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Tooling Engineer jobs at H-1B visa sponsoring employers require a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related field, satisfying the specialty occupation standard. Manufacturers, automotive suppliers, and aerospace firms regularly file H-1B petitions for tooling roles. Your status is granted for up to three years and extendable to six.
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Location:
Ann Arbor, MI, US, 48103
On-site or Remote: Onsite
REQ ID: 48664
About Kennametal
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Territory – South, and Southwest of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Job Summary
Kennametal is seeking talented machinists and programmers looking to transition their career off the floor day to day into a professional sales role. If you are currently working as a machinist or have previous hands on machining and cnc programming experience, we would be very interested in speaking to you! This position is responsible for driving metal-cutting tool sales growth with new and established customers, both direct and indirect, or new and established Machine Tool customers by managing customer relationship, providing technical direction/support, and increasing productivity for our customers. This role combines technical knowledge and sales skills to achieve sales targets, build strong territory presence and pipeline. This role will partner with multiple internal sales and support professionals to support the customers’ initiatives and technical needs. Sales and Application Engineers work on unique challenges related to cnc machining, milling, and lathe applications. The role is based from a home office within the assigned territory, but 80% or more of the week is spent out in the field at customer locations. The territory is within commuting distance, but overnight travel may occasionally be required. A company vehicle is provided as part of top of market compensation package which includes a base salary plus bonus based on performance, and benefits starting day 1.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Meet or exceed revenue targets by:
- Effectively providing metal cutting solutions, by understanding current and future market trends, to meet customers’ key needs and objectives in a professional manner.
- Generating, qualifying, and managing all sales leads, prospects, and new customer accounts.
- Proactively managing the complete sales process, including prospecting, qualification, consultative sales meetings, product demos, pricing, terms negotiations, and sourcing.
- Developing and executing strategic territory plans to deliver revenue goals with a focus on new product sales.
- Providing timely answers to pre-sales technical and commercial queries from customers.
- Maintaining up-to-date customer and project records in CRM to ensure a clean and healthy pipeline.
- Actively collaborating with internal sales and support professionals, such as Application Engineers, Channel Partner Reps, Inside Sales, and others to provide value and a positive end-to-end customer experience.
- Performing online and/or onsite demonstrations of metal cutting products tailored to customers’ needs.
- Conducting pre-sales workshops, webinars, and other online/onsite events within the territory.
- Representing and promoting Kennametal at tradeshows, conferences, and other events within the territory.
- Delivering cost savings through analysis of complex application needs and providing recommendations to support customer business need through tooling and application testing.
- Preparing and presenting progress, status, and forecasting reports.
Requirements
- Technical degree or Degree in Business, Manufacturing and/or Engineering preferred
- 3+ years of related cnc machining industry experience, 1-2 years of technical sales and/or application experience preferred
- Proficient in product knowledge, including applications and troubleshooting; can tailor solutions to meet customer needs
- Solid grasp of industry dynamics; effectively aligns product solutions with customer needs and industry trends
- Competent in a range of sales techniques, including advanced objection handling and closing strategies; adapts approach to various customer types
- Independently executes strategic sales plans; contributes to the development of strategies and meets targets through insightful planning
- Possess solid critical thinking, presentation, and administrative skills
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Customer-focused mindset with a passion for problem-solving and delivering exceptional service
- Detail-oriented to manage contract review and discuss project specifications
- Creative and persuasive with the ability to think at both tactical and strategic levels
- Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively across all departments
Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer
Nearest Major Market: Ann Arbor
Nearest Secondary Market: Detroit
Job Segment: Pre-Sales, CNC, Machinist, Inside Sales, Telemarketing, Sales, Manufacturing
CNC Tooling Sales and Application Engineer
Location:
Ann Arbor, MI, US, 48103
On-site or Remote: Onsite
REQ ID: 48664
About Kennametal
With over 85 years as an industrial technology leader, Kennametal Inc. delivers productivity to customers through materials science, tooling and wear-resistant solutions. Customers across aerospace and defense, earthworks, energy, general engineering and transportation turn to Kennametal to help them manufacture with precision and efficiency. Learn more at kennametal.com. Follow @Kennametal: Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
Territory – South, and Southwest of Ann Arbor, Michigan
Job Summary
Kennametal is seeking talented machinists and programmers looking to transition their career off the floor day to day into a professional sales role. If you are currently working as a machinist or have previous hands on machining and cnc programming experience, we would be very interested in speaking to you! This position is responsible for driving metal-cutting tool sales growth with new and established customers, both direct and indirect, or new and established Machine Tool customers by managing customer relationship, providing technical direction/support, and increasing productivity for our customers. This role combines technical knowledge and sales skills to achieve sales targets, build strong territory presence and pipeline. This role will partner with multiple internal sales and support professionals to support the customers’ initiatives and technical needs. Sales and Application Engineers work on unique challenges related to cnc machining, milling, and lathe applications. The role is based from a home office within the assigned territory, but 80% or more of the week is spent out in the field at customer locations. The territory is within commuting distance, but overnight travel may occasionally be required. A company vehicle is provided as part of top of market compensation package which includes a base salary plus bonus based on performance, and benefits starting day 1.
Key Job Responsibilities
- Meet or exceed revenue targets by:
- Effectively providing metal cutting solutions, by understanding current and future market trends, to meet customers’ key needs and objectives in a professional manner.
