Applications Engineer – Industrial Fluid & Water Treatment

Applications Engineer – Industrial Fluid & Water Treatment

Type Direct Hire

Posted Sep 9, 2026

• Compensation & Earnings:
  Baseline salary from $75,000 to $125,000 (scaling directly with technical depth), backed by an uncapped commission structure, vehicle/travel allowance, and full corporate benefits.
• Territory & Field Travel: SE Minnesota regional territory. High-autonomy field position with regular daily driving for face-to-face client engineering consultations.
• Career Growth & Stability:
  Direct-hire seat with a rapidly expanding, highly respected systems integrator specializing in custom, automated industrial water treatment and process solutions—offering clear pathways into Regional or Sales Manager leadership seats.
• Engineering Scope:
  Technical B2B account strategy, water chemistry evaluation, boiler/cooling tower operations, fluid mechanics, custom chemical delivery system design, and capital sales execution.
• Strict Requirements: U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Residency (Green Card);
  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or Environmental preferred); 3+ years of technical B2B sales or consultative engineering experience.

If you are an engineer or technical specialist looking to step away from a stagnant desk job and take control of your earning potential, this consultative territory role offers the perfect blend of engineering problem-solving and financial freedom. Our client is an expanding, highly respected systems integrator specializing in custom, automated industrial water treatment and process solutions. Operating with a lean, non-bureaucratic corporate structure, the organization gives you true entrepreneurial freedom to manage a lucrative SE Minnesota territory.

Backed by a world-class training program and a robust technical service team, you will balance high-impact new business acquisition with key account development—offering custom automated solutions to plant managers and engineering leaders.

• Drive Territory Strategy:
  Serve as the primary technical consultant and Territory Manager across SE Minnesota, balancing new account acquisition with high-value account retention.
• Deliver Consultative Engineering Solutions:
  Conduct technical field assessments for manufacturing plants, food/beverage facilities, and industrial sites managing high- and low-pressure water systems.
• Analyze Water Chemistry & System Specs:
  Evaluate water chemistry metrics, fluid dynamics, and process constraints to design custom, automated chemical and treatment systems.
• Engage Plant Leadership:
  Partner directly with facility managers and chief engineers to engineer mechanical upgrades, fluid control systems, and chemical treatment protocols.
• Manage Full Sales Cycle:
  Guide complex enterprise sales cycles—from technical prospecting and proposal design to executive presentations, closing, and account growth.
• Execute Daily Field Travel:
  Maintain an organized driving schedule throughout SE Minnesota, spending time on-site conducting face-to-face engineering reviews.
• Collaborate with Internal Teams:
  Work closely with internal applications staff to optimize custom equipment configurations for complex field applications.

• Engineering Degree:
  Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required (Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Environmental Engineering strongly preferred).
• Technical B2B Sales / Applications
  
  Experience:
  
  3+ years of technical B2B sales or consultative engineering experience managing complex capital equipment or industrial process control solutions.
• Industrial Domain Depth:
  Practical understanding of industrial water treatment chemistry, boilers, cooling towers, pumps, or fluid handling…