Application Engineer

Position Summary

Atlantic Fluid Technology (AFT) located in the Northeast, is a trusted representative and distributor of leading manufacturers serving the municipal water and wastewater and hydropower markets for decades. AFT specializes in providing high-quality equipment and customized solutions for the conveyance, treatment, and management of water and wastewater systems. Products and solutions include, but are not limited to, pumps, valves, and process equipment.

Projects supported by Atlantic Fluid Technology involve collaboration with multiple stakeholders, including contractors, consulting engineers, municipalities, private operators, and manufacturing partners, requiring a strong technical and consultative approach.

The Applications Engineer position serves as a technical liaison between the companies’ product offerings (e.g., pumps, valves, and treatment systems) and municipal clients such as consulting engineers, public works departments, water authorities, wastewater treatment facilities, and public and private owners of hydropower assets, ensuring solutions are technically sound, compliant, and aligned with client needs.

• Product Expertise:
  Maintain deep knowledge of the company’s product lines and stay updated on industry standards. In this sales-driven environment, the ability to understand how products are positioned, specified, and sold into municipal projects is highly advantageous.
• Process Expertise:
  Understand standard industry treatment processes and stay up-to-date on both existing and emerging technologies, with an appreciation for how technical solutions support customer needs and sales strategies.
• Project Expertise: A successful candidate has a deep understanding of the municipal project lifecycle and is able to produce appropriate work products efficiently for key stakeholders throughout that lifecycle, while supporting commercial objectives and sales efforts.
• