Applications Engineer

Job Title: Applications Engineer

Job Description

The Applications Engineer develops accurate and competitive quotations for complex equipment, system upgrades, and engineering solutions, enabling the organization to respond quickly to customer opportunities while maintaining strong technical and commercial accuracy. This role maintains and updates pricing frameworks, cost models, and margin analyses that support business strategy, ensure pricing consistency, and drive profitable growth across product and service offerings. The Applications Engineer evaluates the commercial feasibility of proposed solutions in close collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, and Field Service teams, ensuring that proposals align with current designs, capabilities, and cost structures.

Responsibilities

• Develop accurate, competitive quotations for complex capital equipment, system upgrades, and engineering solutions that meet customer requirements and business objectives.
• Ensure all quotations reflect strong technical accuracy and commercial soundness, aligning proposals with current product designs and manufacturing capabilities.
• Maintain and update pricing frameworks and cost models to support the overall business strategy and drive profitable growth across product and service offerings.
• Perform margin analyses to ensure pricing consistency and profitability across different products, services, and customer segments.
• Evaluate the commercial feasibility of proposed solutions by analyzing costs, pricing structures, and expected margins.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, and Field Service teams to confirm that proposed solutions are technically feasible and aligned with existing capabilities.
• Review and interpret bills of materials (BOMs) to support accurate cost estimates and quotation development.
• Use CPQ and ERP tools, including SAP or similar systems, to generate quotations and manage pricing and configuration data.
• Support continuous improvement of quoting and pricing processes to increase speed, accuracy, and competitiveness in responding to customer opportunities.
• Ensure that pricing and quotation practices remain consistent with internal policies and support long-term business growth.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering discipline.
• 3+ years of experience in capital equipment or semiconductor manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience working with bills of materials (BOMs), including BOM generation and interpretation.
• Experience in manufacturing and capital equipment, with an understanding of complex systems and components.
• Experience in semiconductor-related manufacturing processes and equipment is highly valuable.
• Proficiency with SAP or other ERP systems to manage pricing, costs, and configuration data.
• Demonstrated job quoting and pricing experience for complex equipment and engineering solutions.
• Experience using CPQ tools (such as Pro Quote or similar) to configure products and generate accurate quotations.
• Solid mechanical engineering understanding to interpret designs and align technical solutions with customer needs.
• Ability to analyze cost models and margins to support pricing decisions and profitable growth.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience working with capital equipment in semiconductor manufacturing environments.
• Familiarity with CPQ platforms, including configuration, pricing, and quotation workflows.
• Experience in mechanical engineering that supports collaboration with design and engineering teams.
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating pricing frameworks, cost structures, and margin analyses.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, and Field Service teams.
• Detail-oriented approach to maintaining pricing consistency and technical accuracy in quotations.
• Comfort working with complex BOMs and multi-component systems in a manufacturing context.

Work Environment

This role operates in a manufacturing and capital equipment environment, closely connected to semiconductor production and complex mechanical systems. The Applications Engineer works cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, and Field Service teams, frequently interacting with technical documentation, BOMs, and configuration data. Daily work involves extensive use of ERP systems such as SAP and CPQ tools to manage pricing, cost models, and quotations. The position typically follows standard business hours, with additional flexibility as needed to respond to customer opportunities and internal deadlines. The environment emphasizes accuracy, collaboration, and timely response to complex customer requirements, with a focus on aligning commercial decisions with technical capabilities and long-term business strategy.

This is a Permanent position based out of Horsham, PA.

The pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $130000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Medical, Dental, and Vision 401(k) with Company Match Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Time Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Commuter Benefits Life and Accident Insurance Disability Insurance Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Identity Theft Remediation Emergency Travel Assistance

This is a fully onsite position in Horsham,PA.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 9, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.