineering, or machinery/system integration.
- Experience with machining systems, manufacturing processes, or capital equipment (strongly preferred).
- Excellent communication—able to make complex engineering topics clear.
- Data analysis and manipulation for sizing and costing.
- Mechanical engineering/design fundamentals; product design exposure.
- Budgeting and forecasting to support pricing strategy.
- Process development across machining, ECM/PECM, laser, and automation.
- CNC Automation Solutions.