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We are enabling creators everywhere to make what the world needs, right now. Our company is built on the idea that diverse fields of study must come together to solve intractable problems. We have grand ambitions to create technology that will influence industry around the world. You will be joining a diverse team with a vibrant culture, where team success is as important as celebrating individual contributions.\nHelp us change the world and we will help you change yours.\nCarbon’s Application Engineering team owns the collaboration with visionary partners from concept to production readiness. As a Staff Application Engineer, you are a seasoned technical expert who leads complex, cross-functional programs from concept through production and increasingly shapes the tools, workflows, and technical strategy that scale Carbon’s Application Engineering practice. You operate with a high degree of autonomy, own outcomes across your programs, and build your influence with stakeholders across the company.\nYou thrive in employing your creative problem-solving abilities and growing your depth of expertise across a variety of functional areas (including software, materials, hardware, product development processes, and cross-functional team leadership). You are comfortable leading engagements with external and internal company stakeholders and can handle tough situations with poise and confidence.\nRole is based in our Sunnyvale, CA office, working minimum 3 days a week (Tues-Thurs) onsite. Occasional travel to customer locations is required, around 10% of the time (domestic and international).\nResponsibilities\nEducate 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 that meet production requirements such as cost and manufacturability.\nLead development and optimization of applications across the full lifecycle (design, file preparation, printing, post-processing, finishing, quality/validation), including customer benchmarks, prototypes, and bridge/production applications. Own technical outcomes for your programs, manage timelines and milestones, and proactively identify and mitigate risk.\nDrive technical strategy for assigned applications, creating designs that leverage Carbon’s technology to deliver clear, defensible customer benefit versus standard manufacturing methods.\nEvaluate projects for production based on DLS product-market fit, including technical readiness, cost model viability, and scalability, and provide well-supported recommendations to sales team and leadership.\nServe as a technical point of contact between go-to-market needs and Carbon’s Software, Product, Materials, and Hardware teams for your programs, translating customer requirements into actionable input for roadmap discussions and validating solutions.\nUse hypothesis-driven approaches to define test methods, evaluate solutions, iterate on feedback, and provide recommendations to internal and external customers.\nContribute across Carbon’s key sectors beyond your primary area of expertise, applying cross-vertical insights and lessons learned to accelerate success across target industries.\nProduce concise, thorough documentation and alignment artifacts (requirements, SOWs, SOPs, decision logs, next steps, action items); create reusable templates, checklists, and workflows/recipes that improve efficiency and consistency across your accounts and programs.\nMentor and coach other Application Engineers through design reviews and informal training, sharing lessons learned and reusable materials that help build team capability.\nIdentify gaps in tools and processes within your programs and accounts, and recommend improvements to your manager and team.\nRequirements\nBS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, with a focus in product development or product design.\n8+ years of experience in product development or product design, with a demonstrated track record of shipping products from concept through production readiness (DFM, validation, SOP creation, and transfer to production).\nStrong proficiency with CAD and CAE software (SolidWorks, NX or CATIA; Magics, Rhino, Grasshopper); strong working knowledge of Carbon’s Design Engine (or other similar lattice design software), with the ability to define and debug repeatable recipes/workflows.\nExperience with scripting and computational design (Python, Grasshopper, visual coding) and applying automation to design-to-production workflows.\nWorking knowledge of FEA, structural loading, and common plastic material properties (tensile, impact, CTE, off-gassing, temperature limitations, bonding/adhesion).\nFamiliarity with traditional manufacturing techniques (injection molding, urethane casting, CNC machining), design for manufacturing, and physical prototyping.\nExperience evaluating opportunities using cost models, scalability assessments, and technical/operational risk tradeoffs, with the ability to make and defend recommendations.\nStrong program ownership skills: comfortable managing ambiguity, driving cross-functional collaboration, and taking accountability for execution issues with rapid remediation.\nDemonstrated ability to mentor and coach others.\nDetail oriented with excellent verbal, graphical, and technical communication skills.\nProficiency with office productivity tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Google Suite).\nCreative problem solver with a positive attitude\nYou do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Carbon, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.\nAt Carbon, we look at the person holistically and carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining salary. The compensation bracket for this position is $182,400 - 273,600 (per year). In order to maintain equitable internal pay practices, we aim to hire new employees near the midpoint of $228,000 taking into account your experience, work location, certifications, and the unique skills you bring to the role. \nCarbon also offers to our eligible employees a comprehensive total rewards package that includes equity, benefits, and time off programs. 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