Job description

SkillReal USA is seeking a motivated and technically curious Application Engineer to join our growing team in Livonia, Michigan.

SkillReal is a leading startup specializing in advanced AI, computer vision, and digital twin technology for accurate 3D inspection and alignment in automotive manufacturing. Our software platform helps manufacturers inspect complex parts and assemblies faster, reduce manual inspection effort, and improve quality through highly accurate, real-time measurement and reporting.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working hands-on with technology, solving real manufacturing problems, and becoming an expert user of an advanced inspection platform. The Application Engineer will support customer demonstrations, deployments, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and feedback to the product development team.

About You

We are looking for a self-starter who is excited about new technology, manufacturing, and solving challenging problems in the field.

You’ll thrive on our team if you are:

• Highly motivated, dependable, and willing to work hard in a startup environment.
• A strong critical thinker who can work through technical problems independently.
• Comfortable learning complex software tools and becoming a true product expert.
• Excited by AI, computer vision, digital twins, automation, and automotive manufacturing.
• Hands-on and practical, with the ability to work in both an office and plant-floor environment.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to document your work clearly.
• Collaborative, communicative, and comfortable working with customers, engineers, and internal teams.
• Flexible and adaptable as priorities evolve in a fast-moving company.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Become an expert user of the SkillReal digital twin inspection platform.
• Support pre-sales and post-sales activities, including customer demonstrations, technical discussions, production deployments.
• Assist with customer implementations at automotive manufacturing sites.
• Review customer requirements, CAD models, feature maps, weld files, tolerances, and inspection needs.
• Prepare and maintain software configuration files, operations files, and customer-specific inspection setups.
• Support system setup, calibration, alignment, verification runs, data collection, and customer acceptance testing.
• Troubleshoot technical issues involving software setup, cameras, lighting, part presentation, fixturing, customer data, and plant-floor conditions.
• Work with internal engineering and software development teams to communicate customer feedback, technical issues, product gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Design and execute tests to validate repeatability, accuracy, performance, and system readiness.
• Create documentation including user guides, deployment checklists, troubleshooting procedures, testing protocols, and customer-facing summaries.
• Prepare concise presentations and reports to communicate findings, status, risks, and recommendations.
• Support hardware selection and deployment planning, including cameras, lenses, lighting, cables, computers, GPUs, mounts, and related equipment.
• Help build repeatable processes for future deployments so SkillReal can scale efficiently across customers and applications.
• Provide customer training and technical support during and after deployment.
• Represent SkillReal professionally with customers, partners, integrators, and manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field preferred. Equivalent hands-on technical experience will also be considered.
• Strong computer skills and ability to learn complex technical software quickly.
• Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, Creo, or similar tools.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a structured approach to troubleshooting.
• Comfortable working hands-on with equipment, parts, fixtures, cameras, computers, and manufacturing systems.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings, CAD models, part features, tolerances, and basic manufacturing requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage tasks, and follow through without constant direction.
• Comfortable working directly with customers in professional and manufacturing environments.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to document technical work clearly.
• Willingness to travel frequently to customer sites across the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in automotive manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, metrology, inspection, automation, machine vision, or robotics.
• Basic knowledge of Python, scripting, databases, or software configuration.
• Experience with cameras, optics, lighting, 3D inspection, measurement systems, or vision-based inspection equipment.
• Familiarity with BIW, welding, fastening, stamped components, fixtures, gauges, or common automotive manufacturing processes.
• Experience in a technical support role – product deployments, service, field applications, or production launch activities.
• Basic understanding of plant IT, networking, cybersecurity requirements, or automotive onboarding processes.

Why Join SkillReal USA?

At SkillReal USA, you will help bring a breakthrough inspection technology into real manufacturing environments. This is a hands-on role with high visibility, meaningful customer impact, and the opportunity to grow with a company bringing advanced AI and computer vision into the automotive industry.

You will not be limited to a narrow engineering function. You will learn the product deeply, work directly with customers, influence product improvements, and help define the processes that allow SkillReal USA to scale.

For the right person, this is an opportunity to build technical expertise, take ownership, and make a measurable impact in a fast-growing technology company.

Sent your CV to: peteg@skillreal.com