Applications Engineer - Food Process & Specialty

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience supporting crossflow membrane systems in an applications engineering role is required
• Technical expertise in the design, membrane selection, and operation of membrane systems within food processing plants
• Practical knowledge of technical issues and concerns that are unique to food processing membrane applications
• Familiarity with current product lines for RO/NF/UF membranes common in the market
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Comfort with some degree of public speaking (hosting training, webinars, etc) is strongly preferred

Responsibilities:

• Build expertise in technical subject matter for ZwitterCo products and targeted applications/markets and serve as a subject matter expert for end users and/or customers
• Partner with the sales team in the customer discovery process and evaluate commercial opportunities for technical feasibility and risk
• Provide post-sales technical support for partners and end users to ensure customer success, including visits to customer sites to check on product performance or troubleshooting
• Assist with the development of process and system design guidelines for integration and fabrication partners in target applications/markets for spiral-wound membrane products
• Contribute to the internal knowledgebase through assimilation of existing research and planning internal studies to gather product performance data
• Develop customer proposals which include providing a design and cost estimation for membrane systems using internal tools and datasets
• Provide in-person and online technical training for OEM engineers and/or end users
• Evaluate, mitigate, and communicate technical risks associated with new applications, projects, and/or partners
• Assist with authoring technical guidance documents and give oral/written presentations to customers, industry partners, and ZwitterCo business leaders as needed