Application Engineer: Conveyor Systems Proposals Lead

Motion & Control Enterprises; Roseville (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Company-paid life, AD&D, and short/low

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO and paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Ultimation Industries in Roseville, MI seeks an Applications Engineer to lead proposal and concept work for overhead and chain conveyors. You will translate customer requirements into technically sound, competitively priced solutions and drive cost estimates, layouts, and scope documentation.

The role requires hands-on CAD work, BOMs, and a strong grasp of mechanical calculations with cross-functional collaboration across sales, project management, and engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 3 to 7 years of conveyor, material handling, or industrial automation engineering experience.
• AutoCAD proficiency required for layout and concept development.
• Ability to develop layouts, BOMs, cost estimates, and technical scope documentation.
• Strong analytical skills for mechanical calculations, throughput analysis, and application feasibility reviews.
• Effective communicator across customers, vendors, sales, project management, and engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, or equivalent technical experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual designs for power and free conveyors, enclosed track conveyors, monorail systems, inverted conveyors, skid conveyors, and automotive assembly conveyors.
• Review customer specifications, plant layouts, process requirements, and operational constraints to define the right conveyor solution.
• Conduct site assessments, field measurements, and technical data collection as needed.
• Create AutoCAD layouts, equipment concepts, budgetary proposals, technical specifications, and scope documents.
• Perform chain pull calculations, load analysis, throughput studies, cycle time analysis, and conveyor routing studies.
• Support component selection, equipment sizing, and application feasibility reviews.
• Identify project risks, assumptions, exceptions, and technical clarifications during proposal development.
• Proposal and Estimating Support - Develop BOMs and estimate inputs for labor, equipment, purchased components, controls, installation, and commissioning.
• Coordinate with Daifuku, Jervis Webb, and other vendors for product information, pricing support, and technical clarification.

Skills

AutoCAD proficiency

Layout and BOM development

Mechanical calculations

Throughput analysis

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related)

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Daifuku products

Jervis Webb products

Job description

Ultimation Industries in Roseville, MI seeks an Applications Engineer to lead proposal and concept work for overhead and chain conveyors. You will translate customer requirements into technically sound, competitively priced solutions and drive cost estimates, layouts, and scope documentation.

The role requires hands-on CAD work, BOMs, and a strong grasp of mechanical calculations with cross-functional collaboration across sales, project management, and engineering teams.