Applications Engineer

Description

Cambridge Air Solutions is seeking a sales-savvy engineer to provide consultative technical sales support to clients seeking custom-designed commercial and industrial air solutions!

YOUR ROLE AS APPLICATIONS ENGINEER

At Cambridge Air Solutions (“CAS”), you will have an opportunity to revolutionize indoor air solutions to improve the lives and health of hard-working individuals within manufacturing and distribution environments.

Reporting to our Applications Engineering Manager and in collaboration with sales, marketing, customer service, and custom engineering, you will provide technical product expertise and sales support to prospective customers and end users of custom HVAC product solutions. You will develop essential product training materials and value-add user resources. You will support the development of our product configuration software.

1. PROVIDE TECHNICAL PRODUCT EXPERTISE & SALES SUPPORT | Create and deliver innovative technical educational content for external product users and the internal sales team. You will support pre- and post-sales endeavors to develop solutions for production application and/or controls challenges and generate user-specific content for technical and instruction manuals. You will also support the continuous improvement of our product configuration and quoting software.
2. SERVE AS A CONSULTATIVE DESIGN PARTNER IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS | Serve as a consultative design partner to identify standard and customized solutions for a variety of indoor climate challenges. Participate in the product quote process to deliver viable and accurate submittal packages. Discuss and propose controls systems to meet job specific requirements. Function as a technical liaison to custom engineering and factory floor to ensure the customer voice is present during all design, manufacturing, and installation phases.

IS THIS A MATCH FOR YOU?

1. YOU ARE SKILLED IN PROVIDING TECHNICAL PRODUCT EXPERTISE & SALES SUPPORT – You have gained 5-10+ years’ experience in providing technical product expertise to end users and sales partners. You are excited to provide focused consultative and technical design support. You will learn to work with HVAC load calculations and fan curves, electrical and schematic design, feasibility studies, site surveys and construction drawings.
2. YOU OFFER AN EXPERTISE IN TECHNICAL CONTENT CREATION – You are familiar with technical content creation, skilled in developing technical training materials and end user resources. You are experienced in assembling clear, concise, and detailed new product proposals. You are comfortable sharing your technical expertise in client facing conversations and related presentations.
3. YOU HAVE STRONG COMMUNICATION & RELATIONSHIP BUILDING SKILLS – You have developed exceptional communication skills and you build relationships with confidence as a trusted and confidential partner to the customer. You have a progressive and innovative attitude towards energy conservation, efficiency, and safety. You communicate transparently and frequently and with compassion.
4. EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS – You have a 4-year degree in mechanical engineering or a related field.

WHY JOIN US?

1. JOIN AN INNOVATIVE, COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING TEAM – The Cambridge Air Solutions team is comprised of 5 separate teams: New Product Development, Custom Engineering, Operations Engineering, Research & Development, and Applications Engineering. All teams operate in a highly innovative, collaborative, metrics-driven culture with processes that emphasize achievable weekly performance targets. These systems allow for a mindful approach to workload, allowing individuals and teams to thrive.
2. CORE VALUES GUIDE & ALIGN US – Guided by a unique culture of unconditional love and high expectations, every team member is asked to bring their whole self to work. We are committed to helping one another grow internally – we value our colleagues; we value everyone’s input and ideas; we value personal, professional, and spiritual development; and we learn from one another to achieve business goals as well as a greater good.
3. COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION PACKAGE – Cambridge Air Solutions offers a competitive base salary and bonus plan tied to company goals and profitability. Cambridge also offers a comprehensive benefits plan, including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; PTO; generous paid holidays; company-wide quarterly profit-based bonus; employee assistance program; and a matching 401k plan.

LOCATION & TRAVEL

This position could either be based in a home office outside of St. Louis or at our headquarters in Chesterfield, Missouri. Preferred metro areas outside of St. Louis include Chicago, Milwaukee, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Nashville, Little Rock, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Kansas City, Omaha, and Des Moines.

Domestic travel required to visit product rep firms, mechanical contractors, and end user facilities; attendance may also be desired at select trade shows and industry events. Travel estimated at 25%.

READY TO APPLY?

Take the next step and share your resume with Occhio Search & Recruitment. Visit or contact Hannah Phillips at for more information. All resumes, referrals and general inquiries will be held strictly confidential. We ask that you direct all questions, referrals, and applications to our retained search consultant at Occhio. No direct inquiries with Cambridge Air Solutions, please.

Cambridge Air Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome differences in form of gender, race, ethnicity, disability, geography, socioeconomic status, age, politics, religion, philosophy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and veteran status. All applicants who share this goal are encouraged to apply and we look forward to hearing from you!