Applications Engineer

Applications Engineer - Small Part, High Precision Machining

Location:

UK home-based, with optional Birmingham office use; travel across the UK, Ireland and overseas plants.

Package:

Generous salary / Car / Benefits

The Company

Our client is a high-end machine tool manufacturer supplying precision machine tool solutions, across a wide range of sectors, including Aerospace, Medtech, Transportation and Micromechanics.

The Opportunity

Our client is a global leader in precision machine tools.  This role is an opportunity to join a world class team and be a significant part of project development and delivery.  A permanent, full-time UK-employed role focused on small-part machining, particularly medtech and small aerospace components. It offers a route from production engineering into a customer-facing machine-tool applications role, or a new opportunity for an existing applications engineer. Full product training and support will be provided.

The Role

• Take components from drawings or CAD models through manufacturing planning, tooling selection, CNC programming, machine setup and machining.
• Develop suitable workholding independently or with fixture companies, collaborating with the wider team on the manufacturing approach.
• Work on small precision parts for medtech and aerospace, alongside transport and industrial applications.
• Work directly with customers at different levels and provide hands-on support at customer sites and plants.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be trained Engineer with relevant experience, for example a as CNC Setter  / Programmer or tooling  / work holder designer with excellent customer skills and experience of working on high precision small parts.  You will be able to work independently through the complete machining process, while drawing on colleagues and fixture specialists where needed. You communicate professionally with customers, take a practical approach on the shop floor and remain open to learning different systems and manufacturing approaches.

Experience

Experience in production engineering or applications engineering, with practical capability in process planning, cutting-tool selection, CNC programming, workholding and running components on machines. Adaptability across material types is important. CATIA or Siemens NX experience is relevant, and SolidCAM is also beneficial; experience with another CAD/CAM system is acceptable.

Qualifications

Practical engineering capability and relevant CAD/CAM experience are the focus.