Applications Engineer
DXP Enterprises
- Commerce City, CO
- $60,000-90,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Design, select and configure pumps and pumping and fluid handling systems.
- Support the applications engineering department with rotating equipment sizing, pricing, and quoting. This involves working closely with both customers directly and outside salespeople.
- Field incoming calls, and emails from customers to discuss equipment applications.
- Make equipment recommendations and prepare quotations.
- Coordinate project bids, encompassing the review of all specifications and bid documents, the design and selection of equipment, the preparation of a bid or quotation.
- Assist with the follow-up of quotations. Communicate with outside sales to determine the best course of action.
- Process orders for new equipment into DXP's business operating system.
- As a pump expert, provide technical support to outside sales, service shop, customer service / aftermarket parts group and customers.
- Project manage orders. Maintain organization of order and project files, monitor status of in-house orders & assist with project related questions.
- Generate Bill of Materials, and Work Orders, and work closely with shop personnel during assembly.
- Manage project timelines
- Work with factory personnel to acquire appropriate documentation for submittals, assemble final manuals, and schedule equipment start-up and training once a project is completed.
- Occasionally travel with outside sales personnel to visit with customers to discuss potential grass-roots project, as well as replacement of existing equipment.
- Participate in applicable equipment training sessions.
- Log all quotations and keep their status up to date.
- Extensive technical training will be provided, the ability to quickly learn and absorb this is paramount.
- Must be able to work independently as well as work well together in a cross-discipline team of technical and non-technical people.
- Ability to work from 8am-5pm Monday to Friday
- Work in an office environment
- Well-organized and self-motivated
- Effective communication skills, verbal and written. Communicate with both technical and non-technical people.
- Computer proficiency
- Microsoft Office skills and experience (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.)
- Problem solving skills
- Engineering Degree (Mechanical or Chemical preferred), others with technical or science degrees and or relevant experience also considered.
- Knowledge of centrifugal pumps, as well as, mixers, heat exchangers, valves, piping, and fabricated pumping systems
- Three or more years applicable pump, fluid handling or other rotating equipment experience.
- Project management experience
- Experience with Epicor Prophet 21 "P-21", DXP's Business Operating System
- Excellent negotiating skills
- Sales experience