Application Engineer

Company Name: Advanced Coil Technology

Position Title: Application Engineer

Location: Owatonna - hybrid two days a week onsite

For the past 25 years, ACT has been a leading manufacturer of heavy-duty air-over-fin welded heat exchangers for the industrial and process industries. Exceptional products and dedication to customer service are the cornerstones of ACT’s business philosophy. We understand that, above all, equipment performance and durability define the quality of the product—that knowledge and readiness to respond results in quality relationships with our customers. 

We are a small team looking to add a new member to support the growth and evolution of our company. Ours is a typical work environment with added flexibility and autonomy.

• ACT offers competitive compensation and employee benefits
• A pre-employment drug screen is required
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

We offer compensation credit, 401k, educational opportunities, and a collaborative work environment.

Position Summary:     

This position will be responsible for the following:

• Engineering and support related to the sales and service of custom industrial heat exchangers.
• ASME design and documentation to support specific projects.
• Responsible for the ongoing development and support of programs to support the company's engineering and design needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Actively demonstrates and promotes company core values in a positive and professional work environment.
• Engineer product designs to meet customer specifications and company standards, prepare and present equipment proposals, then obtain customer approval.
• Travel to customer locations for sales and engineering support.
• Provide specifications to design drafter.
• Develop tools (databases, applications, etc.) to support and automate essential engineering functions.
• Maintain company safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity standards.
• Regular interaction with customers, internal departments, shop personnel, and external vendors
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Four-year degree in engineering with an emphasis, or applicable work background, in heat transfer or fluid dynamics.
• Or a relevant combination of education and experience.
• At least three years of relevant experience.

Required Knowledge and Abilities:

• Ability to perform computer functions as they pertain to this job, including but not limited to Microsoft Office and exposure to 3-D modeling
• Possesses strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills and the ability to work independently
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as drawings, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to accurately measure objects using hand-held measuring tools.

Physical Demands/Work Environment:

• Work is primarily performed in an office environment; on a semi-regular basis, work will be performed in the shop or at a customer’s facility.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision. The position requires the effective use of a computer monitor.
• Frequently required to sit, stand, and walk;
• Occasionally required to bend, stoop, kneel, lift/push/pull up to 50 pounds.

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