- Generating, qualifying, and managing all sales leads, prospects, and new customer accounts.
- Proactively managing the complete sales process, including prospecting, qualification, consultative sales meetings, product demos, pricing, terms negotiations, and sourcing.
- Developing and executing strategic territory plans to deliver revenue goals with a focus on new product sales.
- Providing timely answers to pre-sales technical and commercial queries from customers.
- Maintaining up-to-date customer and project records in CRM to ensure a clean and healthy pipeline.
- Actively collaborating with internal sales and support professionals, such as Application Engineers, Channel Partner Reps, Inside Sales, and others to provide value and a positive end-to-end customer experience.
- Performing online and/or onsite demonstrations of metal cutting products tailored to customers’ needs.
- Conducting pre-sales workshops, webinars, and other online/onsite events within the territory.
- Representing and promoting Kennametal at tradeshows, conferences, and other events within the territory.
- Delivering cost savings through analysis of complex application needs and providing recommendations to support customer business need through tooling and application testing.
- Preparing and presenting progress, status, and forecasting reports.
Requirements
- Technical degree or Degree in Business, Manufacturing and/or Engineering preferred
- 3+ years of related cnc machining industry experience, 1-2 years of technical sales and/or application experience preferred
- Proficient in product knowledge, including applications and troubleshooting; can tailor solutions to meet customer needs
- Solid grasp of industry dynamics; effectively aligns product solutions with customer needs and industry trends
- Competent in a range of sales techniques, including advanced objection handling and closing strategies; adapts approach to various customer types
- Independently executes strategic sales plans; contributes to the development of strategies and meets targets through insightful planning
- Possess solid critical thinking, presentation, and administrative skills
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Customer-focused mindset with a passion for problem-solving and delivering exceptional service
- Detail-oriented to manage contract review and discuss project specifications
- Creative and persuasive with the ability to think at both tactical and strategic levels
- Collaborative team player with the ability to work effectively across all departments
Kennametal Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer
Nearest Major Market: Ann Arbor
Nearest Secondary Market: Detroit
Job Segment: Pre-Sales, CNC, Machinist, Inside Sales, Telemarketing, Sales, Manufacturing
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Tooling Engineer
Align your degree to tooling duties
Your H-1B petition lives or dies on the degree-to-duty match. Document how your mechanical, manufacturing, or materials engineering degree directly applies to fixture design, die development, or process tooling, not just your job title.
Look up prevailing wages before negotiating
Run your target job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before any salary discussion. Your employer must certify your offered wage meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage, so knowing Wage Level I through IV positions you to negotiate accurately.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate to identify manufacturers and industrial firms with verified H-1B LCA filing history for tooling and manufacturing engineering roles. Targeting employers who have sponsored before cuts the time you spend educating HR about the process.
Confirm each worksite gets its own LCA
Tooling engineers often rotate across plants or customer sites. Each worksite location requires its own certified LCA before you work there. Raise this with your employer early, failing to file location-specific LCAs puts your status at risk during a USCIS audit.
Use O*NET to build your specialty occupation case
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for Industrial Engineers or Mechanical Engineers and identify the degree-requiring tasks that match your tooling role. This language belongs in your employer's support letter and strengthens the I-129 petition against an RFE.
File premium processing for time-sensitive starts
If your offer has a fixed start date tied to a product launch or tooling program kickoff, ask your employer to file I-129 with USCIS premium processing. Standard adjudication can take months, and tooling project timelines rarely flex to match government processing queues.
H-1B Visa Tooling Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Tooling Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, Tooling Engineer positions at the professional level typically qualify. The role requires applying engineering principles to design, develop, and validate tooling systems, duties that require at minimum a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a closely related field. USCIS evaluates the specific position, so your employer's support letter must connect those degree requirements to the actual job duties, not just the job title.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas most often for Tooling Engineers?
Automotive suppliers, aerospace manufacturers, medical device companies, and precision machining firms account for the majority of H-1B LCA filings for tooling-related roles. Tier 1 and Tier 2 automotive suppliers in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana are historically active sponsors. Browse Migrate Mate to see employers with verified LCA filing history specifically for tooling and manufacturing engineering positions.
What happens to my H-1B status if the tooling program I was hired for ends early?
If your position is eliminated before your H-1B period ends, your employer must notify USCIS and withdraw the petition. You then enter a grace period of up to 60 days to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another valid status, or depart the country. Finding a new employer who can file an H-1B transfer petition is the most common path to staying in status.
Can my H-1B cover tooling work at a supplier's facility instead of my employer's location?
Only if your employer filed a certified LCA listing that specific worksite address before you begin work there. Tooling engineers frequently work at customer or supplier plants, and each off-site location requires its own LCA. Your employer should file amended or new LCAs whenever your primary work location changes to a site not already covered. Working at an unlisted site without a certified LCA is a compliance violation.
Is a master's degree in engineering necessary to improve my H-1B chances as a Tooling Engineer?
A master's degree is not required to qualify, but it does provide access to the advanced-degree cap allocation, which is a separate pool from the general cap. The selection rules for that pool have changed recently, so check USCIS for current mechanics. Beyond cap selection, a graduate degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering can strengthen your specialty occupation argument and support higher prevailing wage levels.