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# Application Engineer

- **Company:** CareerCircle
- **Location:** Riverside, MI, United States
- **Salary:** $70,013.0 - $80,018.0
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** IBM System I, Salesforce.Com
- **Published:** July 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careercircle.com/jobs/all/all/usa/mi/riverside/33793124-6858-4307-bc88-1753d3b7ab92

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering
 * Ability to read, write and interpret engineering schematics - both mechanical and electrical
 * Project Management experience (experience managing their own projects and timelines through completion)
 * ERP experience
 * Experience working directly with customers
 * Ability to travel (up to 20%)
 * Ability to work independently and on team (verified through references)

"Nice to have" Skills & Qualifications

-Experience creating customer quotes and proposals

-Specific experience within AS400/BPCS or salesforce ERPs

## Description

This engineer will focus on supporting and growing the aftermarket business by developing technical solutions, quotations, and proposals for relines, rebuilds, and upgrades to customer equipment., * Work with customers, direct sales, and sales representatives to discuss, refine, and ultimately sell relines, rebuilds and upgrades to customer equipment

 * Interact with the customer and/or sales staff to review equipment specifications and customer requirements to develop accurate proposals/quotes
 * Prepare budgetary pricing and abbreviated proposals when requested to help qualify projects before investing greater resources which would be required to generate a detailed proposal with firm pricing
 * Generate detailed and accurate quotations/proposals with lead times to allow customers to purchase equipment
 * Create and maintain accurate and complete proposal templates
 * Determine accurate costs and ensure appropriate selling price based off company margin goals, or as directed otherwise by the Aftermarket Manage or General Manager
 * Review quoted/shipped job margins and provides detailed analysis on financials that have variances when requested
 * Work with with appropriate personnel in other departments, such as marketing, legal, and engineering, to provide technical information
 * Process purchase orders in ERP (currently AS400/BPCS) system and in Salesforce
 * Participate in meetings, seminars, trade shows, and training sessions to stay apprised of new developments, technologies, and components
 * Occasionally travel to customer sites to review applications or meet with local sales representative and/or Sales staff to discuss projects with customers
 * For projects handled direct (with no outside Sales Representative or Direct Sales Person), they will follow-up with the customer to confirm receipt of proposal, address any questions or concerns, and actively sell the proposed equipment meeting company standards, applicable codes, and customer specifications


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