Mechanical Applications Engineer – CPQ & Custom Equipment

Confident Search Consultants; Town of Richfield (WI); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full corporate benefits package

No travel required

Job summary

Confident Search Consultants seeks a Mechanical Applications Engineer to lead the technical and sales process for custom capital equipment and CPQ-driven quoting. This role requires a strong mechanical engineering background with client-facing sales experience and a track record of delivering engineered solutions.

The position is 100% onsite in Washington County, WI, with standard daytime hours and a performance-based incentive plan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) required.
• 5+ years mechanical engineering with 2+ years in technical sales/applications.
• US citizen or Green Card holder.
• 45-minute daily commute to Washington County, WI.
• On-site role with standard daytime hours.

Responsibilities

• Manage 20–25 daily technical client interactions via phone, email, and virtual meetings; serve as the primary engineering authority to solve application challenges.
• Apply thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and structural engineering concepts to configure custom equipment packages for clients.
• Utilize automated software tools to generate accurate commercial quotes, system proposals, and ROI payback models.
• Analyze customer blueprints, specs, and data to deliver value-engineered design modifications to internal sales and end users.
• Collaborate with internal production and manufacturing engineers to ensure quoted assemblies align with lead times and fabrication limits.
• Present detailed technical specifications and compliance data to client plant managers and engineering executives to advance project approvals.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Technical sales

Proposal writing

Client engagement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CPQ software

Automated configurators

Job description

Confident Search Consultants seeks a Mechanical Applications Engineer to lead the technical and sales process for custom capital equipment and CPQ-driven quoting. This role requires a strong mechanical engineering background with client-facing sales experience and a track record of delivering engineered solutions.

The position is 100% onsite in Washington County, WI, with standard daytime hours and a performance-based incentive plan.