Applications Engineer

WR Engineering; Manchester; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WR Engineering in Manchester is seeking an Industrial Applications Engineer with a strong mechanical/process background to support global customers from an office-based role with international remit.

You will work with regional sales to create technically sound offers for industrial customers, design system-level solutions across heating, cooling, water transfer and high-pressure applications, and build energy savings and ROI models. Expect about 20% UK travel.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline.
• 8–12 years of experience in industrial pumps, heavy industrial or process environments (metals, mining, cement, food & beverage, or other power and water-intensive industries).
• Experience in application engineering, technical offer creation, or process engineering roles.
• Ability to read, interpret, and commercially analyse P&IDs and process schematics.

Responsibilities

• Create end-to-end technical offers with regional sales teams.
• Ensure every offer is technically accurate and application-appropriate.
• Select solution architecture across heating, cooling, water transfer and high-pressure applications.
• Build energy savings calculations, ROI models and lifecycle cost cases.
• Engage with plant engineers, process managers and energy managers.
• Conduct site assessments and process audits to map system architectures.
• Analyse P&IDs.

Skills

P&ID analysis

Process engineering

Energy savings modelling

ROI calculations

Customer engagement

Education

Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree

Job description

Industrial Applications Engineer / Process Engineer is required with a strong technical background in industrial pumps or process environments. The role is working for a global manufacturer and while it is office-based, it has an international remit.

Experience as a Process Engineer, Technical Applications Engineer or similar is required.

The purpose is to ensure that every industrial offer submitted is technically sound and commercially compelling.

The Role

• Working closely with regional sales teams and holds responsibility for the end-to-end creation of technical offers for industrial customers
• Ensure every offer is technically accurate, application-appropriate
• Select and specify the right solution architecture across Heating, Cooling, Water Transfer, and High-Pressure Applications based on customer process requirements
• Build energy savings calculations, ROI models, and lifecycle cost cases
• Engage directly with plant engineers, process managers, and energy managers
• Conduct site assessments and process audits to map system architectures
• Analyse P&IDs

38 Hours - Monday-Friday, flexible working hours. Primarily office based in Manchester.

20% UK travel

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or equivalent technical discipline
• 8–12 years of experience in in industrial pumps, heavy industrial or process environments – metals, mining, cement, food & beverage, or other power and water-intensive industries
• Demonstrated experience in application engineering, technical offer creation, or process engineering roles
• Ability to read, interpret, and commercially analyse P&IDs and process schematics
• Competency in parallel operations – boilers, pumps, chillers, cooling towers
• Solution architecture capability for process applications – able to design system-level solutions, not just select individual components
• Ability to build energy savings calculations, ROI models, and carbon reduction cases from first principles