Applications Engineer

TRUMPF Apps Engineers play a vital role in showcasing our technology to customers. As a subject matter expert in laser cutting, bending, and especially laser welding, you will demonstrate the advantages of TRUMPF products and convince customers to purchase them.

• Serves as the expert for 2D laser technology.
• Fully able to explain machine options and operate TRUMPF Tru Laser.
• Independently organize and conduct persuasive customer demonstrations and industry trade shows.
• Evaluate customer parts and create programs to effectively demonstrate Tru Laser.
• Recognize necessary part design changes and consult customers on modifications to define creative solutions for customer parts.
• Generate customer time estimates, provide recommendations for product selection, and produce sample parts.
• Consult customers on programming issues for existing and potential customers.
• Conduct operator training and on-site applications support for customers.
• Travel to customer sites to support challenging sales or production processes (travel time ~20‑30%).
• Help new customers with the startup phase to smoothly go to production phase.

• Previous experience in the machine tool industry, preferably in Sales or Service areas.
• TRUMPF product knowledge preferred.
• Excellent communication skills required due to extensive customer contact.

Minimum 2‑year technical school degree; 4‑year degree preferred or equivalent education and work experience.