This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for an Applications Engineer based in Canada. This role offers the opportunity to combine engineering expertise, customer collaboration, and technical problem-solving within a purpose-driven environment. You will support the development of advanced water treatment solutions by translating customer needs into effective technical proposals. The position plays a key role in driving business growth through innovative engineering approaches and strong customer partnerships. Working remotely, you will collaborate with sales teams, customers, and internal experts to deliver high-quality solutions. You will contribute to projects that improve water treatment efficiency across municipal, industrial, and specialized applications. This is an opportunity to deepen your technical skills while making a measurable impact on critical global resources. \n

Accountabilities

The Applications Engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise throughout the sales and project development lifecycle, ensuring customer requirements are translated into practical, competitive, and scalable engineering solutions. The role combines technical proposal development, customer engagement, and process improvement initiatives. Develop and lead technical bid strategies for moderate to complex water treatment projects, including new systems, temporary treatment solutions, and long-term support opportunities. Review customer specifications, technical drawings, water analysis data, and engineering documentation to define project requirements and develop accurate proposals. Perform process calculations, equipment sizing, and design evaluations to ensure solutions meet performance requirements, cost targets, and delivery expectations. Identify technical risks, evaluate potential impacts, and develop mitigation strategies to support successful project execution. Facilitate the transition of awarded opportunities into project execution by validating technical scope, requirements, schedules, and warranty expectations. Collaborate directly with customers, engineers, contractors, and internal teams to understand technical needs and communicate solution value. Provide technical guidance during customer discussions, negotiations, presentations, and industry events. Support the creation and improvement of costing tools, quotation processes, and engineering resources that increase efficiency and accuracy. Share customer insights and market feedback to identify opportunities for product and process improvements. Travel approximately 20% to customer sites, trade shows, and technical events to support relationship building and technical expertise visibility.

Requirements

The ideal candidate combines strong engineering knowledge with customer-facing experience and the ability to develop technically sound solutions in complex environments. They should be comfortable working independently, collaborating across teams, and managing multiple priorities. Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Civil, Chemical, or a related discipline. 5+ years of experience in advanced water treatment process design or a related engineering field. Experience designing processes and performing equipment calculations for low-pressure membrane filtration and reverse osmosis systems. Proven ability to interpret technical specifications, engineering drawings, and customer requirements. Experience working directly with municipal or industrial water treatment customers to understand technical challenges and develop solutions. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences. Ability to work effectively in a remote environment while collaborating with sales, engineering, and customer teams. Willingness and ability to travel between Canada and the United States without legal restrictions. Preferred: Experience with related water treatment technologies such as dissolved air flotation, granular media filtration, clarifiers, lime softening, coagulation, de-gasification, ion exchange, solids handling, or UV treatment.

Benefits

Fully remote work arrangement with flexibility to work from home. Competitive health coverage and retirement benefits. 15 days of vacation time. Access to mentorship, career development opportunities, and professional coaching. Opportunity to work on meaningful projects supporting sustainable water solutions. Exposure to innovative technologies and complex engineering challenges. Collaborative environment focused on growth, learning, and technical excellence.

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