Applications Engineer

AWC, Inc
Deer Park, TX, United States
2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Microsoft Office

Job description

We’re seeking driven, curious people who bring energy to what they do and see challenges as opportunities to learn and improve. Our team of co-owners values enthusiasm, creativity, and a growth mindset, and we’re committed to putting those qualities to work on solutions that matter. If you’re ready to grow and make an impact, we’d love to be on your team.

As an Applications Engineer, you will support our sales team by working closely with customers, account managers, engineering teams, and manufacturer partners to deliver solutions for challenging applications. This role combines technical application engineering, customer support, troubleshooting, and solution development to help provide reliable and practical flow control, instrumentation, and overpressure protection solutions for industrial applications.

How you’ll make an impact:

  • Support customers and account managers in identifying and developing flow control and process automation solutions
  • Participate in technical discovery discussions to understand customer applications, operating conditions, process constraints, reliability concerns, and project requirements
  • Size and select pressure relief devices, automated valves, control valves, regulators, solenoids, and process instrumentation
  • Prepare technical proposals around industry standards and best practices
  • Understand and consider the commercial implications of different technical solutions
  • Work with inside and outside sales teams to implement world-class technology solutions
  • Teach concepts from the basics of pressure and temperature to complex process control solutions
  • Provide technical support for the following products/technologies: Pressure/Temperature/Level/Flow Measurement; Pressure Management; Flow Control; Instrument Isolation
  • Troubleshoot application, installation, startup, and operational issues in industrial environments
  • Develop Bills of Materials based on customer requirements
  • Understand customer Process Safety Management programs and make suggestions in accordance with industry standards, ASME code, and API recommendations
  • Document best practices and knowledge share with colleagues
  • Establish rapport with strategic customers for technical consultative selling

Requirements

Do you have experience in Project stakeholder communication?, * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Petroleum, Engineering Technology) or equivalent industry experience

  • Strong technical aptitude with process control, flow control, and industrial process applications
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • High learning agility and adaptability in a fast-paced environment
  • Positive attitude/strong team player
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Here’s what will set you apart:

  • 3+ years of Flow Control or Instrumentation industry experience
  • Experience in industrial applications, process automation, instrumentation, valve automation, or application engineering
  • Experience with control valve sizing and selection
  • Knowledge of manufacturers and technologies such as Valmet, Rotork, Clark Reliance, Emerson, Flowserve, Masoneilan, or similar solutions

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee stock ownership plan, * Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
  • 401(K) Match
  • Competitive Pay
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Package
  • Employer Paid Life Insurance
  • Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
  • Career Development Opportunities

About the company

About AWC

As employee-owners, we strive to do more than just complete tasks; we seek to develop fulfilling careers by pushing ourselves and questioning the status quo. We embrace innovative and creative methods to expand our expertise while providing genuine value to our customers and technology partners. We strategically partner with the world’s most-recognized brands to help engineering, reliability, and maintenance teams solve problems effectively. As experts in our partners’ technologies, we are well-equipped to properly size, select, configure, and support each. It is our goal to serve you with the best combination of caring experts and innovative solutions from our partners.

How We Win Together

We are committed to solving customer problems and are looking for team members who want to be a trusted resource to those looking for a partner who out-knows, out-cares, and out-serves everyone else. Every day, we strive to deliver on our mission to empower people to make the greatest positive impact for the communities and families we serve together. Our Winning Together culture starts with a shared commitment to building an environment of inclusiveness, trust, and mutual respect. We know that when people like you are safe to pursue your passions, to learn, to serve, and to share in the rewards from our combined efforts, then we are winning together.

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