# Director, Customer Applications Engineering at VulcanForms

- Company: VulcanForms
- What the company does: About Us Founded in 2015 to develop the world’s first industrially scalable laser metal additive manufacturing solution, VulcanForms is reshaping how the world manufactures critical products.
- Company website: https://www.vulcanforms.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Remote (United States)
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $204K to $280K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-01
- Apply by: 2026-11-16
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/vulcanforms/jobs/30893d15-8505-42d6-a2de-8dc1597e09c3?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vulcanforms-director-applications-engineering/

## About the role

The Director, Customer Applications Engineering builds and leads the technical function that connects customer product requirements to VulcanForms' manufacturing capability. You will own how VulcanForms evaluates technical fit early in the sales cycle, scoping out opportunities before they reach our product development teams, and build trust and value-based technical relationships with key customers from first conversation through onboarding & product development. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 12+ years in applications engineering, sales engineering, or technical product roles in a manufacturing environment, including 3+ years leading technical customer-facing teams
- 6+ years in additive manufacturing part engineering
- Track record of building or scaling a technical sales function, including hiring, setting standards, and defining processes across functions
- Able to assess technical feasibility quickly and explain constraints and tradeoffs to technical, commercial, and executive audiences, both internally and with senior customer stakeholders
- Comfortable working as a player/coach, carrying key pursuits personally while developing a team
- Experience working with product or manufacturing cost structures and giving technical input to pricing decisions

Tags: Commercial

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/vulcanforms-director-applications-engineering/