CNC Machine Applications Engineer

Mazak Corporation • Windsor Locks, CT

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About The Position

Mazak Corporation is seeking an Applications Engineer to join its Regional Applications team. The role supports Sales staff by providing technical information on using Mazak machine tools to produce customer parts and products efficiently and with robust quality. The position reports to the Northeast Technology Center in Windsor Locks, Connecticut.

The role provides customer support and processing recommendations, estimates cycle times and manufacturing costs, develops tooling and workholding concepts, demonstrates and installs machines, trains customers, and conducts test cuts and turnkey process development. Approximately 15% travel is required.

Requirements

• An associate degree or certification in a related technical field plus two years of experience in a machine-tool-related field, or three to five years of experience in a related position.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with upper management, vendors, and customers.
• Ability to work effectively in a team with other engineers.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Mechanical ability to build fixtures, assemble tools, and rig and level machines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Experience with Mazatrol, EIA/G-Code programming, CAD/CAM programming software, Esprit or Mastercam, Fusion 360, or other related tools.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Proactively support a safe and healthy work environment for all employees.
• Provide telephone and email customer support on the operation and use of Mazak products.
• Recommend part-processing methods and machines to produce customer parts at the stated volumes.
• Calculate machine cycle-time estimates.
• Calculate customer part manufacturing costs, including labor, tooling, and workholding costs.
• Conceptually design workholding and tooling to support manufacturing customer parts.
• Demonstrate machine operation and features at trade shows and open-house events.
• Safely rig and install machines in Technology Centers and at trade-show events.
• Provide customer training at customer facilities on safe machine operation and detailed machine functions.
• Perform test cuts to demonstrate machine capability and prove processing concepts.
• Perform turnkey process development and testing, including statistical analysis of part measurements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree