Brentwood Water & Wastewater · 2 days ago
Application Engineering Manager
Reading, PA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expBrentwood Water & Wastewater is a company focused on innovative cooling tower solutions. The Application Engineering Manager leads a global team responsible for the technical application and success of cooling tower products, providing support and documentation while collaborating with various departments and representing the company in professional associations.
Plastics
Responsibilities
Serve as the subject matter expert on Cooling Tower (CT) products. Top authority and resource for technical support for all product attributes. Develop technical publications, application bulletins, and in-person presentations as necessary
Assist in the development, direction, review, and approval of new product designs and changes as requested by Sales and Product Management
Represent Brentwood within professional associations. Chairing working committees and publishing technical papers
Provide customer support for the proper selection of products for the customer’s specific requirements
Manage product-based documentation. Develop new and update existing documentation, working collaboratively with other internal functions as needed
Be proficient at maintaining and using all in-house cooling tower sizing and rating software
Identify and evaluate new technology for potential applications
Identify and specify testing requirements to be performed in the test laboratory. Analyze R&D data related to CT product line, including fill thermal and pressure drop data for inclusion in rating software and published curves. Work with the marketing department to publish all cooling tower component performance data
Provide appropriate product support in developing solutions to design, production and warranty problems as needed
Travel to trade shows, job sites, and customers as required to assist the BDMs. Provide technical support at these locations as needed
Work with R&D, inside sales, BDM’s, marketing, and accounting departments as required
Properly document all work, maintain orderly files (electronic and paper) accessible to other service and engineering personnel
Exhibit ability to solve practical problems in situations where only limited information exists
Demonstrate ability to interact and cooperate with all company employees
Qualification
Required
BS or MS in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or equivalent technical experience required
Minimum of 5 years experience in applications engineering, product development, or technical sales support in HVAC, cooling towers, or process cooling systems
Previous experience managing technical-based teams
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents
Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints
Ability to write speeches and articles using original or innovative techniques or styles
Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, trade organizations, or public groups
Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as equation solving, exponential operations, logarithms, linear regression and curve fitting
Ability to understand and apply concepts of calculus (integration and differentiation) to problem solving
Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.) in various phases
Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables
Ability to travel 10-20%, domestic or international
Preferred
P.E. license preferred
Knowledge of plastics manufacturing processes, including thermoforming, injection molding, and extrusion a plus
Benefits
401K w/employer match
Company
Brentwood Water & Wastewater
Brentwood Industries has offered diverse clarification and biological treatment processes for treating municipal and industrial water and wastewater for more than 30 years.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase