Application Engineer

SigmaTEK Systems is part of the Sandvik Group - A high-tech and global engineering company offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability and sustainability. In 2020, the Sandvik Group had approximately 37,000 employees and revenues of about 86 billion SEK.

SigmaTEK Systems designs, develops, and delivers CAD/CAM software with a proven track record of productivity gains. With a product portfolio of SigmaNEST, Cimatron, and GibbsCAM, SigmaTEK Systems is firmly positioned as a leading CAD/CAM innovator in the fabrication, toolmaking, and production manufacturing industries.

Our customer commitment is to help expand their potential by providing smart software solutions that drive the future of manufacturing. With direct representation in over 15 countries and 100+ product resellers, our customer focus is supported by a worldwide team of consultative professionals and experienced product experts.

Product Portfolio

SigmaTEK Systems is the leading provider of innovative end-to-end CAD/CAM software solutions to help professional fabricators increase ROI by optimizing material utilization, machine motion, manpower, and data management. SigmaNEST is simply the best nesting software in the industry. With unmatched versatility and maximum scalability, the comprehensive product portfolio covers the full range of fabrication workflow; from quoting to shipping, including robust integration with a wide range of business systems.

Software Support Engineer

As part of the technical support staff, the software support engineer will work with our SigmaNEST software to identify issues, help customers with and around those issues, and develop and implement solutions as needed. The ideal candidate will have the ability to learn quickly and work on overlapping tasks.

Responsibilities:

Technical Support

• Provide first-level support for customer concerns and issues regarding software installation and operation.

• Effectively meet CAD/CAM technical support needs and communicate solutions to end-users via telephone, e-mail, and the internet

• Customer notification and workflow coordination and follow-up to maintain service level agreements

Applications Engineering

• Travel to customer manufacturing facilities to install our CAD/CAM software and run test programs on their machines to prove the software capabilities

• Provide engineering support of our incoming tickets, including extensive troubleshooting

• Work on maintenance driven coding projects, primarily in G-code

• Read and understand complex application code and make code fixes to resolve support issues

Training, Demonstrations & Documentation

• Provide training courses for our customers: onsite, at our in-house training facility, and over the internet

• Provide technical sales support demonstration and competitive analysis (benchmarking).

• Create technical documentation of issues and their solutions to help future efforts and resolutions

• Document complaint reports and troubleshooting steps

Desired Education and Skills

• Ability to provide step-by-step technical help, both written and verbal

• Ability to work independently and meet multiple deadlines

• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic technical issues

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Windows

• SQL database experience is a plus

• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

In addition, there are three different types of backgrounds that can set up an applicant for success in this role. Applicants should meet one of these types:

Type 1: Technical Support Background

• 2+ years of IT helpdesk/technical support experience, preferably in software or hardware support

• Pursuing further education in Engineering, IT, or other technical field

Type 2: Recent Graduate

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, or other technical field
• A passion for the manufacturing industry and helping people solve problems

Type 3: Industry Expert

• Mechanical and/or manufacturing engineering experience, especially as a machine operator or programmer familiar with G-code
• A passion for continuing education and a proven curiosity about how things work, especially around CAD/CAM and CNC programming.