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Application Engineer

Trumpf, Inc.
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Sep 05, 2025

As a family-run, high-tech company with nearly 19,000 employees at 71 locations worldwide, we are looking for forward thinkers with unconventional ideas and drive to join our team. Our company culture, which values collaboration and mutual trust, creates the ideal framework for boldly trying new things and questioning the status quo. Our technologies inspire people to develop and produce things that are currently unimaginable. Whether lasers, machine tools, EUV or electronics - TRUMPF is building technological worlds for future generations. Are you ready for new challenges?

As an Applications Engineer - Automated Bending, you will play a critical role in supporting TRUMPF's sales and customer success initiatives. This includes delivering high-impact product demonstrations, conducting part feasibility analyses, and providing post-sales support for our advanced automated bending systems. You'll help customers maximize their productivity and fully leverage TRUMPF technology.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver high-quality product and production flow demonstrations focused on automated bending to support sales efforts.

  • Provide application support through TRUMPF's digital solutions, both virtually and on-site.

  • Perform feasibility analyses, time studies, and produce sample parts for customer evaluation.

  • Support machine startups and provide hands-on production assistance post-installation.

  • Maintain and prepare smart factory showroom equipment for demos and customer visits.

  • Organize and deliver training sessions on machine programming and operation.

  • Consult on and demonstrate Industry 4.0 solutions, including hardware, software, and services.

  • Collaborate with TRUMPF teams in Austria, Germany, and Italy to share feedback and support product development.

  • Assist with new machine introductions through testing and early customer support.

Qualifications & Experience
  • Multiple years of experience in sheet metal manufacturing, with strong knowledge of panel bending and automated production.

  • Experience programming and operating industrial robots (FANUC preferred) is a plus.

  • Proficiency in CAD/CAM systems, bending machine programming, and general machine tool operation.

  • Understanding of manufacturing technologies and production software systems.

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; customer-facing experience required.

  • Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. regularly; willingness to operate forklifts and overhead cranes.

Join Us

If you're passionate about manufacturing automation and want to work on the cutting edge of bending technology, we encourage you to apply and become a key part of TRUMPF's innovation-driven team.

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