Location: Lancaster + Hybrid Work from Home
Salary: Up to 70,000
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Applications Engineer to help our client to scale the deployment of technology solutions into real-world client environments - guiding customers from initial engagement through live trials and into full production.
The successful Applications Engineer will be the first hire within the new function; this role offers significant ownership and the opportunity to shape how implementation and delivery operate as the business grows.
The technology spans mobile, cloud, manufacturing and machine vision, so you'll thrive working at the intersection of physical and digital systems. You'll be comfortable solving complex, undefined problems and creating scalable processes where no playbook yet exists.
What You'll Be Doing
Acting as the senior technical lead during customer engagements and sales opportunities
Defining realistic timelines, dependencies, and technical risks
Leading customer trials end-to-end, including hands-on support during live production testing
Managing technical onboarding and accelerating time-to-production while maintaining quality
Integrating technology into customer systems and operational workflows
Troubleshooting across hardware, software, manufacturing, and integration environments
Building scalable implementation processes, tools, and playbooks to support multiple parallel deployments
Training customer teams to become operationally and technically production-ready
Feeding implementation insights back into engineering and product teams to improve delivery and scalability
Key Experience & Skills
Experience delivering and implementing integrated hardware and software solutions
Strong background in applications engineering, field engineering, implementation engineering, or similar customer-facing technical roles
Proven troubleshooting capability during live trials, commissioning, pilots, or production ramp-ups
Solid software understanding, including mobile SDKs and cloud APIs, with the ability to bridge software workflows and physical systems
Experience in startup or scale-up environments, with the ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and improve delivery processes as the business grows
Strong communication skills across engineering, operations, and IT stakeholders
Comfortable leveraging automation and AI tools to improve execution, efficiency, and scalability
Nice to Have
Experience with machine vision systems, production or print lines, and quality control systems
Experience within security printing, anti-counterfeit, authentication, or brand protection industries
Location & Travel
This role is based in Lancaster, with an expectation of at least 3 days per week in the office.
Regular UK and international travel to customer sites is required. Much of the work is hands-on, supporting line production environments under real operational conditions.
Benefits
30 days annual leave plus public holidays
Relocation support for candidates moving to Lancaster
Flexible working hours
Hybrid working
Cycle to Work scheme
Pension scheme
Performance bonus
Participation in the company share scheme
Apply today with an up-to-date CV for this exciting new Applications Engineer opportunity.