About this role
<p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Job Summary:</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">The Applications Engineer is responsible for developing technical and commercial proposals for industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment projects. This role supports business development efforts by evaluating customer requirements, developing treatment solutions, performing process calculations, selecting equipment, estimating costs, and preparing high-quality technical and commercial proposals.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">The successful candidate will have experience with membrane technologies including Reverse Osmosis (RO), Ultrafiltration (UF), Nanofiltration (NF), Membrane Bioreactors (MBR), and associated water treatment processes. The Applications Engineer will collaborate closely with sales, process engineering, project management, procurement, fabrication, and operations teams to deliver technically sound, commercially competitive, and executable solutions.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">This position serves as a key technical resource throughout the sales cycle, from opportunity qualification through proposal submission, contract award, project handoff, startup support, and customer follow-up.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Responsibilities: </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Lead technical proposal development for industrial and municipal water treatment projects, including review of RFPs, specifications, water analyses, and customer requirements. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Develop treatment concepts, process designs, equipment selections, scopes of supply, and technical/commercial proposals. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Perform process engineering calculations, including mass balances, hydraulic calculations, membrane projections, and water chemistry evaluations. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Develop and review process documentation, including PFDs, HFDs, preliminary P&IDs, and equipment sizing requirements. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Prepare capital and operating cost estimates, lifecycle cost analyses, and support proposal margin reviews. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Coordinate with suppliers, subcontractors, procurement, and internal stakeholders to obtain pricing and ensure proposal accuracy. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Support customer meetings, site visits, technical presentations, and respond to technical inquiries throughout the sales process. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Participate in proposal risk assessments, value engineering activities, contract reviews, and project award negotiations. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Provide technical support during project execution, including detailed design reviews, testing, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Ensure all proposed solutions comply with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, and customer requirements.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Qualifications:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Minimum 5 years of experience in water treatment engineering, process engineering, applications engineering, or proposal development. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Experience designing and proposing industrial and/or municipal water and wastewater treatment systems. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Produced water / reuse experience.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Strong knowledge of membrane technologies, including Reverse Osmosis (RO), Ultrafiltration (UF), Nanofiltration (NF), and related treatment processes. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Complete system solution development (not just membrane skids).</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Experience performing process calculations, equipment sizing, water chemistry analysis, and treatment system design. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Proven ability to develop technical proposals, cost estimates, and customer-facing documentation. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Experience working directly with customers, engineering firms, contractors, suppliers, or OEMs. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Proficiency with Microsoft Office and water treatment design/modeling software (e.g., WAVE, ROSA, IMSDesign, Winflows) with strong technical communication skills.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">High-recovery and semi-batch RO experience.</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Commercial decision-making capability.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Education:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Environmental, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering (with water treatment experience)</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Relocation:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">This position is eligible for relocation</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.5in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif"> </span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif">Travel Requirements: </span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black;background-color:white">The percentage of travel required for this position is up to 25%</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">Work Schedule:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:115%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:black">This position follows a hybrid schedule working in office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and working remote Wednesday and Friday. Monday-Thursday are 9 hours and Fridays are 4 hours.</span></li> </ul>