Application Engineer Supervisor PTS Sanitary

GEA Group•Oakdale, CA

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About The Position

The Application Engineer Supervisor supports the Director of Technical Offer Management (TOM) – PTS with daily operations of the PTS-Sanitary application engineering group. The role coordinates priorities, deliverables, and due dates across Sales, Process Engineering, and TOM leadership; provides functional leadership through coaching, mentoring, and training; serves as a first point of escalation for team members; and supports adherence to TOM governance, policies, and procedures. The position also performs Application Engineering responsibilities for assigned opportunities. Leadership activities are expected to account for half of working time. The role coordinates team workload, assigns tasks and deadlines, tracks progress, and reviews proposals, costing, and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance. It provides technical guidance and feedback, supports adoption of processes and standard work, promotes a collaborative and continuously improving work environment, and identifies workflow opportunities for improvement. For assigned opportunities, the Application Engineer Supervisor reviews customer RFQs and engineering specifications, identifies offer exceptions or exclusions, prepares cost estimates and proposals, researches comparable pricing, prepares equipment specifications, obtains vendor pricing, and checks or coordinates technical documents and calculations. The role works with Procurement, Sales, Engineering, and other departments; participates in customer and internal meetings; maintains pricing and offer-tracking information; supports customer presentations; and completes technical and sales training. The position requires a mechanical or chemical engineering degree or equivalent experience, more than five years of relevant experience, technical experience within the PTS portfolio, and experience estimating projects in the NPE – NAM PTS portfolio. Background in dairy, food, chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental, or beverage projects is highly desirable. The position is based in the United States and does not offer visa or work sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

Requirements

Mechanical or chemical engineering degree, or equivalent experience.
More than five years of experience in Application Engineering, Process/Project Engineering, Project Management, and/or Estimating.
Relevant technical experience within the PTS portfolio and experience estimating projects in the NPE – NAM PTS portfolio.
Ability to read and interpret technical specifications and drawings.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including excellent written and verbal English, to work with team members and internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to provide functional leadership through coaching, mentoring, prioritization, and coordination of work.
Ability to lead engineering teams by establishing clarity and direction and building a positive team environment.
Technical-commercial awareness and ability to identify risks and opportunities in proposals and project estimates.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to break down complex issues and remove roadblocks.
Ability to prioritize tasks and delegate or coordinate work as appropriate in a fast-paced and sometimes stressful environment.
Self-motivated, able to work well both independently and as part of a team, with strong customer focus, organization, attention to detail, and time management.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite or related software.

Nice To Haves

Background experience in dairy, food, chemical, pharmaceutical, environmental, or beverage projects is highly desirable.
Creativity to develop innovative and competitive solutions.

Responsibilities

Coordinate day-to-day workload and priorities with the Director of TOM – PTS; assign tasks, establish deadlines, and track progress to ensure timely deliverables.
Ensure team work complies with company requirements and TOM governance, policies, and procedures.
Provide technical guidance, clear expectations, and feedback to team members; serve as the first escalation point and escalate issues further when appropriate.
Communicate process and expectation changes, clarify requirements, and reinforce standard work.
Review proposals, costing, and supporting documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance before submission.
Foster collaboration, professional development, and continuous improvement within the team.
Identify workflow and process gaps and opportunities, and recommend and support approved improvements.
Review customer RFQ documents and engineering specifications to determine appropriate offers and identify exceptions or exclusions.
Prepare accurate cost estimates and written proposals for GEA equipment, services, and systems in coordination with Procurement, Sales, Engineering, and other departments.
Ensure technical proposals, costing, and other deliverables receive appropriate review and approval under TOM governance and procedures.
Research past customer opportunities and projects to identify comparable pricing.
Prepare equipment specifications and obtain component pricing from vendors.
Check process calculations, heat and mass balances, PFDs, P&IDs, and GAs; coordinate document development with discipline leads.
Participate in customer and internal meetings and support sales activities with customer presentations.
Maintain the historical pricing database and update the Offer Tracking List.
Complete technical and sales training, including hands-on, classroom, remote, and independent learning.
Develop and share ideas with team members, follow GEA procedures, and perform other assigned tasks.