Associate Application Engineer

As an Associate Application Engineer, you will support water and wastewater treatment system evaluation, preliminary design, testing, and customer technical assistance.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate design requests and size equipment for water and wastewater treatment; recommend options aligned to the requested application
• Develop preliminary process design reports for biological and filtration treatment systems
• Determine electrical and mechanical equipment costs for preliminary process designs
• Conduct bench-scale filtration testing
• Manage pilot data collection and interpretation to produce statistical evaluations, including graphs and tabulations accessible to other internal departments
• Prepare written reports summarizing findings and conclusions from bench-scale and pilot testing for both internal and external customers
• Provide technical assistance to internal and external stakeholders such as Consulting Engineers, End Users, Plant Operators, Sales Representatives, Sales Cost Estimating, and Customer Service
• Travel up to 30% to deliver technical presentations and support existing and potential customers
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related Technical field plus a minimum of 1 year of related training and experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Ability to travel up to 30%
• Strong process background with proficient technical writing
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Basic mechanical and electrical aptitude
• EIT is a plus

Benefits

• Medical (prescription coverage included)
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Long term Disability
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment
• Business Travel Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Medical Flexible Spending
• Dependent Care Flex Spending
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• EAP
• 401k plus 3% match (both pretax and post)
• Profit sharing
• Bonus
• Summer Hours
• Paid Christmas Shutdown
• Paid Volunteer Hours
• Vacation & Paid Leave for All Workers
• Vacation Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Telecommuting up to 2 days a week
• Flex work schedule
• Identity Theft Protection

Work Environment

• Usual office working conditions with moderate noise from computers and printers, telephones, and coworkers
• Occasional exposure to elements such as noise, odor, dust, heat, cold, or chemicals
• Occasional travel to treatment plants in various locations

Location: Loves Park, IL (onsite)

Salary: USD 70,000 - 72,000 per yearly

Technologies: Microsoft Office