Application Engineer I

General Summary
The Application Engineer I's duties and responsibilities lead to an overall understanding of fundamental activities of factory sales support to DeZURIK direct and independent sales channels. This role prepares quotations to sales channels based on costs derived from a variety of internal and external sources. The Application Engineer I role requires the ability to articulate commercial and technical requirements and communicate in a clear format that will allow the product to be quoted to the end user. Advancement requires an understanding of DeZURIK business system, order entry process, products, sales channel support, and factory capabilities to achieve an efficient workflow with acceptable profit margins.

This position is currently eligible for DeZURIK's hybrid work schedule.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

• Ability to interface well with DeZURIK sales channels, suppliers, internal departments, and other applicable business contacts.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks while meeting deadlines on a consistent basis.
• Become proficient in DeZURIK products, industry standards, business system, manufacturing capabilities and internal tools to make accurate cost estimates for standard and non-standard products.
• Accurately determine costs and develop quotations for all non-standard accessories, testing requirements, materials, and documentation as required by requests for quotation.
• Develop basic market and product knowledge through hands-on training, websites/webinars, internal training, engineering documentation and other applicable references.
• Review of incoming production and hold for approval orders while providing order clarification prior to order entry to the plant Operations group.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline.
• No experience required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated self-motivation, commitment to task, problem-solving, and customer orientation required.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail - commercial & technical.
• Ability to understand relevant industry standards and specifications.
• Computer literacy for preparing spreadsheets.

Physical Demands

• Physical demands are typical of an office position, including extended periods of sitting, extensive use of a personal computer, and telephone.
• Position requires movement around the facilities.
• Occasional handling of material and components.

Working Conditions
Normal manufacturing and office environment. When working occasionally in some shop areas, personal protection equipment (PPE) will be recommended and/or required (safety shoes, safety glasses w/side shields, hearing protection, face shield, gloves, apron and boots). Stress may result from workload and meeting schedules. Must have the ability to support extended business hours to meet customer business needs.

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Quality
Quality encompasses all aspects of DeZURIK, Inc.'s business, and every team member shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system. All team members have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and, through designated channels, initiate and recommend solutions.

Salary and Benefits
DeZURIK offers a competitive base salary in the $66,296 to $82,870 range, based on experience and qualifications, along with annual bonus opportunities tied to performance.

Beyond pay, our market-leading benefits are designed to support your wellbeing. These include medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as short- and long-term disability coverage. DeZURIK also provides a health savings account with company match, a retirement plan for employer contributions through Vanguard, and access to the Granite Assistance Fund for support when it's needed most. We value time for rest and personal growth, offering generous paid time off, including volunteer time off and paid holidays.

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