Application Engineer II - PGD

Who we are:

Aerzen USA Corp. is an international manufacturer of positive displacement blowers, hybrid blowers, screw compressors and turbo blowers. These high-quality machines are used for air and gas applications across many essential industries, including: Wastewater, Cement, Biogas, Pharmaceutical and Food, among many others. We are One Team, and we Empower our team members to be both Inquisitive and Evolutionary.

What we offer:

Aerzen USA offers a competitive salary; generous health benefits (to include 96% company-paid benefit plans) with company HSA contribution; a 401(k) with company match; a tuition reimbursement program; and a profit share bonus package; along with the opportunity to work with a dynamic group of professionals.

What you'll do:

A Process Gas Application Engineer plays a critical role in supporting the design, integration, and performance of gas handling systems across a range of industrial applications, including oil refining, gas conveying and processing, chemical manufacturing, wastewater treatment, energy production, and food processing. This position provides technical support to regional sales managers, representatives, project management teams, and customers.?Key responsibilities include conducting detailed reviews of project specifications, developing comprehensive responses to technical inquiries, and delivering tailored engineering solutions. The role also involves identifying opportunities to enhance system performance and value, including strategic upselling against competitor designs for Process Gas projects. The role requires excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support regional sales managers and representatives with review of specifications, equipment selection, pricing, quotations and proposal preparation.

Write clear and detailed comments and deviations to customer specifications; be able to explain and defend the reasoning; be able to respond to customer questions and concerns and arrive at consensus for all comments and deviations prior to customer issuance of purchase order.

• Travel with regional sales managers to customer locations for bid review meetings, clarification meetings, etc.
• Provide persuasive arguments to customers and regional sales managers for Aerzen solutions on a technical and commercial basis.
• Assist project management with technical clarifications.
• Provide guidance and support of sizing and selection software.
• Prepare new sales orders for turnover to Project Manager by reviewing scope of supply, sales price, cost estimates, terms and conditions, added specifications, etc.
• Work with Product Managers from the parent company to keep up to date on the latest equipment revisions and appropriate applications.
• Assist in preparation of sales forecasts and other management reports as needed; maintain and update sales-related databases as needed.
• Be a source of knowledge regarding industry news, trends, products, services, competitors, technologies, and new developments.
• Be a subject matter expert on Aerzen machines as well as key industry standards (API, ASME, NEC, etc.) for internal and external stakeholders.
• Present ideas and information accurately and explain industry jargon in a clear manner for customers.
• Develop and apply knowledge of gas flow dynamics, pressure systems, and mechanical components (e.g., blowers, compressors, valves) to support system design and troubleshooting.
• Analyze system performance data to recommend improvements for efficiency, reliability, and compliance.
• Provide technical support and guidance to clients, including site visits, training, and documentation.
• Ensure systems adhere to environmental and safety regulations, including hazardous gas handling protocols.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (four year college)

Area of Study:

Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or similar

Experience (yrs):

3 to 5 years related Application Engineering experience; experience with API standards including 619, 614, 686, and 670 preferred; experience with industry standards including ASME and NFPA preferred; experience with screw compressors and rotary lobe blowers preferred; experience in the oil & gas and Petrochem industries preferred; experience with gas flow modeling preferred. Experience with instrumentation and controls is a plus.

Software/Applications:

Able to create, use, navigate and perform reports at an intermediate level of proficiency with the following software applications: Aerzen sizing tools, Salesforce, Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.

Other:

Flexible Work Schedule: Yes, with manager Approval

Must have the ability to travel up to 30% of the time as needed.