Engineering Staffing

Application Engineer Staffing in Metro Detroit

Application Engineers who scope requirements, size solutions, and turn customer needs into accurate, winnable quotes.
28+
years placing engineers
★ 4.8
150+ reviews
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Engineering and automation facility in Metro Detroit — Integrity Staffing Group
ISG places Application Engineers for machine builders, integrators, and suppliers across Metro Detroit.
Application Engineers sit between the customer and the shop, translating requirements into scoped, costed solutions. We screen for the technical depth to size a solution correctly and the judgment to catch problems before they reach a quote.

What an Application Engineer does

Application Engineers scope projects, size solutions, run feasibility studies, estimate cost, and build the technical basis of a proposal — then support the handoff to design and engineering and, on many teams, stay through process validation, commissioning, and FAT/SAT. We staff them contract, direct, or through employee hosting.
Typical responsibilities we hire for
  • ›Customer requirements review, feasibility studies, and solution sizing
  • ›Process development, equipment and tooling selection, and cycle time analysis
  • ›Cost estimating, quoting, and RFQ / RFI proposal development
  • ›Technical presentations, customer visits, and sales support
  • ›Process validation, commissioning, startup, and FAT/SAT support
  • Customer requirements review, feasibility studies, and solution sizing
  • Process development, equipment and tooling selection, and cycle time analysis
  • Cost estimating, quoting, and RFQ / RFI proposal development
  • Technical presentations, customer visits, and sales support
  • Process validation, commissioning, startup, and FAT/SAT support

The ISG screening standard

Skills & platforms we screen for

We don’t take a resume at face value. Every candidate is screened against the specific skills your role runs.
Application EngineeringProcess EngineeringCustomer Requirements ReviewTechnical Sales SupportFeasibility StudiesSolution Sizing & ScopingProcess Development & OptimizationManufacturing ProcessesCycle Time AnalysisEquipment & Tooling SelectionCost Estimating & QuotingRFQs / RFIsProposal DevelopmentTechnical Presentations & Customer VisitsScope DevelopmentProcess ValidationRoot Cause AnalysisContinuous ImprovementCommissioning & Startup SupportFAT / SATTroubleshootingProject CoordinationLean ManufacturingSix SigmaAPQPPPAPPFMEADOECAD Review (SolidWorks / NX)BOM & Quoting Tools
Application EngineeringProcess EngineeringCustomer Requirements ReviewTechnical Sales SupportFeasibility StudiesSolution Sizing & ScopingProcess Development & OptimizationManufacturing ProcessesCycle Time AnalysisEquipment & Tooling SelectionCost Estimating & QuotingRFQs / RFIsProposal DevelopmentTechnical Presentations & Customer VisitsScope DevelopmentProcess ValidationRoot Cause AnalysisContinuous ImprovementCommissioning & Startup SupportFAT / SATTroubleshootingProject CoordinationLean ManufacturingSix SigmaAPQPPPAPPFMEADOECAD Review (SolidWorks / NX)BOM & Quoting Tools

Why ISG for this hire

Recruiters who understand the work — not keyword-matchers.
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We've done the job

Former machinists, maintenance techs, and trades pros are on our team, so they screen on real capability.

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Screening past the resume

We test for the specific machines, controls, and skills each role demands — not keywords.

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A long-term partner

We're built for quality, lasting hires, not transactional fill-and-bill placements.

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Built for SMBs

We speak the language of 50–500-employee manufacturers without an internal recruiting team.

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We've done the job

Former machinists, maintenance techs, and trades pros are on our team, so they screen on real capability.

🔍

Screening past the resume

We test for the specific machines, controls, and skills each role demands — not keywords.

🤝

A long-term partner

We're built for quality, lasting hires, not transactional fill-and-bill placements.

🏭

Built for SMBs

We speak the language of 50–500-employee manufacturers without an internal recruiting team.

Contract Staffing

Flexible talent for launches, ramps, and coverage.

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Direct Hire

Permanent additions to your team.

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Employee Hosting

We carry the employment relationship while they work for you.

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Our 4-step placement process

01

Intake & scope

We learn the role, the machines, the shift, and what “great” looks like.

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Skills screen

Our recruiters vet candidates on the real skills the job needs.

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Shortlist

You get a small, qualified slate, not a stack of resumes.

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Place & support

We manage offer, onboarding, and follow-through, and stay your partner for the next hire.

  1. 01

    Intake & scope

    We learn the role, the machines, the shift, and what “great” looks like.

  2. 02

    Skills screen

    Our recruiters vet candidates on the real skills the job needs.

  3. 03

    Shortlist

    You get a small, qualified slate, not a stack of resumes.

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    Place & support

    We manage offer, onboarding, and follow-through, and stay your partner for the next hire.

Don't just take our word for it

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"With over 10 years working in recruiting and talent acquisition I can honestly say ISG is the best I have come across. Extremely professional and no detail big or small goes unnoticed. I would highly recommend them to any business, big or small, that is looking to ensure a first class hiring experience."

SC
Sean C.
Google review · 10+ years in recruiting & talent acquisition
Forbes-Recognized
America's Best Temporary Staffing Firms
2020 & 2021
★★★★★
4.8 / 5
across 150+ reviews

Application Engineer staffing FAQs

Both. We screen for Application Engineers with real technical grounding so their solution sizing and estimates hold up in the build.

Technical or estimating background?
Both. We screen for Application Engineers with real technical grounding so their solution sizing and estimates hold up in the build.
Machine-build or automation experience?
Yes. Most of our Application Engineers come from the automation and machine-build world.
Contract or direct?
Both. Direct for a core estimating seat, contract when a proposal surge or launch needs extra capacity.
Do they own the full proposal?
They own the technical basis: scope, solution sizing, and cost. Commercial terms usually sit with sales.

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