Applications Engineer jobs in Minneapolis, MN

Position Summary
Evolve’s Selective Thermoplastic Electrophotographic Process (STEP) additive manufacturing technology is the first fundamentally new 3D printing method in over 20 years. It is a breakthrough that delivers injection molding quality with real Engineering thermoplastics with the flexibility of 3D printing, as well as numerous capabilities never seen before. You will make STEP’s amazing capabilities accessible and valuable for Evolve customers by collaborating with them to tailor their products and our processes to complement each other and collaborate with our R&D team to create and demonstrate new capabilities. You are passionate about product design and innovation and have special talents for problem solving and geometry creation.

Responsibilities
•    Assist customers in optimizing their product designs to take advantage of Evolve’s unique polymer 3D printing technology
•    Lead process development projects to deliver new printing and finishing capabilities that meet customer needs
•    Follow-up customer printing projects to deliver quality results on-time
•    Lead demonstration projects that show how Evolve’s printing capabilities enable unprecedented product design and manufacturing solutions
•    Perform build-preparation tasks including job configuration and work-order routing
•    Perform quality assurance tasks such as part inspection and 3D scanning
•    Perform printing operation and printer maintenance tasks
•    Give feedback to Product Engineering on printer performance and part quality

Minimum Qualifications
•    AS in a manufacturing-related technical area
•    Authorized to work in the United States and without travel restrictions
•    Computer-aided Design (CAD) training and advanced skills including surfacing
•    Recognized successes in product design using CAD modeling
•    Advanced maker skills – ability to make things that look clean and professional and work properly
•    Professional communication (clear, grammatical writing and speech) and customer-care skills, and a customer-first attitude
•    General dependability and responsibility to get complex projects done without supervision

Differentiating Characteristics
•    BS or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering or Materials Engineering
•    Industrial experience in product development including design of injection molded components
•    Broad familiarity with plastics manufacturing technologies, including additive and non-additive
•    Applications Engineering experience in plastics manufacturing 
•    Polymer materials engineering knowledge and experience
•    Sales or customer care experience
•    Formal project management training and experience
•    Experience in a technical role in an ISO-certified manufacturing organization