Senior Applications Engineer MIM; Metal Injection Molding

Senior Applications Engineer MIM (Metal Injection Molding)

A confidential employer in Rockford, Illinois, is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer with MIM (Metal Injection Molding) experience to join their Advanced Technology Engineering Team. This direct-hire role offers a competitive salary of $100,000 to $130,000 plus a 10% bonus, along with relocation assistance. If you have design skills and customer interface expertise in powdered metals or MIM, this is your chance to drive new product introductions in a growing business.

Location:

Rockford, Illinois, USA Comp: $100,000 - $130,000 per year Work Style:
No Remote

Company:
Confidential Employer

Location:

Rockford, Illinois, USA Industry: Automotive/Motor Vehicles Degree:
Not specified Compensation: $100,000 - $130,000 per year

Are you an engineer who thrives at the intersection of design precision and manufacturing execution? A confidential employer in Rockford, Illinois, is expanding its advanced technology team and needs a Senior Applications Engineer to drive metal injection molding innovations. This isn't just a desk job—you'll own the full lifecycle from concept to production, seeing your work become reality on the factory floor.

In this role, you will be the technical linchpin for new products, shaping component designs and quoting manufacturing processes that directly impact revenue and profitability. You'll guide prototypes through engineering builds, collaborate with customers to refine their visions, and champion quality standards through APQP milestones. Your designs will power industries ranging from automotive to consumer goods, and your decisions will influence capital investments, tooling, and scalability.

The ideal candidate brings a proven background in MIM or powdered metals, comfortable discussing gate placement and feedstock selection with customers while also diving deep into CAD models to tweak geometries for manufacturability. You communicate engineering rationale clearly, whether with a skeptical client or a production supervisor. You're self-directed but collaborative, and you see a problem not as a roadblock but as a design challenge to solve.

This is your chance to join a company that is investing in growth, not maintenance. With competitive pay, a 10% bonus, relocation support, and a seat on a team that values your technical voice, this role is designed for impact. If you're ready to take ownership of cutting-edge MIM applications and see your ideas through to shipment, apply today. Relocate to Rockford—a city with a rich manufacturing heritage—and make your mark.

• Experience with metal injection molding (MIM) or powder metal applications is required
• You must have CAD design skills and the ability to create marked prints or modify CAD solid model files
• Prior customer interface experience in an engineering role is essential
• U.S. citizenship or Green Card is mandatory, as no sponsorship is provided
• This is an on-site role in Rockford, Illinois; remote work is not available
• A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience is expected

• A competitive base salary ranging from $100,000 to $130,000 per year, reflecting your expertise
• A 10% annual bonus, adding substantial upside to your compensation
• Relocation assistance is provided to qualified candidates, making a move to Rockford seamless
• The company is actively investing in talent and advanced equipment to expand its metal injection molding business, ensuring you work with state-of-the-art technology
• You will have high-impact, visible ownership over new product introductions and process improvements
• This role offers direct growth opportunities as the business scales
• You will be part of a collaborative team that values technical leadership

• Develop engineering quotations for manufacturing new products, estimating raw material needs, operation steps, outside costs, tooling, fixtures, gauging, and capital requirements
• Recommend design changes to customer components to optimize manufacturability using MIM technology, including creating marked prints and modifying CAD solid models
• Lead the manufacturing and delivery of all engineering prototypes and samples, ensuring they meet specifications
• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers, leading discussions and representing their interests in internal engineering meetings
• Lead the Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) team through Gate 1 and actively participate through Gate 5, driving successful production approval
• Support the Commercial Sales Team with technical expertise to help secure new business
• Collaborate with the Product Launch Team to ensure smooth introductions of new products into manufacturing

• Experience with APQP and structured product launch processes is highly valued
• Prior experience in the automotive or motor vehicle industry will give you a strong advantage
• Familiarity with powdered metal component design beyond MIM is a plus
• Strong…