Application Engineer

Applications Engineer – CNC Swiss (Citizen & Miyano)

$38–$40/hour | Based on Experience

Monday–Thursday: 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Friday: 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM & Saturday 6 AM - 12 PM (When Needed)

Overtime: Fridays and Saturdays as needed

Are you the person everyone in the machine shop comes to when a setup isn’t running right, tooling needs to be improved, or a cycle time needs to come down?

We’re looking for an experienced CNC Applications Engineer / Applications Leader to become a go-to technical resource within a precision machining operation in Warren, MI.

This is not your typical production machinist position. You won’t spend every day simply running parts. Instead, you’ll work directly with CNC machinists, operators, and engineering to troubleshoot problems, improve setups, optimize tooling, reduce cycle times, support programming, launch new parts, and help develop the team around you.

• Support CNC machine setups, changeovers, and process prove-outs
• Troubleshoot machining, tooling, quality, and production issues
• Perform tooling studies and identify opportunities for improvement
• Monitor and improve cycle times and machine efficiency
• Make programming adjustments and support CNC programming needs
• Assist with new-part planning and launches
• Work alongside the Process Engineer on continuous improvement projects
• Help improve tooling organization and spare-parts coordination
• Train and provide technical guidance to machinists and operators
• Step in for machine coverage/operator relief when needed
• Serve as a hands-on technical leader on the shop floor

We’re especially interested in candidates with strong experience working with Citizen and/or Miyano CNC Swiss machines who understand more than simply operating the equipment.

You should bring experience with areas such as:

• Machine setup and changeovers
• CNC programming and program adjustments
• Tooling selection and optimization
• Speeds and feeds
• Training or mentoring machinists

If you’re a highly experienced machinist who has naturally become the go-to person in your shop, we want to hear from you.

• $38–$40/hour based on experience
• Opportunity for long-term employment
• Get off the repetitive production cycle and into a technical leadership role
• Hands-on involvement with programming, setups, tooling, and process improvement
• Opportunity to train and develop other machinists
• Specialized precision machining environment with room to grow

If you know Citizen or Miyano Swiss machining and enjoy solving the problems other machinists bring to you, this could be a great next step.