Applications Engineer

About the position

As a DXP, Pump Application Engineer you will become a respected pump expert and will make an immediate impact on a multi-million-dollar branch. DXP offers the best of a large established company and a nimble small business. The advancement opportunities are almost limitless, many of our Executives started as Application Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design, select and configure pumps, pumping systems, and fluid handling systems.
• Support the applications engineering department with rotating equipment sizing, pricing, and quoting.
• Field incoming calls, and emails from customers and partner manufacturers to discuss equipment applications.
• Understand customer's pumping system and its issues to offer the best solution.
• Make equipment recommendations and prepare quotations.
• Coordinate project bids, encompassing the review of technical specifications and bid documents, design and selection of equipment, the preparation of a bid or quotation.
• Assist with the follow-up of quotations.
• Process orders for new equipment into DXP's business operating system.
• Provide technical support to outside sales, service shop, customer service / aftermarket parts group and customers.
• Project manage orders.
• Generate Bill of Materials, and Work Orders, work with shop personnel during assembly.
• Work with factory personnel to acquire appropriate documentation for submittals, assemble final manuals, and schedule equipment start-up and training once a project is completed.
• Occasionally travel with outside sales personnel to visit with customers to discuss potential grass-roots project, as well as replacement of existing equipment.
• Participate in applicable equipment training sessions.
• Log quotations and keep their status up to date.

Requirements

• Engineering Degree. Mechanical Engineering preferred; all Engineering disciplines are encouraged to apply.
• Knowledge of centrifugal pumps, as well as, mixers, heat exchangers, valves, piping, and fabricated systems.
• Three or more years applicable pump, fluid handling or other rotating equipment experience.
• Project management experience.
• Experience with Epicor Prophet 21, 'P-21', DXP's Business Operating System.
• Negotiating skills.
• Sales experience.

Nice-to-haves

• Non Engineers with technical or science degrees and or relevant experience also considered.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible Spending
• 401(k)
• Paid holidays
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Additional supplemental products