Application Engineer — Overhead and Chain Conveyor Systems

📍  Roseville, MI    |  Full-Time | 🏢  Ultimation Industries, an MCE Company   

Are you an engineer who thrives in the proposal and concept phase — translating complex customer requirements into technically sound, competitively priced conveyor solutions that win business and set projects up for successful execution?

As an Application Engineer at Ultimation Industries, you will serve as the technical lead during proposal and concept development for overhead conveyor projects, working across customers, sales engineering, project management, vendors, and internal engineering teams. You will develop layouts, perform chain pull and throughput calculations, build BOMs and cost estimates, and create the technical proposals and scope documentation that support accurate quotations and smooth project handoff — all using Daifuku and Jervis Webb product applications where Ultimation is the largest integrator in the U.S.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary based on experience. We take care of our team with a full benefits package:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Company-paid life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with a generous company match.
• Generous PTO and paid holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement — we invest in your development.
• Paid parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Voluntary benefit products.

What You'll Do

Technical Solution Development

• Develop conceptual designs for power and free conveyors, enclosed track conveyors, monorail systems, inverted conveyors, skid conveyors, and automotive assembly conveyors.
• Review customer specifications, plant layouts, process requirements, and operational constraints to define the right conveyor solution.
• Conduct site assessments, field measurements, and technical data collection as needed.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes and material flow to determine appropriate conveyor routing and system design.
• Create AutoCAD layouts, equipment concepts, budgetary proposals, technical specifications, and scope documents.
• Perform chain pull calculations, load analysis, throughput studies, cycle time analysis, and conveyor routing studies.
• Support component selection, equipment sizing, and application feasibility reviews.
• Identify project risks, assumptions, exceptions, and technical clarifications during proposal development.

Proposal and Estimating Support

• Develop Bills of Material and estimate inputs for labor, equipment, purchased components, controls, installation, and commissioning.
• Coordinate with Daifuku, Jervis Webb, and other vendors for product information, pricing support, and technical clarification.
• Assist with customer-facing technical presentations and proposal packages.
• Support proposal accuracy, technical compliance, and margin protection throughout the proposal process.
• Participate in customer technical reviews and internal proposal review meetings.
• Support structured handoff to design engineering and project management after purchase order receipt.

Standardization and Continuous Improvement

• Develop and maintain standard layouts, modules, templates, calculations, and design guidelines to improve proposal speed and repeatability.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives that enhance proposal quality and reduce engineering hours per proposal.

What We're Looking For

Must Have:

• 3 to 7 years of conveyor, material handling, or industrial automation engineering experience.
• AutoCAD proficiency required for layout and concept development.
• Ability to develop layouts, BOMs, cost estimates, and technical scope documentation.
• Strong analytical skills for mechanical calculations, throughput analysis, and application feasibility reviews.
• Effective communicator across customers, vendors, sales, project management, and engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Technology, or equivalent technical experience.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with overhead conveyor systems — power and free, enclosed track, monorail, or inverted conveyor applications.
• Familiarity with Daifuku and Jervis Webb products.
• SolidWorks or other 3D CAD experience in addition to AutoCAD.
• Background in automotive assembly conveyor applications or manufacturing process engineering.

About Ultimation Industries

Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Roseville, MI, Ultimation Industries is a leader in conveyor systems and custom material handling solutions, designing, manufacturing, and installing automation and assembly equipment for facilities of all sizes. We are the largest integrator of Jervis Webb overhead conveyor systems in the U.S. and one of the leading direct-to-customer online conveyor sellers, serving the automotive, food processing, vertical farming, warehousing, and fulfillment industries across North America and Europe.

Ultimation joined Motion and Control Enterprises (MCE) in 2023, giving the team the backing of a top-50 national industrial distributor while keeping the fast-moving, engineering-driven culture that earned back-to-back spots on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies.

Ultimation Industries and MCE are proud Equal Opportunity Employers. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities.

If you are a technically sharp application engineer who wants to be at the center of complex conveyor projects for one of Michigan's fastest-growing industrial companies, we would love to hear from you.

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