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Role & Responsibilities

Confidential Client is seeking an Applications and Development Engineer to join a small, growing engineering and product-development team in Oakland, MI. This is an on-site position (not remote). The role is ideal for recent graduates through approximately 5 years of engineering experience who want to develop technical expertise in thermal processing and related industrial systems.

Key responsibilities:

• Participate in technical review and evaluation of customer inquiries, RFQs, and engineering proposals.
• Recommend technical solutions and system configurations that meet customer requirements.
• Support product development and engineering projects from concept through testing and implementation.
• Plan, organize, and execute laboratory experiments and validation activities.
• Develop and document test procedures, data-collection methods, and experimental plans.
• Collect, analyze, interpret, and summarize technical data and test results.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, application summaries, and engineering recommendations.
• Create and maintain 2D and 3D CAD drawings and models (SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo, AutoCAD, CATIA, or similar).
• Use modeling, data-acquisition, and analytical tools to support engineering analysis.
• Assist with equipment setup, instrumentation, installation, startup, troubleshooting, and validation.
• Work cross-functionally with manufacturing, sales, and customers during application development.
• Develop expertise in induction heating, induction welding, heat-treating, and thermal-processing technologies.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, test records, and technical files.
• Provide timing estimates and project support; perform additional duties as required.

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Qualifications

Minimum / preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, Materials, Manufacturing, Metallurgical Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• Recent graduates through approximately 5 years of engineering experience are encouraged to apply.
• Strong interest in applied engineering, laboratory testing, experimentation, and product development.
• Experience with 2D & 3D CAD (SolidWorks, Inventor, Creo, AutoCAD, CATIA, or similar).
• Familiarity with engineering analysis, data acquisition, instrumentation, LabVIEW, MATLAB, LabWorks, Minitab, or similar tools is preferred.
• Understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, materials, manufacturing, electrical or mechanical systems.
• Experience with lab testing, senior design projects, co-ops, internships, research projects, or manufacturing environments is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, organizational, and communication skills (written and verbal).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment and take on increasing technical responsibility.
• Experience or exposure to induction heating, induction welding, heat treating, metallurgy, or related technologies is highly preferred.
• Must be a U.S. citizen due to export control requirements for the products handled by our client.

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Work Hours, Salary & Benefits

• Hours: Typically 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday (TBD).
• Salary: D.O.E. (dependent on experience).
• Benefits: Paid benefits begin after a 30-day probationary period and include medical (Blue Cross Blue Shield), dental, disability, life insurance, optical, 401(k) matching, vacation, holidays, and annual bonus eligibility.

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Location & On-site Requirement

• Job location: Oakland, MI.
• This role requires on-site work and is not remote at this time.

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Keywords & Ideal Candidate

This role is a strong fit for early-career engineers with hands-on lab/testing experience, CAD skills, and an interest in thermal-processing technologies and product development. Ideal candidates are organized, technically curious, and comfortable communicating engineering findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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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.

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