Applications Engineer

About Kennametal

With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Applications Engineer

An excellent opportunity has become available to join Kennametal as an Applications Engineer. The Applications Engineer will be responsible for evaluating our customers manufacturing needs and providing a complete engineering solution with associated costs.

Working with our customers, you will engage in customer-facing activities such as troubleshooting and providing technical support to sales and other departments. The successful candidate will be competent with CNC programming 3 and 5 axis machines and be able to provide advice on fixturing (workholding & tooling), and machining processes.

This will require a sophisticated level of technical expertise that will include experience of manipulating solid models, working knowledge of various materials, and knowledge of a variety of machine tools (Mazak, DMG, Okuma, Starrag, Grob, TAJMAC, Chiron, EMAG and  etc).

Responsibilities:

• To effectively manage specified applications that involves evaluating customers manufacturing needs and providing solutions.
• To maintain a thorough working and application knowledge of all company products, and Services.
• To acquire and develop all necessary professional sales and technical knowledge and skills in accordance with the company personal development and training programmes.
• Effectively prove out performance of specified tooling within a production environment.
• To maintain working knowledge of Company’s CAD / CAM software Solutions – NX, Fusion 360.
• To compile and present professional Project documentation to customers in order to achieve a positive sales result. This documentation may include, but not limited to, Solid Modelling, Process Sheets, Tooling Sheets, Time Studies, Cost per Part Evaluations, and / or Tooling Quotations.
• To ensure all activities are conducted in a professional, confidential and ethical manner.
• Other duties that may be agreed to enhance the company’s image and performance.

Requirements:

• A recognized qualification in Mechanical/Manufacturing Engineering or time served apprenticeship.
• Experience within the metal cutting or precision tooling industry – 5 years minimum.
• Medium level of competence using CAD/CAM – NX + Fusion 360.
• Programming 3 and 5 Axis CNC Turning and Milling machines working with different materials.
• An In-depth understanding of the manufacturing industry and concepts associated with Kennametal Products.
• An innovative and self-motivated individual whom is able to work independently with supervision.
• Proficiency with MS Office in Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Basic command of the English language.

Base Location

Home based, Czech Republic covering regions Bohemia, Vysocina.

Salary

Competitive basic salary, company car, incentive scheme and benefits package.

Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.