Mechanical Application Engineer - Municipal

Smith & Loveless•Lenexa, KS

About The Position

Smith & Loveless is seeking a Mechanical Application Engineer - Municipal to partner with their experienced application engineering team. This role is responsible for preparing timely and accurate engineering orders to specifications and to satisfy customer needs. The engineer will read and interpret engineering drawings, process and communicate needed changes with customers, engineering consultants, and internal engineers. They will identify and resolve potential issues for both production and the customer. This is a high-visibility role critical to ensuring products deliver without issues, impacting customer, engineering, manufacturing, legal, accounting, delivery, logistics, and pricing.

Requirements

Possess an Engineering, Construction Management or other technical bachelor’s degree preferred.
2+ years of technical work in relevant industry will be considered in absence of a degree.
Ability to build trusting relationships and manage them smoothly.
Ability to calculate various hydraulic conditions.
Ability to cost up and price custom engineered equipment.
Possess excellent phone, communication and customer service skills.
Excellent attention to detail and accountability.
Ability to multi-task.
Ability to take initiative and work quickly and very accurately.
Strong MS Office application skills.
Strong organizing skills.
Required to sit, stand and walk.
Use hands to finger, hand or feel objects, tools or controls.
Frequent stooping, bending, pulling and pushing.
Reach with hands and arms.
Required to talk and hear consistently.
Ability to occasionally lift, carry and/or drag up to twenty-five (25) pounds if necessary.
Specific vision abilities required by the role include the ability to distinguish the nature of objects by using the eye.
Ability to ascend and descend two (2) flights of stairs.

Responsibilities

Provide Technical Engineering Support in determining equipment required, specifications, and other documents to support the Sales Team, Representatives and Customers.
Process all aspects of a municipal engineering job, from order entry, material requirements planning (MRP) entry, Order Entry & Invoicing (OEI) and all other required paperwork to process the job.
Maintain a friendly attitude toward both internal and external customers.
Build collaborative and trusting relationships with customers, sales reps, manufacturing reps, and engineers.
Provide quick and timely order processing, and keep communication moving between customer and S&L.
Work closely with Customer, Representative, Engineering and CM&O groups on larger treatment projects as the job is processed in Engineering and Manufacturing so it meets required customer deadlines.
Ensure Smith & Loveless receives a maximum price for its products by reviewing contractual and technical documents with reps and internal departments on a timely basis.
Responsible for being well informed on the full line of Smith & Loveless products.

Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan with automatic enrollment + employee-directed investment options
Discretionary 401(k) Match based on performance (100% vested after 3 years)
Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus
100% Employer-Paid Benefits including life insurance & disability coverage
Paid Time Off - 10 Paid Holidays; 2 weeks’ Vacation (3 weeks after 5 years); 6 Paid Sick/Personal Days annually
Medical Plans (PPO & High-Deductible options)
Dental Insurance with preventative care covered at 100%
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Coverage
Group Life & AD&D Insurance (company-paid)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Health Savings Account (HSA) (for HDHP participants)
Voluntary Life & AD&D Coverage for employees and dependents