Universal Application Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement robust machining/processing solutions for universal product applications.  Heavily focused on customer satisfaction through design integrity and superior engineering expertise.
• Tool and clamping fixture technology and processes
  • Management of complete projects in regards of engineering of ​​machining processes, tool and clamping fixture technology with coordination to the customer, subsequent departments and suppliers
  • Monitoring of processing activities (engineering, schedule and cost review)
  • Support during runoff/acceptance of the process
  • Support of the proposal group in process design
• Application
  • CAM programming, simulation/verification of technology processes
  • Programming for machining tests and programs for machine test/tryout
  • Support during runoff/service support through NC process and programming expertise
  • Support of the proposal group in process design
  • Development and design of CNC application programs, technology and special cycles for specific technology processes
  • Support for controls development on technology issues
• Project Management
  • Ensure project management for customer projects
  • Effort control for the processing activity (schedule and cost review)
  • Overall project monitoring of engineering and costs
  • Planning and securing capacities for customer projects
• Project Field Evaluation and Implementation
  • Technical Sales Support / Evaluation
  • Feasibility Assessment / Consulting
  • Participate in test and commissioning
  • Validation of design

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• None

Process Owner Responsibilities:

• None

Education and Experience:

• Minimum 4 year mechanical engineering degree.
• Machining / machine tool experience preferred.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Hard Skills
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints
  • GD & T
  • Metrology (basis knowledge of materials)
  • Cutting tool knowledge (feeds and speeds)
  • Basic Machine Tool Design
  • Work holding concepts
  • Cost Estimating
  • Scheduling
  • Industrial Automation Systems
  • Industrial Assembly Systems
  • Basic Industrial Controls
  • Systems Turnkey Design
  • Intermediate to Advanced level in MS Office (specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
  • Beginning level of SAP
  • Intermediate to advanced level in AutoCAD
  • Beginning level of 3D CAD (preferably Creo; Inventor, NX, Solid Works, Catia, or others acceptable)
• Soft Skills
  • Manage time effectively
  • Communicate effectively with customer, suppliers, Heller management and employees
  • Public speaking (giving presentations to customers and internal on processes and product)
  • Basic Project management (manage open issues list, manage vendors, etc.)
  • Work well in a team environment (collaborate with internal departments)
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Troubleshooting/Problem Solving skills
  • Cultural diversity/sensitivity

Training Requirements: (Heller to provide)

• General Safety
• ISO 9001 Quality System Awareness
• ISO 14001 Environmental Awareness
• SAP
• SAPEasy

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and occasionally bend and move about the facility.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Safety glasses may be required while performing specific tasks.
• Hearing protection may be required while performing specific tasks.
• Steel toe safety shoes may be required while performing specific tasks.                

Work Environment:

• Works in an office setting as well as manufacturing/shop floor.
• Various customer / end user sites, typically machine shop or high volume manufacturing facility located throughout the US.

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.