Applications Engineer: Custom Industrial Water Solutions

Jobot; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

FSA

Paid holidays

Paid sick time

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness programs

Career development

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an Applications Engineer to support the Industrial Water platform and drive market expansion across the Americas. You will develop technical solutions and prepare proposals for a broad portfolio of products and services, including RO systems, standard and custom configurations, and field services.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will collaborate with Engineering, Drafting, Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Production, and Purchasing to ensure technically

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering.
• 4+ years in application engineering for custom industrial water and wastewater treatment systems.
• Experience modeling treatment solutions based on influent/effluent requirements to meet CapEx/OpEx objectives.
• Knowledge of proposals, costing, pricing, and contract negotiations for risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to Business Development and Sales by understanding customer requirements and developing tailored solutions and proposals.
• Prepare technical, commercial, and legal proposal responses to maximize win probability.
• Design and develop Reverse Osmosis (RO), instrumentation, and control systems for standard and custom projects using forecasting software.
• Develop cost-effective solutions in collaboration with Supply Chain to strengthen competitive positioning.
• Prepare water mass balances and system performance projections.
• Partner with Drafting to produce PFDs, P&IDs, general arrangements, equipment layouts, and supporting documentation for proposals and post-award submittals.
• Collaborate with Purchasing, Production, and Supply Chain to prepare detailed cost estimates and project pricing models.
• Develop comprehensive technical and commercial proposals, including process descriptions, scopes of work, equipment lists, and performance guarantees within customer deadlines.
• Support Project Management and Engineering post-award through submittals, production, installation, commissioning, performance testing, and warranty support.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with End Users, EPC firms, and Engineering Consultants.
• Manage project and sales data and communicate updates effectively across the global sales team.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Reverse osmosis

Proposal development

Technical solutions

Forecasting software

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Process Engineering

Tools

Forecasting software

Job description

Jobot is seeking an Applications Engineer to support the Industrial Water platform and drive market expansion across the Americas. You will develop technical solutions and prepare proposals for a broad portfolio of products and services, including RO systems, standard and custom configurations, and field services.

Reporting to the Director of Engineering, you will collaborate with Engineering, Drafting, Business Development, Sales, Marketing, Production, and Purchasing to ensure technically