About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Engineering.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

---

What You’ll Do

• Deliver hardware and software product demonstrations that highlight technical features, capabilities, and real-world processes to prospective and existing customers.
• Translate customer requirements into customer-focused applications and programs that meet or exceed specifications.
• Partner with regional sales to recommend appropriate products and solutions aligned to customer application needs.
• Prepare technical documentation, detailed specifications, and clear operating instructions to support quotations and customer use.
• Create and deliver customer training programs tailored to varying skill levels.
• Provide timely technical support and troubleshooting to resolve customer issues and ensure successful implementations.
• Analyze and optimize existing programs and applications to improve performance, reliability, and usability.
• Take complex technical problems through root-cause analysis, solution development, implementation, and follow-up.
• Collaborate with internal engineering and marketing teams to inform product development from concept through launch.
• Maintain and grow technical skills through training, independent research, and mentoring from experienced Applications Engineers.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support customers and internal teams.

---

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline — or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Approximately 6 months to 2 years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, applications engineering, or a similar technical environment.
• Mechanical engineering fundamentals and familiarity with manufacturing processes.
• Experience or exposure to CAD and CAM tools.
• Basic understanding of CNC environments and related applications.
• Experience with testing, quality assurance, and product support activities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting to small groups and customers.
• Strong customer service orientation and ability to work collaboratively under direction.
• Creative and analytical mindset with a drive to diagnose and solve problems.

---

Nice to Have

• Prior hands-on technical support for hardware and software products.
• Experience developing or optimizing programs/applications for customer demos or manufacturing.
• Background working directly with sales, engineering, and marketing on product or customer projects.
• Comfort working in a clean manufacturing or demo environment with exposure to production equipment.

---

Position Details

• Role type: Contract (Confidential Client)
• Location: Onsite — North Kingstown, RI
• Pay range: $34.50 - $37.00 / hour
• Workplace: Fully onsite in North Kingstown, RI
• Expected close date: Aug 26, 2026

Pay and Benefits (for eligible/qualified temporary employees; subject to plan terms):

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital plans
• 401(k) Retirement Plan (pre-tax and Roth options may be available)
• Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance for employee and dependents
• Short- and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off / Leave (PTO, vacation, sick) — as applicable to classification

---

Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

If you have questions about how your data is used, please contact us directly.