Applications Engineer

Join our team as an
Applications Engineer!
This is a HYBRID role - onsite Tuesday-Thursday in Raleigh, NC.
The Applications Engineer plays a pivotal role in helping customers bring innovative products to life by evaluating manufacturing opportunities across CNC machining, 3D printing, injection molding, and sheet metal fabrication. Acting as a trusted technical advisor, this role reviews customer drawings, 3D CAD models, RFQs, and quality requirements to ensure manufacturability, optimize outcomes, and mitigate risk. Working closely with Sales, Operations, and customers, the Applications Engineer delivers expert guidance throughout the quoting and production process, helping customers confidently move from concept to production while showcasing the full value of Protolabs' manufacturing solutions.

Why Protolabs?
We are the leaders in digital manufacturing.  We hire doers, makers, and creative thinkers who tackle our roles with an entrepreneurial spirit.  Our culture is centered around meaningful work that brings new and innovative products to market at unprecedented speeds.  We are a diverse team that comes from all walks of life and take pride in our team who is smart, genuine, humble, and passionate about what we do.  It’s our people who fuel our creativity and make our culture feel like home.