Senior Applications Engineer – Metal Injection Molding (MIM)

Great Bay Staffing Group•Rockford, IL

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a senior-level engineering role at the center of a company actively expanding its MIM manufacturing capabilities. You'll sit on the Advanced Technology Engineering Team, driving new product development, opening new markets, and serving as the primary technical bridge between customers and internal production teams. If you're an engineer who wants to shape where a business goes — not just support where it's been — this role was built for you. This role puts you at the intersection of engineering innovation and commercial impact — developing the products and customer relationships that will define the company's next chapter.

Requirements

Experience in metal injection molding (MIM) or powder metals engineering — this is a firm requirement
Strong design skills with the ability to work from and modify CAD solid models
Demonstrated customer-facing experience in a technical or applications engineering capacity
Ability to lead cross-functional teams through structured product launch processes (APQP experience a plus)

Nice To Haves

APQP experience a plus

Responsibilities

Develop engineering quotations for new MIM products, including raw material requirements, operation steps and rates, tooling and fixture costs, and capital requirements
Recommend and implement design changes to customer components to ensure MIM manufacturability — including marked prints and modifications to CAD solid model files
Lead the manufacturing and delivery of engineering prototypes and sample parts
Own technical and engineering discussions with customers; represent customer requirements in internal cross-functional conversations
Lead APQP teams through Gate 1 and participate through Gate 5 of the full production approval process