Fictiv

Schaumburg

Design Solution Engineering

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Posted 14 days ago
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Fictiv

Fictiv: Custom Manufacturing Made Simple. Order custom prototype parts for CNC machining, 3D printing, injection molding, and urethane casting with fast quotes and delivery.

Industrials & Manufacturing 3D Printing B2B Enterprise
HQ
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
251-1K
Founded
2013
Funding raised
$193M

Quick Summary

Role Overview

The Solutions Engineer is a mechanical engineering role focused on applying hands-on technical knowledge of components and manufacturing processes to solve customer design challenges. This independent contributor owns the end-to-end solution development process from initial RFQ through final order and customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Educate customers on MISUMI products and services through technical support
  • Deliver technical presentations as a subject matter expert to engineering groups
  • Collaborate with sales teams to achieve regional growth goals
  • Provide design support for materials fits and engineering calculations
  • Manage custom and competitor cross-over quoting opportunities to capture business
  • Generate technical content for webinars and marketing collateral to build brand awareness

Requirements Snapshot

  • Bachelors degree in Mechanical Robotics Automation or Industrial Engineering
  • Three years of experience in application or mechanical engineering preferred
  • Experience sizing and specifying mechanical assemblies and components
  • Proficiency in 3D CAD and Microsoft Office software suites
  • Strong problem solving and verbal communication skills

Expected Impact

In this role you will drive customer success by applying mechanical engineering expertise to solve complex design challenges and maximize product adoption. By owning the technical solution process from start to finish you will directly contribute to the company's growth and reputation as a vital partner for innovative manufacturers.

A DesignJobs.World summary of the employer's posting, written to highlight scope, requirements, and fit (AI-assisted, human-reviewed). For full details, see the description below.

Job Description

About MISUMI Americas

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.

MISUMI Americas, a division of MISUMI Group, is a leading provider of standard, configurable, and custom manufacturing solutions. By integrating a vast catalog of components with a world-class digital manufacturing platform, MISUMI Americas empowers engineers and procurement teams to accelerate innovation across the entire product lifecycle. With operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Chicago, the company serves as a vital partner for the most innovative companies in the Americas.

Impact In This Role

Unlike software or IT-focused solutions engineering roles, this position is rooted in mechanical engineering — applying hands-on technical knowledge of components, assemblies, and manufacturing processes to solve real design challenges for our customers.

The Solutions Engineer operates as an independent technical contributor, owning end-to-end solution development from RFQ through order and customer engagement. This role balances technical depth, customer interaction, and cross-functional execution to promote solutions to customers’ issues. Leverage industry and product knowledge to provide professional technical support to customers to maximize adoption.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Promote and educate customers (design or mechanical engineers, buyers, or other professional and technical personnel) on MISUMI products and services.
  • Create and deliver technical presentations as a subject matter expert to design engineering groups.
  • Work collaboratively with the sales team to achieve growth goals.
  • Provide technical design support and education both internally and externally on products, including materials, fits, tolerances, lifespans, engineering calculations, sizing, CAD models, website, and functions via phone, email, and internal training.
  • Handle large, custom, and competitor cross-over quoting opportunities between customers and internal departments (domestic and overseas) to capture new business.
  • Ensure compliance to quality and work as needed with Customer Service and Procurement to resolve quality claims.
  • Identify internal inefficiencies and suggest solutions
  • Generate expert technical content for webinars, seminars, videos, websites, catalogs, and other marketing collateral to increase product and brand awareness.
  • Perform and support market research and provide insights for the machine design industry.

Desired Traits

  •  Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Robotics, Automation, or Industrial Engineering.
  •  3 years of Application/Mechanical engineering experience preferred.
  •  Sizing and specifying mechanical assemblies with assembly capabilities.
  •  Knowledge of manufacturing processes and equipment preferred.
  •  Excellent problem-solving, interpersonal and conflict management skills.
  •  Working knowledge of 3D CAD, Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint) CRM software, VB, VBA (plus).
  •  Excellent verbal/written communication skills.
  •  Highly motivated, driven, responsible, possess leadership, and results oriented.

Salary Range: $64,000 to $90,000 per year, based upon experience  

Interested in learning more?  We look forward to hearing from you soon.

We’re actively seeking teammates who:

  • Bring diverse perspectives and experience to our culture and company. 
  • Excel at being part of a strong, empathetic team.
  • Thrive in an environment emphasizing respect, honesty, collaboration, and growth.
  • Have an ‘always learning’ mindset that celebrates learning, not just wins. 
  • Help us continue to build a world-class organization that values the contributions of all of our teammates

We encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups, including but not limited to women, members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, people with disabilities, and veterans.

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