Application Engineer

Job Description

We are seeking candidates with strong 5-axis experience.

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.

Company Description

HELLER was founded in 1894 as a small craftsmans workshop in Germany. Today a world leading manufacturer with 2,000+ employees, the group develops and produces state-of-the-art machine tools and entire production systems for metal-cutting processes. The HELLER product range comprises 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining centers, CNC mill/turning centers, CNC machines for crankshaft and camshaft machining, flexible manufacturing systems and a modular range of services.

HELLER began its operations in the United States in 1982 and has a production facility in Troy, MI.

HELLER was founded in 1894 as a small craftsmans workshop in Germany. Today a world leading manufacturer with 2,000+ employees, the group develops and produces state-of-the-art machine tools and entire production systems for metal-cutting processes. The HELLER product range comprises 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining centers, CNC…