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Process Controls Engineer

$65k - $80k

Inside Applications Engineer – Industrial Systems & Technical Sales

$65,000 - $80,000 Base + Performance Incentives • Washington County Area • 40-Year No-Layoff History • 100% Onsite

The Opportunity: Combine your mechanical expertise with a passion for business development in a high-visibility role with a financially rock-solid manufacturer of sustainable industrial technologies. Serving global infrastructure clients with energy-saving products that pay for themselves in under a year, this company has built an legendary 40-year history of zero layoffs. They offer a collaborative, "no-politics" culture where your technical consulting directly drives revenue and environmental efficiency.

  • EXPERIENCE DEPTH: 5+ years of hands-on mechanical engineering experience paired with 2+ years of direct industrial sales or technical client-facing consulting
  • ROLE DYNAMICS: A dynamic 25% engineering design and 75% technical sales/quoting split—perfect for an outgoing engineer who thrives outside of a rigid CAD silo
  • ENGAGEMENT VOLUME: High energy and comfortable managing 20–25 active technical customer consultations per day via phone, email, and virtual meetings
  • EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (BSME or equivalent four-year engineering discipline required)
  • EARNING POTENTIAL: $65,000 – $80,000 starting annual base salary + competitive performance incentives + comprehensive corporate benefits
  • LOCATION: Greater Richfield / Germantown / Washington County corridor (Must reside within a dependable 45-minute daily driving radius)
  • COMPLIANCE: United States Citizens or Green Card holders only; corporate visa sponsorship is not available

If you are a mechanical engineer who feels trapped in a quiet drafting cube and wants a career path that rewards your interpersonal skills, this direct-hire opportunity is an exceptional professional home. Our client uses advanced, automated engineering software that streamlines the quoting and proposal process—meaning you spend your day solving complex engineering challenges for clients rather than drowning in tedious administrative data entry.

The culture here is built on professional autonomy, mutual respect, and long-term tenure. You will work out of a clean, modern facility, acting as the critical technical bridge between global industrial clients, field sales teams, and the on-site manufacturing floor. Because their sustainable systems enjoy recession-proof demand, you will experience the rare peace of mind that comes with unmatched job security and an unblemished corporate financial foundation.

What You Will Be Doing

  • Technical Consultations: Managing 20–25 daily technical client interactions, acts as the primary engineering consultant to diagnose field challenges and specify optimal equipment solutions.
  • Application Engineering: Applying advanced thermodynamics, fluid handling, or structural mechanical knowledge to customize eco-friendly product packages for diverse industrial environments.
  • Automated Quoting: Leveraging specialized, automated engineering software to rapidly generate highly accurate commercial quotes and technical proposals.
  • Strategic Collaboration: Analyzing customer-submitted data and blueprints to provide alternative, value-engineered design suggestions to the internal sales force.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Partnering closely with the production and manufacturing teams to ensure that all customized quotes perfectly align with current plant capabilities and lead times.
  • Technical Presentations: Articulating complex mechanical specifications, regulatory compliance, and rapid ROI calculations directly to client engineering executives to advance the sales cycle.

What We Are Looking For

  • Engineering Foundation: A solid 5-year background in mechanical engineering or heavy industrial manufacturing. You must possess deep foundational mechanical aptitude.
  • Sales Instincts: A minimum of 2 years in a technical sales, inside sales, or applications engineering role where you actively enjoyed high-volume phone work and customer relationship building.
  • Articulate Communicator: Exceptional interpersonal skills with a proven ability to translate complex engineering formulas into clear, value-driven business solutions for non-technical buyers.
  • Employment Stability: A reliable, progressive professional history showcasing strong attendance, multi-year tenures, and long-term commitment to past employers.
  • Technical Pluses: Prior exposure to industrial heat transfer equipment, combustion systems, commercial HVAC networks, or fluid dynamics is highly desirable.
Vacancy posted 5 days ago
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