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Location: Philadelphia, PA | Schedule: Full-time, on-site with customer travel required

Overview

A manufacturer and distributor of precision machine tools is seeking a Swiss CNC Applications Engineer to support customers in the Philadelphia, PA area. This role blends hands-on technical expertise with customer-facing project leadership, guiding clients through machine evaluation, setup, and training to ensure successful adoption of CNC machining solutions.

What you'll do

• Lead turnkey projects and customer demonstrations from start to finish, keeping them on schedule and within budget
• Support pre-sale efforts, including customer site visits, opportunity evaluation, machine assessments, and part processing recommendations
• Build and deliver turnkey proposals based on customer needs
• Design and implement custom equipment demonstrations tailored to customer applications
• Train customers on the safe setup and operation of CNC machining centers, lathes, grinders, Swiss style lathes, and multi-tasking machines
• Prepare accurate cost estimates and write clear engineering reports
• Interpret technical plans and specifications
• Travel to customer sites to provide on-site training and engineering support

Required qualifications

• Experience in Sliding Headstock (Swiss) CNC machine tool engineering and manufacturing
• Strong, up-to-date knowledge of the machine tool industry and relevant product lines
• Familiarity with Fanuc based controls
• Experience with CAD/CAM software and conversational programming
• Strong situational judgment with the ability to think quickly and make sound decisions under pressure

Preferred qualifications

• 5-axis machining experience is a plus

Why this role

This position offers the opportunity to combine deep technical machine tool expertise with direct customer engagement, playing a key role in turnkey project success and customer training across the Philadelphia, PA region.