# Staff Application Engineer

**Company:** [Carbon](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/carbon)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $182k – $274k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Mechanical Engineering, Product Development, CAD, Cae, Solidworks, CATIA, Rhino, Grasshopper, Python, Computational Design, FEA, Injection Molding, Cnc Machining, Design For Manufacturing, Prototyping
**Posted:** 2026-09-09

> Leads complex customer application programs from concept through production readiness for Carbon’s additive manufacturing technology. Requires 8+ years in product development or design, strong CAD/CAE and computational design skills, manufacturing expertise, and cross-functional leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Educate and influence customers on Design for DLS best practices and design for manufacturability, including printer operation, materials, design guidelines, software, and post-processing.
- Guide customers through design, aesthetic, and technical tradeoffs involving cost and manufacturability.
- Lead application development and optimization across design, file preparation, printing, post-processing, finishing, and quality/validation.
- Manage customer benchmarks, prototypes, bridge applications, and production applications from concept through production readiness.
- Own technical outcomes, timelines, milestones, risk mitigation, and technical strategy for assigned applications.
- Evaluate product-market fit, technical readiness, cost-model viability, scalability, and operational risk; provide recommendations to sales and leadership.
- Translate customer requirements into actionable input for Software, Product, Materials, and Hardware teams, and validate solutions.
- Define test methods, evaluate solutions, iterate on feedback, and make recommendations using hypothesis-driven approaches.
- Create requirements, statements of work, standard operating procedures, decision logs, workflows, templates, and checklists.
- Mentor and coach Application Engineers through design reviews and informal training.
- Identify and recommend improvements to tools, workflows, and processes.

## Requirements
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, focused on product development or product design.
- 8+ years of product development or product design experience, including shipping products from concept through production readiness.
- Strong proficiency with CAD and CAE software such as SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, Magics, Rhino, and Grasshopper.
- Working knowledge of Carbon’s Design Engine or similar lattice design software, including defining and debugging repeatable workflows.
- Experience with Python, Grasshopper, visual coding, scripting, computational design, and automation of design-to-production workflows.
- Working knowledge of FEA, structural loading, and plastic material properties.
- Familiarity with injection molding, urethane casting, CNC machining, design for manufacturing, and physical prototyping.
- Experience with cost models, scalability assessments, and technical and operational risk tradeoffs.
- Strong cross-functional program ownership and execution skills.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach others.
- Excellent verbal, graphical, and technical communication skills.
- Proficiency with Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Google Suite.

## Compensation
- Annual compensation range: **$182,400–$273,600 USD**.
- Target midpoint: **$228,000 USD**.
- Eligible employees may receive equity, benefits, and paid time off.

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