Applications Engineer

Hawkins, Inc.; Loves Park (IL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Hawkins, Inc./WaterSurplus seeks an Applications Engineer to support Sales and Operations with project design, equipment selection, and costing. The role involves traveling to customer sites for layout reviews and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate, ERP-compatible documentation.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in water treatment, strong CAD skills (AutoCAD/SolidWorks), and excellent communication. A hands-on approach and ability to work with diverse teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in water treatment or related industry.

Responsibilities

• In-house support to outside sales regarding equipment and services sales.
• Create unity between divisional sales groups and market/proposal offerings.
• Provide process design, equipment selection and costing expertise.
• Travel to customer sites for layout reviews and equipment hook ups.
• Provide costing breakdowns and documents transferable to operations.
• Review contracts and terms for proposals and sales comments.
• Generate vendor quotes, fabrication quotes, and freight details as needed.
• Ensure documents align with ERP and operations standards.

Skills

Technical expertise

Hands-on aptitude

Software proficiency

CAD/Engineering software

Clear communication

Collaboration

Detail orientation

Education

BS in Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, or Life Sciences / Environmental Eng

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

MS Office

Job description

Hawkins, Inc./WaterSurplusis a trusted and well-known leader in the chemical industry for over 80 years. We have opportunities for motivated hard workers to learn and develop a career with ourWater Treatmentbusiness segment. Our route sales/delivery approach to supplying products and equipment to our customers in 27+ states ensures superb customer service and support. Our customers include water and wastewater treatment systems, municipal and commercial swimming pools, industrial process and wastewater facilities, and industries like oil/gas and agricultural farmers/growers.

The Applications Engineer provides in-house resources that support both Sales and Operations regarding project sales and project execution in house.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• In-house support to outside sales personnel and sales representatives regarding equipment and services sale to clients and customers.
• Create unity between divisional sales groups and market / proposal offerings for a consistent, unified sales approach.
• Provide detail expertise to sales in process design, equipment selection and costing.
• Respond and work with customers as directed by the assigned salesperson when required during the sales process.
• Travel to customer’s sites for review of plant layouts, equipment locations, process hook ups, moving and setting of equipment, etc.
• Provide quick turn around with standard templates, costing files, data, process reports, etc.
• Provide overview process documents (PFD, Basic Layout) and costing for sales revenue and margin review by the salesperson.
• Provide specification review with comments & clarifications for basis of proposal and equipment offerings.
• Provide contract review and T&C review for sales comment and/or inclusion in proposals.
• Provide detailed costing breakdowns per equipment and disciplines for sales review and price / margin determination.
• Operations / Engineering:
• Provide process documents and costing that is transferable to operations / engineering for use at KO for project execution after the sale.
• Complete and execute the KO meeting after the sale with support of outside salesperson.
• All documents are compatible with current system ERP and Operations standards.
• Include costing breakdowns for individual equipment offerings and each labor discipline, i.e. ME, MD, EE, ED, PM, Service, etc. This costing will be the basis for project execution limits and
• Provide design guidance on equipment and systems as it pertain to the customer and their requirements against what was sold.
• Provide client schedules and requirements for equipment and system lead times as it relates to what was sold per discipline, i.e. equipment shipments, site installation, service and startup.
• Provide vendor quotes, skid and fabrication quotes, fab shop selections and freight and shipment quotes and details if required.
• Other duties as assigned.

ABOUT YOU

• Minimum of BS (in order of preference) Mechanical Engineer, Chemical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Life Sciences / Environmental Engineering
• Minimum 5 Years within the Water Treatment Industry or related Industry.
• Skills:
  • Technical Expertise with ability to understand Mechanical, Electrical and Process requirements.
  • Hands on / field style aptitude.
  • Expert use of PC and electronic software and tools for design, calculations, charts, graphs, word, spread sheets, scheduling, process design, etc.
  • CAD Software ability in AutoCAD or SolidWorks.
  • Excellent communicator in both spoken and created document formats.
  • Ability to work with many different people and personalities.
  • Detail oriented.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Office is located on ground level.
• Must operate office equipment, fax and or printer, and personal computer.
• May stand, walk, bend, stoop, and lift frequently from 4 to 6 hours each day.
• May be required to carry or move equipment or parts in excess of 50 lbs. with the assistance of a lifting device.
• Work requires close vision.

TRAVEL:

May be required to travel 15%-25% of the time.

Hawkins/WaterSurplus offers eligible employees and their dependents comprehensive benefits, which includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, LTD/STD and more.Other benefits for eligible employees include 401(k) match, Employee Stock Purchase program (ESPP), paid time off, and paid holidays.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. Hawkins is a Drug Free workplace

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