Senior Applications Engineer — Water Treatment Solutions

LE002 Onterris Payroll, LLC; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Onterris is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer for our Portland, ME office. You will lead as a senior member of the global AE team, responding to customer and internal requests for proposals across North America and Australia.

Compensation ranges from $105,000 to $150,000, with an annual bonus, commensurate with experience and location. You will own responsibilities from technical solution delivery to bid coordination, working with sales, design engineering, and vendors to ensure

Qualifications

• BS Engineering or equivalent technical degree required.
• 8+ years of experience as an applications engineer, process engineer, project engineer, project manager, or related role.
• 5+ years of experience in water treatment process systems solutions.
• Professional Engineer license preferred, not required.
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time domestically and internationally.
• Experience pulling teams together to formulate winning bids.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality technical solutions and proposals that drive profitable growth, ensuring clear priorities and accountability.
• Inform commercial strategy, identify product and market growth opportunities, and improve proposal win-rate and speed-to-customer.
• Partner with sales, design engineering, process SMEs, operations, project delivery, safety, procurement, and key vendors to align technical solutions with goals.
• Maintain accurate cost data and ensure consistent execution across stakeholders.
• Maintain awareness of competitor offerings and market trends to inform strategy.
• Ensure organized handoff from proposals to project execution after contract award.
• Direct and coordinate technical reviews for bid requests, contributing to risk evaluation and bid/no-bid decisions.
• Partner with procurement and vendors to maintain current cost data for pricing.

Skills

Presentation skills

Travel capability

Bid management

Education

BS Engineering or equivalent

Professional Engineer license preferred

Job description

Onterris is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer for our Portland, ME office. You will lead as a senior member of the global AE team, responding to customer and internal requests for proposals across North America and Australia.

Compensation ranges from $105,000 to $150,000, with an annual bonus, commensurate with experience and location. You will own responsibilities from technical solution delivery to bid coordination, working with sales, design engineering, and vendors to ensure