Application Engineer

IDEX•Farmington, CT

About The Position

The Application Engineer champions solutions for Mott’s semiconductor customers and demonstrates Mott’s technical expertise in filtration, purification, and flow control. The role serves as a technical bridge between customers and Mott, identifying suitable solutions and delivering customer service. Working with Commercial, R&D, and Engineering teams, the Application Engineer understands customer requirements, recommends existing Mott products or supports development of new products, estimates costs, defines performance test methods, and coordinates cross-functional customer responses. The role also captures application insights to help shape Mott’s long-term semiconductor product strategy and roadmap. The position supports customers throughout the sales and project lifecycle, including technical discussions, reviews, presentations, quotations, proposals, manufacturing, testing, and implementation. It develops application-specific recommendations that balance performance, manufacturability, cost, and delivery requirements, while helping the Commercial team understand the technical and business implications of proposed solutions. The role involves working with limited published data on porous metals and their customer applications, communicating technical value to varied audiences, and balancing customer expectations, engineering requirements, and business objectives. Compensation is $112,700–$169,100 depending on experience; the position may be eligible for a performance-based bonus plan. U.S. benefits include health benefits, a 401(k) retirement savings program with company match, and PTO.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics, or a relevant engineering discipline.
At least 5 years of industry experience in a technical and/or customer-facing role.
Experience with fluid dynamics, contamination control, and materials and fittings used in the semiconductor industry.
Experience leading cross-functional teams to resolve technical issues and/or launch new products.
Ability to understand customer requirements and develop practical engineering solutions.
Ability to apply engineering fundamentals to filtration, flow, and process-system challenges.
Commercial awareness of how technical decisions affect cost, pricing, manufacturability, and business outcomes.
Analytical problem-solving skills for complex technical issues.
Clear communication of technical concepts to customers and internal stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate work on time and within budget.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and competing demands.
Demonstration of Mott’s values: Acting Like an Owner, Believing in Possibilities, Caring Deeply, and Setting High Standards.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or PhD.
Experience in the semiconductor industry in process, yield, equipment, or facilities engineering.
Knowledge of semiconductor fab processes and equipment, including understanding of defect control and yield.

Responsibilities

Serve as a primary technical resource to understand customer requirements and develop application-specific solutions.
Assess customer applications, process conditions, contamination-control needs, and performance requirements to recommend products and configurations for semiconductor fabs, OEMs, and materials suppliers.
Perform product sizing, component selection, system configuration, and application calculations.
Develop technical recommendations that balance performance, manufacturability, cost, and delivery requirements.
Support customer inquiries throughout the sales and project lifecycle.
Partner with the Commercial team to communicate Mott’s technical capabilities, product advantages, and customer value.
Support quotation development through technical scope definition, product recommendations, and risk identification.
Participate in customer discussions, technical reviews, presentations, and proposal activities.
Translate customer requirements into commercially viable solutions and support opportunity conversion.
Build timely and accurate cost estimates for the Commercial team.
Understand how recommended technical solutions affect business financials and EBITDA returns.
Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Project Management, and Engineering teams to deliver customer solutions.
Participate in design reviews, technical problem-solving, and continuous improvement activities.
Support resolution of technical issues during manufacturing, testing, and customer implementation.
Share application insights and lessons learned to help shape Mott’s long-term semiconductor product strategy.