Applications Engineering

IDEX Corporation • Westwood, MA

2d • $76,200 - $114,200

About The Position

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact. With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you. Applications Specialist The Applications Specialist will be responsible for supporting field sales with technical support as well as lab testing of customer samples of milling/screening tests. The Applications Specialist will work with multiple facets of the business which may include but not be limited to: field and channel sales, engineering department, product marketing, and other lab staff. A key component of this position is being a conduit to Inside and Outside Sales, communicating engineering and application solutions.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in Engineering (Process or Mechanical Engineering preferred, University or College) with a minimum of 2-5 years of experience in applications engineering
• Experience working in Oral Solid Dosing processing or related industries is an asset
• Experience with production and characterization desired
• Experience with powder processing equipment desired
• Hands-on mechanical skills with medium to large scale equipment desired
• Working knowledge of Computer Aided Design tools, prints, schematics, etc.
• Basic knowledge of metals, powder and material characteristics, pneumatics, electronics

Responsibilities

• Perform powder processing testing for customer lab testing
• Generate test reports for customer testing; document results into Applications database
• Interact with customers to understand customer needs, convey test results and deliver value proposition
• Evaluate new designs for our core technology by a combination of experiments, analysis, literature searching and customer collaborations
• Accompany sales channels on sales calls when required for commercial and technical support
• Assist inside sales coordinators concerning applications, quotations, and best solutions
• Explain and demonstrate the operation, function utility and benefits of Fitzpatrick & Quadro Milling equipment
• Communicate suggestions for improvement
• Prepare and present technical presentations on Fitzpatrick & Quadro products/equipment
• Remain current with the industry and related equipment
• This position may require regular travel to the specified regions as well as occasional travel to related industry events

Benefits

• We offer a range of group benefits including extended healthcare (vision, prescription drugs, etc.), dental, life and dependent life insurance, short term and long-term disability insurance.
• We also provide our employees with exciting career development opportunities within a global company, an annual bonus plan and a company matching RRSP program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees