Applications Engineer

• In-house support to outside sales personnel and sales representatives regarding equipment and services sale to clients and customers.
• Create unity between divisional sales groups and market / proposal offerings for a consistent, unified sales approach.
• Provide detail expertise to sales in process design, equipment selection and costing.
• Respond and work with customers as directed by the assigned salesperson when required during the sales process.
• Travel to customer’s sites for review of plant layouts, equipment locations, process hook ups, moving and setting of equipment, etc.
• Provide quick turn around with standard templates, costing files, data, process reports, etc.
• Provide overview process documents (PFD, Basic Layout) and costing for sales revenue and margin review by the salesperson.
• Provide specification review with comments & clarifications for basis of proposal and equipment offerings.
• Provide contract review and T&C review for sales comment and/or inclusion in proposals.
• Provide detailed costing breakdowns per equipment and disciplines for sales review and price / margin determination.
• Operations / Engineering:
• Provide process documents and costing that is transferable to operations / engineering for use at KO for project execution after the sale.
• Complete and execute the KO meeting after the sale with support of outside salesperson.
• All documents are compatible with current system ERP and Operations standards.
• Include costing breakdowns for individual equipment offerings and each labor discipline, i.e. ME, MD, EE, ED, PM, Service, etc. This costing will be the basis for project execution limits and
• Provide design guidance on equipment and systems as it pertains to the customer and their requirements against what was sold.
• Provide client schedules and requirements for equipment and system lead times as it relates to what was sold per discipline, i.e. equipment shipments, site installation, service and startup.
• Provide vendor quotes, skid and fabrication quotes, fab shop selections and freight and shipment quotes and details if required.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of BS (in order of preference) Mechanical Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Life Sciences / Environmental Engineering
• Minimum 5 Years within the Water Treatment Industry or related Industry.
• Skills:
• Technical Expertise with ability to understand Mechanical, Electrical and Process requirements.
• Hands on / field style aptitude.
• Expert use of PC and electronic software and tools for design, calculations, charts, graphs, word, spread sheets, scheduling, process design, etc.
• CAD Software ability in AutoCAD or SolidWorks.
• Excellent communicator in both spoken and created document formats.
• Ability to work with many different people and personalities.
• Detail oriented.

• Office is located on ground level.
• Must operate office equipment, fax and or printer, and personal computer.
• May stand, walk, bend, stoop, and lift frequently from 4 to 6 hours each day.
• May be required to carry or move equipment or parts in excess of 50 lbs. with the assistance of a lifting device.
• Work requires close vision.

TRAVEL:

May be required to travel 15%-25% of the time.

COMPENSATION: $115k + bonus eligibility

Hawkins/WaterSurplus offers eligible employees and their dependents comprehensive benefits, which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD/STD and more.Other benefits for eligible employees include 401(k) match, Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP), paid time off, and paid holidays.

Hawkins, Inc./WaterSurplus is a trusted and well-known leader in the chemical industry for over 80 years. We have opportunities for motivated hard workers to learn and develop a career with our Water Treatment business segment. Our route sales/delivery approach to supplying products and equipment to our customers in 27+ states ensures superb customer service and support. Our customers include water and wastewater treatment systems, municipal and commercial swimming pools, industrial process and wastewater facilities, and industries like oil/gas and agricultural farmers/growers.