Applications Engineer

Overview

CECO Environmental is a global leader in providing sustainable solutions for industrial air, water, and energy transition. Since 1966, we’ve addressed the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Our mission is to protect people, the environment, and industrial equipment, making a tangible impact across industries like renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, power generation, and water treatment. As a purpose-driven company, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and integrity, ensuring that every project we undertake creates lasting positive change.

At CECO, you’ll be part of a growing, dynamic team committed to a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable future.

As part of the CECO Environmental family of brands,
Aarding Thermal is an industry-leading gas turbine exhaust system supplier for power and petrochemical plants. We develop, design, built and deliver equipment to major OEMs, EPCs, and plant owners world-wide.

The Application Engineer (AE) at all levels is responsible for supporting the salesperson or third-party sales representative with the technical review of our customers’ application. This defines our most competitive interaction. The AE team is responsible for promoting the sale of the Division’s products, which requires abundant engineering knowledge to make judgments involving applications, installations, and economic consideration, as well as handling all customer and distributor inquiries requiring technical assistance.

The Application Engineer I responds to and addresses most customer and distributor inquiries requiring technical assistance, where needed the Application Engineer I will be supported by the Application Engineer II, III or Application Engineer Teamlead. The Applications Engineer I plays an integral role in helping the sales team close sales. This job description represents only the primary areas of responsibility; specific position assignments will vary depending on the needs of the department.

• Provide technical support and solutions to the sales team and customers from pre-sale strategy through client implementation for at least two different product ranges.
• Creates an overview of all the mayor activities to the execution of the project and creates a risk assessment regarding all of these activities.
• Making cost-price calculations and detailed offers and quotations.
• Assessing (technical) RFQ specifications in consultation with Sales.
• Performs, checks and/or assesses technical specifications where applicable.
• Makes creative designs to satisfy technical requirements with most cost-effective proposal (total landed cost).
• Supports the development/optimization of calculation models for technical and cost-price calculations when requested.
• Conceptual design of the respective products.
• Maintains contact with (prospective) clients (with the support of the team members with regards to technical discussions).
• Supports Sales in the correct transfer of a client order to the project manager(s).
• Performs other duties of a similar nature and level as assigned.

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or a related field.
• 0–5 years of experience in a technical or commercial engineering role; prior experience in the Engineering design, and/or commercial industrial manufacturing industry is helpful.
• A proactive, analytical mindset with strong problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication and intercultural skills.
• Strong English skills (both spoken and written). Dutch is a plus.
• Flexibility and readiness to travel (5-10%).
• A collaborative team player with a strong sense of urgency and initiative.
• You know your way in MS Excel (incl. basic VBA programming), Word and PowerPoint.

• Travel required. Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally (approximately 10-20% of time for customer meetings, supplier visits, head-office visits (Netherlands) and project kick-offs.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• The Burgess-Manning office is located in Elma NY. Our team works from the office 3 days a week. For this role you are required to do the same. The other 2 days a week you can either work from home or…