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Application Engineering Manager

M Force Recruiting
Knoxville, TN Full Time
POSTED ON 12/9/2025 CLOSED ON 12/17/2025

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Application Engineering Manager

The Applications Engineering Manager provides leadership to the Application Engineering team in performing complex technical assignments such as review specifications, selection of equipment and execution of projects from receipt of RFQ through Receipt of Award and turnover to execution team. The employee will provide technical leadership to internal stakeholders. The employee will also be the technical expert in the area in which he or she is assigned.


Schedule: Monday - Friday | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location: Knoxville, TN | On-Site | Remote Opportunities Available

Benefits: Group Medical, Dental Vision, 401(k) Match, Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays, and Paid Sick Time. Employer Paid Benefits: STD, LTD, Life AD&D


Requirements:

  • 12 years previous engineering experience related to process design and proposal development in various water and wastewater technologies and industries
  • Ability to solve problems using critical thinking, and scientific and analytical skills
  • Up-to-date knowledge of process technical developments in the field of water treatment, residual stream treatment and biological treatment processes.
  • The ability to communicate effectively and advise the customer, possessing commercial awareness to translate customer demand into designs.
  • Ability to think creatively when coming up with solutions.
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
  • Good interpersonal skills are required to interface with functional leaders across the company.
  • Able to work overtime as required
  • Travel < 10%



Essential Duties:

  • Performing consulting services such as technical and financial feasibility studies, innovative concept development, system choices, (circular) process design and techno-economic evaluation. As well as smart data usage, process optimization, operational business support and troubleshooting.
  • Intensive collaboration with the sales team by providing advice and information on technical solutions. Together, you are responsible for preparing project plans and arriving at a winning solution.
  • Making design calculations of complex plants for processing organic residuals, wastewater, and resource recovery, including mass balances and Opex estimates.
  • Supervise lab and pilot research, review and report test results, and translate them into customer-specific applications.
  • Conducting on-site surveys to deliver process technology consulting projects.
  • Translating theoretical knowledge and research results into (new) technological designs (e.g. PFD and P&IDs) and ensuring a successful market introduction of these products.
  • Technical reporting of the feasibility studies, recording design principles in notes or in log sheets.
  • Assist in preparation of proposal drawings, e.g. Piping & Instrument Diagrams (P&ID), and General Arrangement (GA) drawings
  • Assist with obtaining technical quotes for non-standard equipment/components.
  • Work directly with Project Engineers during technical execution of the project
  • Check the work of other Process Design Engineers
  • Mentoring and training of other Process Design Engineers
  • Ability to lead small teams of other Process Design Engineers and Sales in the development of proposals
  • Other duties as assigned by Manager/Supervisor

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Engineering, preferably in Chemical or Bioprocess technology.
  • Experience with physical/chemical, electrochemical, oxidative and/or biological purification processes

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