Sales Application Engineer I

Ensuring Chart's Success…

Chart Energy & Chemicals - located in La Crosse, Wisconsin - is the leading designer and manufacturer of cryogenic brazed aluminum heat exchangers (BAHX). Our unique product is used in the production of LNG and other process systems related to the energy market. Chart is the only producer of large BAHX in the U.S. and is a leader in the global markets we serve. Chart's continued financial growth and current plant expansion offers exciting and challenging career opportunities for career seeking individuals.

Primary responsibilities include product selection and product application as well as sales and marketing requirements for a high tech, brazed aluminum heat exchangers and other complementary products.

What Your Day-to-Day Activities Will Be…

• Custom design and application of brazed aluminum heat exchangers for air separation, hydrocarbon processing and other applications. Design responsibilities include detailed thermal/hydraulic and preliminary mechanical design solutions.

• Sales/Application Engineer will pursue: optimized, low-cost, manufacture- able heat exchanger (BAHX) and packaging (MSD) solutions that meet the technical specifications and expectations of our customers.

• Review client inquires for technical and commercial requirements.

• Prepare portions of or complete client proposals (as appropriate). Proper coordination with other personnel and departments will be required to obtain costing, pricing, scheduling, manufacturing capabilities, legal, finance and other required inputs.

• Communicate with customers and Chart sales representatives as required to fully understand all technical and/or commercial requirements. Travel to the client offices for pre-award meetings or clarification meetings assisting senior sales engineers as required.

• Work with Development Engineers to develop and implement improvements to the calculation methods and functionality of the thermal/hydraulic and preliminary mechanical design tools.

• Handle special marketing projects, including such items as customer presentations, sales literature, etc. as required.

• Expected that with experience, the candidate will transition into a senior sales engineer role with outside sales responsibility.

Your Education Should Be…

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering from a four-year college or university; and one to two semesters of coop or internship experience in an engineering capacity.

Your Professional Experience Should Be…

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with emphasis on the ability to sell ideas and concepts to others (customers and/or other employees).

• Driven, self-starter with the ability to accomplish goals in a timely manner. Must also be able to change priorities quickly to adapt to a fast moving project situation.

• Organized and a logical thinker.

• Possess a high level of versatility and empathy. Be able to work well with people at all levels of an organization, including customers and field sales personnel.

• Willingness to travel up to 15% of the time, including overseas, and meet customers in face-to-face situations.

• Interested in a career for a technical sales.

• Strong background in thermodynamics and heat transfer

• Experience with HYSYS, HTFS MUSE Software.

• Knowledge of computer programming.

• Excel, Word, PowerPoint (Office) experience

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

This position will be in an office setting.

Chart is an equal opportunity employer...

Need an Accommodation...

Need an accommodation with your job application or recruitment process? Let us know! Chart Industries welcomes qualified individuals with disabilities and provides reasonable accommodations for the hiring process. Don't hesitate to contact the [Human Resources Department] at 770-721-8838 or chartrecruiting@chartindustries.com to discuss your needs.