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# Application Engineer

- **Company:** Ecolab
- **Location:** Algeciras, Spain
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Software Applications, Business Systems, Systems Analysis, Microsoft Office
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.es/contact-us.html

## About the Role

+ Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Industrial), or Life Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, etc.)
 + 1+years of successful technical sales or field sales support experience.
 + Water treatment or specialty chemical industry experience
 + 25% overnight travel required to support sales territory
 + Must have a valid Driver's License
 + Fluent Spanish and English
Preferred Qualifications:

 + 1+ years of experience directly related to well service stimulation business preferred
 + Experience in oil and gas industry preferred
 + Previous Refinery/Petrochemical experience
 + Working knowledge of boilers, cooling towers, and wastewater treatment systems
 + High computer application literacy (including Microsoft Office Suite, and ability to learn internal business systems)

## Description

We are currently looking for an Application Engineer in our Downstream group. If you are a passionate technical professional that likes to work in an autonomous, hands-on environment, we invite you to apply. This is your opportunity to join a large growing company offering a competitive base salary and benefits. You will be primarily responsible for working with Sales Representatives on executing service plans in strategic district accounts. This will involve the completion of agreed upon contractual services in your assigned accounts and providing customers with problem solving support.
What's in it For You:

 + The opportunity to take on some of the world's most meaningful challenges, helping customers achieve clean water, safe food, and healthy environments
 + The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
 + The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives and ideas to achieve our best
What You Will Do:

 + Provide routine service support to Sales Representatives in strategic district accounts to execute agreed upon customer system assurance and continuous improvement plans
 + Assist Sales Representatives with plant surveys of prospective customers
 + Assist Sales Representatives with start-ups of new applications in both existing customers and in new accounts
 + Develop strong relationships with the key stakeholders in the strategic district accounts where you provide service support to other District Sales Representatives.
 + Provide technical support to customers; identifying and resolving customer pain points, escalating as required.
 + Engage in problem solving by performing system analysis, interpreting data and providing written recommendations to ensure customer operations are performing at optimal levels
 + Support services include: Sample testing, light maintenance, customer service, service report generation, chemical ordering, chemical inventory management, general labor activities
 + Actively support Nalco innovations and technology in the strategic district accounts where you provide service support to other District Sales Representatives
 + Possible travel within assigned sales territory
 + Responsible for coordination and technical troubleshooting jobs, + Route territory will include: Algeciras


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