CNC Applications Engineer

Job Description

Title: CNC Applications Engineer

Comp: $30-$45/hour + Overtime + Profit Sharing

Location: Noblesville, IN (Onsite)

Travel: Up to 40% Domestic Travel

Our client is seeking immediate assistance in identifying a candidate for a CNC Applications Engineer direct hire position in the Noblesville, IN area.

Responsibilities:
• Review customer part prints, time studies, and machine quotations to develop machining solutions
• Write, modify, and optimize CNC programs for customer applications and machine demonstrations
• Develop tooling, work-holding, and process documentation to support machine sales and project execution
• Set up, program, test, troubleshoot, and debug CNC machines to ensure customer requirements are achieved
• Prepare machines for shipment by verifying setups, inventorying project components, and completing packing documentation
• Support machine acceptance testing, customer runoffs, and final machine validation prior to shipment
• Travel to customer facilities for machine installation, startup, troubleshooting, training, and technical support
• Provide programming and technical assistance to customers and internal teams via phone, email, and onsite visits
• Collaborate with tooling, work-holding, engineering, and project teams to develop turnkey machining solutions
• Support customers by developing production processes, achieving cycle time goals, and ensuring on-time machine delivery
• Train customers on machine operation, programming, and best machining practices
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work environment around machinery and application projects
• Work with advanced CNC turning, mill-turn, Swiss, multi-spindle, and automation systems

Required Skills (Must Have):
• 5+ years of CNC programming, CNC setup, CNC applications, or related machining experience
• Strong hands-on experience with CNC mills, lathes, turning centers, or mill-turn machines
• Proficiency with CNC machine setup, operation, troubleshooting, and G-code programming
• Experience machining metal components (not wood or plastics)
• Fanuc or Siemens control experience
• Manufacturing environment experience where technical problem solving and project execution were critical
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and customer part prints
• Strong troubleshooting and process optimization skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work directly with customers
• High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, Machining Technology, or related field
• CAM software experience
• Customer-facing technical support experience
• Project management experience
• Experience conducting time studies and first-part runoffs
• Exposure to Swiss-style machines, multi-spindle machines, or advanced turning centers
• Experience with automation systems, robotics, or integrated manufacturing solutions
• Knowledge of tooling selection, work-holding design, and process development

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