Applications Engineer — Precision Machining Systems

Join EMAG as an Applications Engineer — Precision Machining Systems

At EMAG LLC, part of the international EMAG Group, you’ll elevate your craft through hands-on challenges, mentorship, and global collaboration. We offer a standout benefits package: a strong 401(k) match and a $0 employee premium for medical, dental, and vision coverage.

What you’ll do

• Turn customer needs into solutions
  • Break down RFQs, prints, and specs to define process steps and tolerances.
  • Map conceptual process flows, draft system layouts, and run early simulations.
  • Select the right technologies: turning, grinding, gear hobbing/grinding, ECM/PECM, laser processing, robotics, and automation.
• Build winning proposals
  • Prepare complete, technically sound quotations under the guidance of the Technical Sales Manager.
  • Develop cost sheets and pricing inputs; evaluate manufacturing cost structures for competitiveness and margin.
  • Coordinate with suppliers to confirm feasibility, costs, and lead times.
• Collaborate across teams
  • Partner with Sales, Engineering, and Operations to clarify scope and validate risks and costs.
  • Participate in cross-functional reviews to ensure feasibility and alignment with standards and goals.
  • Create proposal packages, technical documentation, and customer-facing content.
• Elevate our technical edge
  • Interpret engineering drawings to identify critical features.
  • Track emerging technologies and competitive trends.
  • Continuously improve tools, workflows, and documentation within Technical Sales.
• Engage with customers
  • Support presentations and technical discussions—on-site or remote.
  • Travel domestically and internationally as needed.

What you bring

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2–5+ years in technical sales, applications engineering, or machinery/system integration.
• Experience with machining systems, manufacturing processes, or capital equipment (strongly preferred).
• Excellent communication—able to make complex engineering topics clear.

Core competencies

• Data analysis and manipulation for sizing and costing.
• Mechanical engineering/design fundamentals; product design exposure.
• Budgeting and forecasting to support pricing strategy.
• Process development across machining, ECM/PECM, laser, and automation.

Tools & tech

• CNC Automation Solutions.