Applications Engineer

About the role

This role is open for Applications Engineers in Twinsburg, OH (AES) and Atlanta, GA (APG). The position is based in Cleveland, OH and focuses on the growth of Airgas' specialty gas, industrial, and bulk gas business.

Responsibilities

• Play a key role in designing and installing equipment systems supporting Airgas’ portfolio of gas applications to various industries.
• Provide support and development of complete process solutions, including gases, technology, and equipment to Airgas customers.
• Diagnose and develop a value proposition for specific industrial gas applications using Airgas solutions and equipment.
• Proactively engage in technical sales support and business development for Airgas’ 16 Regional Companies sales groups.
• Work with local sales teams to identify leads through business development techniques and prepare and present technical and value-based proposals to prospects/customers.
• Engage in all aspects of customer relationships, including initial contact, problem identification, applications/equipment selection, data analysis, equipment/system development, proposal preparation, equipment specification/manufacturing, start-up, and long-term customer support and application marketing.
• Identify and develop new product/applications.
• Interface internally with regional account managers, bulk gas specialists, equipment engineers, and marketing, and externally with customers and equipment vendors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering
• 3-10 years of applications engineering or direct industry experience
• Capable of domestic travel up to approximately 50%
• Willing and able to work weekends and/or holidays as needed

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of gas properties and thermodynamics
• Wide range of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within industry and related applications
• Experience with a wide variety of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within industry and related applications
• Ability to create training material and conduct training sessions for internal and external customers
• Wide degree of creativity and latitude based on experience

Skills

• Technical processes for specific industrial gas applications
• Process knowledge, industry experience, and applications background
• Business development techniques
• Customer relationship management
• Equipment selection and specification
• Start-up and long-term customer support
• New product/application identification and development
• Internal and external communication skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive family benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Paid child birth benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with company match
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time
• Flexible scheduling options

Pay

The salary range for this position is $105,000 - $130,000 annually.

Schedule

Flexibility in scheduling is valued, and the role may require domestic travel up to 50% of the time, including overnight stays as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pre-tax commuter transportation benefit
• Parental leave
• Vacation and sick time
• Floating holidays
• Jury duty and funeral/bereavement leave
• Paid holidays for all eligible full-time employees

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.