Mechanical Applications Engineer: Custom Equipment & CPQ

Top Echelon Software, LLC; Town of Richfield (WI); On-site; USD 77,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Top Echelon Software, LLC is seeking a Mechanical Applications Engineer for its Washington County, WI area. This role combines engineering depth with direct sales/applications work, focusing on CPQ-enabled configurations and high-volume client engagement.

You will deliver technical solutions, generate quotes, and support ROI analyses in a clean, onsite environment. The position offers a base salary up to $85,000 with performance incentives and full benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) or closely related four-year engineering field.
• 5+ years of practical mechanical engineering experience with 2+ years in technical inside sales, proposal writing, or applications engineering.
• Experience with CPQ software platforms or automated engineering configurators.
• Ability to manage high consultation volumes (20–25 daily client touchpoints) in a fast-paced environment.
• Residency within a 45-minute daily drive of the Washington County/Germantown/Richfield, WI area.

Responsibilities

• Manage 20–25 daily technical client interactions via phone, email, and virtual meetings, serving as the primary engineering authority to solve application challenges.
• Apply thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, and structural engineering concepts to configure custom equipment packages tailored to client operational needs.
• Utilize automated software tools to quickly generate accurate commercial quotes, system proposals, and ROI payback models.
• Analyze customer blueprints, specs, and operational data to deliver value-engineered design modifications to internal sales reps and end users.
• Collaborate with internal production and manufacturing engineers to ensure quoted custom assemblies align with plant 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

Quoting/Proposal writing

Communication skills

CPQ software

Education

BSME

Tools

CPQ platforms

Engineering configurators

Job description

Top Echelon Software, LLC is seeking a Mechanical Applications Engineer for its Washington County, WI area. This role combines engineering depth with direct sales/applications work, focusing on CPQ-enabled configurations and high-volume client engagement.

You will deliver technical solutions, generate quotes, and support ROI analyses in a clean, onsite environment. The position offers a base salary up to $85,000 with performance incentives and full benefits.