Senior Valves Technical Subject Matter Expert
About The Position
The Senior Application Engineer serves as a technical subject matter expert, helping customers select, size, configure, and apply sanitary process equipment for food and beverage and industrial manufacturing operations. The role combines process engineering expertise, customer-facing technical support, equipment sizing, vendor coordination, quotation preparation, and sales support. The engineer works with customers, plant managers, project teams, engineering firms, consultants, vendors, and the Outside Sales Team to recommend reliable, cost-effective equipment solutions. The ideal candidate has strong technical knowledge of valves and positive displacement (PD) pumps, experience with sanitary process systems, and the ability to support equipment selection, pricing, and quotations throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biological Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
- At least 10 years of process engineering experience in sanitary processing, pumps and valves, or related industries.
- Strong knowledge of process design, sanitary equipment, and fluid systems.
- Technical knowledge of valves, including the ability to explain relevant types and applications.
- Strong subject matter expertise in positive displacement (PD) pumps.
- Experience with equipment selection, sizing, pricing, and quotation preparation.
- Demonstrated ability to lead or support customer projects from concept through execution.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to present technical recommendations clearly to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to travel to customer locations approximately 20–30% of the time.
Nice To Haves
- Extensive technical experience with valves used in the food and beverage industry.
- Strong hands-on experience with positive displacement pumps and sanitary fluid-handling systems.
- Experience sizing pumps and valves based on customer process requirements.
- Experience preparing equipment quotations and evaluating vendor pricing.
- Familiarity with P&IDs, engineering drawings, and process design documentation.
- Experience supporting food processing, dairy, beverage, or other sanitary manufacturing applications.
- Proficiency with AutoCAD or similar process design software.
- Experience working with engineering firms, system integrators, consultants, plant managers, or industrial customers.
- Ability to balance technical problem-solving with commercial and customer-service priorities.
- Strong customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
Responsibilities
- Help customers select, size, configure, and apply sanitary process equipment.
- Provide customer-facing technical support and recommend reliable, cost-effective equipment solutions.
- Support equipment selection, sizing, pricing, and quotation preparation throughout the project lifecycle.
- Coordinate with customers, plant managers, project teams, engineering firms, consultants, vendors, and the Outside Sales Team.
- Lead or support customer projects from concept through execution.
- Discuss process requirements, interpret engineering documentation, recommend equipment, size pumps and valves, evaluate vendor quotations, and prepare accurate pricing proposals.
- Present technical recommendations clearly to customers and internal stakeholders.
- Manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
