Technical Applications Engineer (REMOTE) - Specialty Chemicals

About the role

This position is a key territory-facing role responsible for managing and expanding business across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions. The successful candidate will combine technical expertise with strong business development capabilities to grow existing relationships, develop new opportunities, and support customers through product implementation and process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow an established territory covering the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S.
• Develop new business opportunities while maintaining and expanding existing customer relationships
• Present technical products and process solutions to customers
• Conduct customer visits, process reviews, and technical audits
• Support customer evaluations, product trials, and installations
• Identify and pursue equipment-related opportunities in addition to chemical sales
• Work closely with internal technical, product management, operations, and service teams
• Cook up customer projects and ensure successful implementation of solutions
• Develop territory plans, sales forecasts, and growth strategies
• Identify profitable market opportunities and target accounts
• Serve as a trusted technical and commercial resource to customers throughout the sales process
• Support long-term territory expansion and business growth initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related technical discipline
• 5+ years of technical sales and/or technical service experience within specialty chemicals, metal finishing, manufacturing, process engineering, or related industries
• Experience with electroplating, electroless plating, metal preparation, surface treatment, or similar industrial processes preferred
• Proven ability to develop new business opportunities and grow existing customer relationships
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to discuss applications, processes, and manufacturing challenges with customers
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong territory management and customer relationship-building abilities
• Experience working within industrial, electronics manufacturing, or process manufacturing environments preferred
• Self-motivated individual capable of working independently in a remote territory-based role
• Able to identify and pursue profitable business opportunities

Skills

• Technical aptitude
• Communication and presentation skills
• Territory management and customer relationship-building abilities
• Technical expertise with electroplating, electroless plating, metal preparation, surface treatment, or similar industrial processes
• Experience with electroplating, electroless plating, metal preparation, surface treatment, or similar industrial processes

Benefits

• Competitive base salary plus quarterly commission opportunity
• Remote, field-based position with significant autonomy
• Opportunity to join a stable, well-established organization with a collaborative culture
• Strong support from internal technical, product management, and operational teams
• Opportunity to work on both chemical and equipment-related solutions
• Long-term career growth potential within an expanding business
• Established territory with significant opportunity for continued development and revenue growth
• Family-oriented culture with the resources and infrastructure of a larger organization

Pay

Competitive base salary plus quarterly commission opportunity

Schedule

Remote, field-based position with significant autonomy