Application Engineer – Additive Manufacturing
Company
Endeavor 3D is a leader in advanced manufacturing technologies, specializing in delivering innovative solutions through additive manufacturing (3D printing) and digital design services. We partner with clients across aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial sectors to solve complex engineering challenges.
Mission
They are seeking a highly motivated Application Engineer – Additive Manufacturing to join their growing team. This role is ideal for an engineer with a passion for cutting-edge manufacturing technologies who can bridge the gap between engineering design and production implementation. You’ll support their customers and internal teams by developing, validating, and optimizing 3D printing applications across various platforms.
The ideal candidate should have deep technical experience in design for additive manufacturing (DFAM), excellent communication skills, and sales support/customer facing experience. The Application Engineer will provide guidance and technical support to Endeavor 3D’s sales teams and customers by leading design projects, solving customer application issues, conduct training and lead educational workshops.
Profile
Key Responsibilities:
- Serve as the technical point of contact for customer additive manufacturing projects.
- Evaluate design requirements and recommend appropriate additive manufacturing technologies (e.g., SLS, SLA, DMLS, FDM, MJF, etc.).
- Collaborate with design and production teams to optimize parts for printability, performance, and cost.
- Develop and implement build strategies, including part orientation, support structure generation, and post-processing workflows.
- Run simulation and validation tools to assess thermal and structural performance of printed parts.
- Troubleshoot printing and post-processing issues and provide actionable solutions.
- Conduct design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) training and workshops for customers or internal staff.
- Lead the development of new projects directly with customers on behalf of sales
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations, SOW’s and proposals to prospective clients.
- Participate in marketing activities (webinars, tradeshows, content, presentations, etc.)
- Maintain deep understanding of the company’s products & services.
- Support material selection and testing initiatives.
- Maintain detailed documentation of projects, processes, and lessons learned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering.
- 3-5 years of experience in additive manufacturing MJF.
- Strong understanding of various 3D printing technologies and materials.
- Experience with CAD software (SolidWorks, Fusion 360).
- Familiarity with slicing software (Magics, NetFabb).
- Problem-solving mindset with hands-on technical skills.
- Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
