Mechanical Applications Engineer – Technical Sales

Daily Responsibilities

• Lead Technical Client Consultations: Manage 20–25 daily technical client interactions via phone, email, and virtual meetings, serving as the primary engineering authority to solve application challenges.
• Specify Custom Thermal/Fluid Systems: Apply thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and structural engineering concepts to configure custom equipment packages tailored to client operational needs.
• Generate Rapid Technical Quotes: Utilize automated software tools to quickly generate accurate commercial quotes, system proposals, and return-on-investment (ROI) payback models.
• Perform Blueprint & Value Engineering: Analyze customer blueprints, specs, and operational data to deliver value-engineered design modifications to internal sales reps and end users.
• Bridge Sales & Plant Floor: Collaborate with internal production and manufacturing engineers to ensure quoted custom assemblies align with plant lead times and fabrication limits.
• Present to Client Executives: Present detailed technical specifications and compliance data to client plant managers and engineering executives to advance project approvals.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Engineering Foundation: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or closely related four-year engineering field.
• Engineering & Sales Background: 5+ years of practical mechanical engineering experience paired with 2+ years of direct technical inside sales, proposal writing, or applications engineering.
• High-Volume Client Engagement: Demonstrated ability to manage high consultation volumes (20–25 daily client touchpoints) in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong Commercial Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical formulas into clear financial and operational benefits.
• Stable Work Tenure: Progressive professional record showcasing career commitment, accountability, and multi-year stays with past employers.
• Local Commute Radius: Resident established within a comfortable 45-minute daily drive of the Washington County / Germantown / Richfield, WI area.

Preferred Technical Assets

• Thermal & Fluid Systems Expertise: Practical background in industrial heat exchangers, combustion systems, commercial HVAC networks, or fluid handling equipment.
• Automated Quoting / CPQ Tools: Direct experience using Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) software platforms or automated engineering configurators.
• Value-Engineering & ROI Modeling: Experience calculating energy consumption savings and financial payback cycles for industrial capital equipment.