Highlights
The applications engineer supports customers and the sales network during the purchasing decision and provides on-going telephone or on-site support throughout the product lifecycle. As a family-run, high-tech company with nearly 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive to join our team.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Farmington, Connecticut |
| Industry | Manufacturing - Other |
| Company Size | 1,000 to 1,499 employees |
| Year Founded | 1923 |
| Website | https://www.trumpf.com/en_US/careers/ |
Description
As a family-run, high-tech company with nearly 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive to join our team. Our company culture, which values collaboration and mutual trust, creates the ideal framework for boldly trying new things and questioning the status quo. Our technologies inspire people to develop and produce things that are currently unimaginable. Whether lasers, machine tools, EUV or electronics - TRUMPF is building technological worlds for future generations. Are you ready for new challenges?
TRUMPF Applications Engineers are a vital part in showcasing our technology to our customers. This role is instrumental in demonstrating the various advantages of TRUMPF products and convincing customers to purchase our products. Applications Engineer is regarded as the subject matter expert in all questions regarding laser cutting, bending, and especially laser welding possibilities. The applications engineer supports customers and the sales network during the purchasing decision and provides on-going telephone or on-site support throughout the product lifecycle.
Principle Duties & Responsibilities
- Serves as the expert for 2D laser technology. Additionally, fully capable to explain machine options and operate TRUMPF TruLaser’s
- Independently organize and conduct persuasive customer demonstrations and industry trade shows
- Evaluate customer parts and create programs to effectively demonstrate TruLaser. Recognize any 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 programing issues for existing and potential customers
- Conduct operator training, and on-site applications support for customers
- Travel to customer sites to support with challenging sales or production processes (Travel time ~ 20-30%)
- Help new customers with the startup phase to smoothly go to production phase
Experience
Previous experience in the machine tool industry preferably in the Sales, Service areas. TRUMPF product knowledge preferred. Excellent communication skills are required as this position involves extensive contact with customers.
Education
Minimum 2-year technical school degree, 4-year degree is preferred or the suitable equivalent of education and work experience.
TRUMPF Inc. endeavors to make TRUMPF careers pages accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance in completing the applications process, please contact our HR department at 860.255.6000 or at
HRgeneral@us.trumpf.com
. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and can not be used to inquire about the status of application.About Company
"Trusting in brave ideas" - this is our promise to everyone who works for us. As a family business, we decide long-term and provide our people with the trust and stability needed to bring their ideas to fruition, even the unconventional ones. Being a market and technology leader in machine tools and lasers, we courageously shape the networked manufacturing of tomorrow, meeting every challenge with bold, fresh thinking.
We offer our customers innovative, high-quality products as well as solutions to their problems in the areas of sheet metal processing, laser-based production processes, electronic applications and hospital equipment. TRUMPF is a leading global high-technology company and produces machine tools, lasers and electronics for industrial applications. Our technologies are used in the manufacture of the most diverse products, from vehicles, building technology and mobile devices to state-of-the-art power and data storage. As an independent, family-owned company we think and act long-term, and this is why we have been a guarantor of innovations for many decades now.
