Senior Application Engineer – Machine Tool Industry

Kennametal

Senior Application Engineer providing technical support for Kennametal's machine tool industry. Leading key projects and maintaining customer relationships to enhance service delivery in manufacturing.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeRemote • Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support the Machine Tool Industry business and technically support key accounts and projects
Lead and manage customer projects (turnkey, tooling, process improvements)
Define & support project management scope, objectives, timelines, and deliverables
Coordinate cross-functional teams (engineering, manufacturing, sales, etc) for project management
Understand customers' business, technology, and product requirements and appropriately match Kennametal tooling solutions, products and services to meet customer needs
Exceed customer expectations relative to Kennametal service levels and technical know-how and value-added services
Perform sales forecasting, account planning and other administrative tasks that will profitably grow the business
Understand and utilize company resources
Show continuous improvements in technical, product and selling skills
Maintain high impact customer relationships with current accounts to expand market share

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelors degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering or equivalent working experience in industry
5 to 7 plus years of successful field or manufacturing experience in the metal cutting industry
Experience working with OEM machine tool builders preferred
Experience working in an extensive technical manufacturing environment
Proficient in identifying and assessing customer needs
Competent in understanding and communicating all products and technical information
Able to understand and communicate complex contract conditions
Able to work independently with little supervision
Well developed interpersonal skills enabling teamwork and clear communication
Valid driver's license

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary
Flexible working hours
Professional development budget
Home office setup allowance
Global team events

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Hard Skills & Tools

project managementsales forecastingaccount planningtechnical supportprocess improvementscustomer needs assessmentcontract understandingmetal cuttingtooling solutionsmanufacturing engineering

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsteamworkclear communicationindependent workcustomer relationship managementleadershiporganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptabilitycontinuous improvement

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineeringBachelor's degree in manufacturing engineeringvalid driver's license