Mechanical Applications Engineer – Heat Transfer & Industrial Systems

Impact Solutions•Richfield, WI

10d•Onsite

About The Position

This direct-hire career track offers an ideal professional balance for an engineering professional or technical specialist looking to escape the isolation of a standard CAD board or the burnout of a cold-calling sales grind. The employer is an established, financially sound industrial equipment manufacturer whose high-demand systems are utilized globally. Because their proprietary product lines are directly tied to energy efficiency and cost savings, the organization enjoys incredible market stability and an unblemished corporate history of long-term workforce retention. Rather than spending your days drowning in repetitive manual paperwork, you will leverage an advanced, automated corporate engineering software platform that handles raw data calculations and layouts in minutes. This allows you to focus entirely on high-level technical partnership and consultative problem-solving. Working out of a clean, modern facility as part of a close-knit group, you will be valued as the primary technical authority for custom systems, enjoying genuine job security, lucrative commission upside, and clear pathways for career growth.

Requirements

3+ Years Mechanical Engineering/Design Depth: Hands-on track record designing or engineering mechanical equipment, machinery, or process systems.
3+ Years Applications or Sales Engineering: Proven experience handling inbound technical inquiries, sizing equipment, generating proposals, or providing consultative engineering support.
1+ Years Heat Transfer Focus: Practical familiarity with heat exchanger sizing, thermal dynamics, fluid flow, or process cooling/heating loops.
Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (BSME), related technical field, or equivalent hands-on industrial trade depth.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with genuine enjoyment of phone/email technical consultation and problem-solving.
Solid, progressive career history demonstrating long-term commitment and reliability with past employers.
Residence established within a comfortable daily driving radius of the Menomonee Falls, WI area, and US Citizenship or Green Card status.

Nice To Haves

Thermal System Design: Specialized exposure to shell-and-tube, plate-and-frame, or air-cooled heat transfer equipment.
Industrial Process Utilities: Familiarity with steam loops, boilers, chillers, or high-pressure fluid networks.
ERP/CRM Platforms: Experience working within enterprise quoting engines or CRM platforms to manage engineering proposal workflows.

Responsibilities

Serve as Primary Technical Authority: Bridge the gap between raw mechanical engineering specifications and external client needs for custom industrial equipment.
Consultative Client Consultation: Manage a steady volume of incoming technical inquiries via phone and email to thoroughly investigate client process requirements and operational challenges.
Apply Thermal & Mechanical Principles: Analyze client process data using fundamentals of heat transfer, fluid flow, and thermodynamics to engineer optimized system solutions.
Rapid Automated Quoting: Utilize proprietary, automated engineering software platforms to generate, refine, and deliver precise technical quotes and system configurations.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with internal sales and plant engineering teams to resolve manufacturing bottlenecks and deliver value-engineered system designs.
Project Documentation: Maintain meticulous project configuration files and application records to ensure flawless handoffs to production and assembly teams.