Application Engineer (m|f|d) Water Treatment

Your Responsibilities

• Engage with customers during early project phases, identify their requirements, and translate them into technical specifications for the engineering team.
• Lead technical and commercial discussions through to contract award, negotiating proposals and shaping contract terms, scope definitions, inclusions, and exclusions.
• Take ownership of the entire proposal process, including plant concept development, equipment sizing, mass and energy balance calculations, engineering deliverables, and cost estimation.
• Analyze customer and process data to develop tailored solution concepts and prepare compelling business cases that demonstrate customer value.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration between Engineering, Procurement, Sales, Quality, and Manufacturing throughout the proposal phase.
• Prepare decision-making documentation for management and sales leadership and drive the bid process, including technical clarifications and negotiations, until the customer's final decision.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering design methodologies, calculation approaches, and proposal tools in close collaboration with Engineering and Sales leadership.

Your Profile

• Successfully completed a degree in Environmental Engineering, Wastewater Engineering, Process Engineering, Plant Engineering, or a comparable technical qualification.
• Several years of professional experience combined with a strong understanding of the planning, design, and execution of process plants within a complex industrial environment.
• Solid expertise in plant engineering, including P&ID development, 3D CAD-based solution concepts, equipment sizing, as well as mass balance and cost calculations.
• Strong analytical thinking, a proactive and detail-oriented mindset, and a high level of curiosity and willingness to learn.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to represent the company professionally from initial customer contact through project award.
• Valid residence and work authorization for Germany, with unrestricted availability for domestic and international business travel.
• Fluency in both German and English, written and spoken.
• Willingness to travel internationally for project-related activities, approximately 30% of the time.