Applications Engineer

OMI Industries; Palatine (IL); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

OMI Industries in Palatine, IL is seeking an Applications Engineer to organize and manage Ecosorb treatment applications and design approaches to treat customer odors.

You will collaborate with R&D, Operations, Sales, and Service, travel to customer sites, and develop validated application designs. The role offers growth toward odor-control expertise across industries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or related field.
• 0+ years’ experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Willingness to travel and work hybrid schedule.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer sites via 3D models, drawings, Google Earth, Photos, Sales/Field Tech notes, and onsite visits.
• Provide necessary details to drafter for application drawing.
• Combine theoretical, practical, and testing to achieve the best possible outcomes for our customers.
• Travel to customer sites to learn about, evaluate, and improve odor treatment applications.
• Prepare and deliver presentations about Ecosorb solutions and their effectiveness.
• Manage and update customer application information in Salesforce CRM system.
• Troubleshoot systems and make small repairs on-site with support from equipment team.
• Evaluate competitive odor control technology and build comparisons data sets.

Skills

Systems thinker

Application engineering

Communication

People skills

Time management

Mechanical aptitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Pix4D Photogrammetry

SolidWorks

Microsoft Office

Job description

About Omi Industries

At OMI Industries, we are committed to using the natural power of plant oils to produce safe, natural, and effective odor removing products without the use of harsh chemicals or artificial fragrances. With over 30 years of expertise, OMI is the world leader in manufacturing natural odor eliminating solutions for industrial, commercial, and consumer applications.

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Applications Engineer

At OMI Industries, we are committed to using the natural power of plant oils to produce safe, natural, and effective odor removing products without the use of harsh chemicals or artificial fragrances. With over 30 years of expertise, OMI is the world leader in manufacturing natural odor eliminating solutions for industrial, commercial, and consumer applications.

Job Purpose

The Applications Engineer will organize and manage Ecosorb treatment applications and design approaches to treat customer odors using Ecosorb.

This role will work to grow into an odor control expert with an understanding of the application of existing odor control technologies in different scenarios and industries.

This individual will report to OMI’s Director of Industrial Sales and will collaborate with Research & Development, Operations, Sales, and Service team members.

Job Responsibility Summary

• Analyze customer sites via 3D models, drawings, Google Earth, Photos, Sales/Field Tech notes, and onsite visits.
• Provide necessary details to drafter for application drawing.
• Combine theoretical, practical, and testing to achieve the best possible outcomes for our customers.
• Recommend the best approach to fight odors with Ecosorb treatment.
• Combine theoretical, practical, and testing to achieve the best possible outcomes for our customers.
• Travel to customer sites to learn about, evaluate, and improve odor treatment applications.
• Prepare and deliver presentations about Ecosorb solutions and their effectiveness.
• Develop techniques to assess and validate the application designs.
• Manage and update customer application information in Salesforce CRM system.
• Troubleshoot systems and make small repairs on‑site as needed with support from equipment team.
• Recommend improved application approaches, chemistry and/or equipment, to customers and explain how changes will increase efficiency.
• Evaluate competitive odor control technology and build comparisons data sets, such as pro/con, strengths/weaknesses, and application area focuses.
• Collaborate with the Equipment team, Service team, R&D, and Director of Industrial Sales to create efficient systems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

KEY COMPETENCIES:

• Systems thinker; able to look at a complex process, understand what the variables are, and how to adjust the variables to reach your desired result.
• Application engineering and solution architecture: take vague information from customers and sales and translate that into an application approach with clear variable and risk definitions
• Communication: Articulating thoughts and ideas clearly and effectively in written and oral forms to people of ranging skillsets.
• People skills: Building relationships and effectively communicating with other members of the OMI team.
• Time management: Ability to hold self and others accountable for key deliverables.
• Mechanical aptitude: base knowledge of tools and parts.

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, or equivalent educational experience in Chemistry, Fluid Dynamics, and Thermodynamics.
• 0+ years’ experience.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office suite; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams.
• Ability to learn new software systems such as Salesforce CRM, Pix4D.com Photogrammetry, SolidWorks, etc.
• Understanding of fluid dynamics, chemistry, physics, math, and construction applied to product design and systems.
• Ability to write presentations, letters, and formulate proposals.
• Collaborative approach with ability to lead across and communicate with all types of functions. (Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Human Resources, Senior Leadership, etc.).

Travel/Attendance

• Applications Engineer will work in our Palatine, IL office.
• Hybrid Schedule of Monday/Friday Remote and Tuesday-Thursday in the office.
• Frequent travel is required to visit customers, attend trade shows and participate in internal meetings. The expected overnight travel in this position is 4-6 days per month but may fluctuate based on business needs.

Physical Requirements/Hazardous Working Conditions

(The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential work functions.)

• OMI Industries manufactures odor eliminating solutions. Chemical exposure to raw materials including plant oils, fragrances, and other materials will occur.
• The employee will be expected to travel to customer sites including but not limited to asphalt plants, wastewater treatment facilities, and industrial refineries.
• The employee will be regularly required to sit; stand; walk; bend; climb; kneel; crouch; and reach using feet, legs, back, arms, hands; to talk and hear.
• The employee must be capable of wearing required Personal Protective Equipment such as hard hats, safety glasses, gloves, steel‑toed boots, hearing protection, and respiratory protection (including face masks and respirators).
• While on customer sites, the employee must be able to ascend/descend ladders and stairs, access rooftops, confined spaces, and uneven terrain.
• The employee must be able to adhere to, evaluate, and act on safety protocols.
• They must have a tolerance for the state of sites (I.e., smell, odor, dirt).
• Must possess the ability to detect auditory and/or visual alarms.

Work Environment

Work may be outdoors in a variety of weather conditions and environments with potential exposure to moving mechanical parts, hazardous substances, and biological waste.

[CH1]Feel we need the overnight word here or we need to push the days up higher. I do not want another Nick counting anytime he left the facility as travel and then complaining that we are asking him to travel more than we said in the job description. Looking at September if this role was here it would travel with me where I am currently scheduled for 7 nights with 11 days attached to those nights and will likely to 1-2 day trips. To me that is 50% travel that then will be offset by slower months like July. Others will call it 85% because they will relate it to office days, thus my overnight focus. But I am open to other ways to wording it.