Applications Engineer - furnace OEM

In this position, you will be responsible for sizing equipment, writing proposals and developing cost estimates for our custom designed heat-treating furnaces.

Responsibilities:

• Size Continuous and Batch Heat Treating Furnace systems and companion equipment
• Estimate mechanical, electrical and programming and process engineering design hours.
• Estimate steel fabrication labor and materials required for manufacturing and assembly
• Estimate heat resistant alloy components for high temperature applications
• Estimate refractory labor and materials for thermal insulation systems
• Estimate convection heating and recirculation systems for heating and process uniformity
• Estimate gas and electric heating and cooling systems, sizing components and assembly labor
• Estimate conveyors and mechanical dive systems and assembly labor hours
• Estimate process control systems for automation, temperature, combustion, atmosphere, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic control systems with control panels and assembly labor.
• Prepare proposal documents and drawings for sales and customer
• Prepare monthly sales reports
• Process order entrees into computer database to establish budgets
• Report estimated cost to actual cost to manufacture and maintain standard equipment pricing

?Qualifications:

• Must have 2 year engineering degree with 2 years of working experience in the Capitol Equipment Industry.
• Prefer bachelor’s degree in engineering either mechanical or metallurgical
• Prefer any thermal processing experience
• Prefer experience estimating structural steel fabrications, tanks and conveyors
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints
• Strong computer skills
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills.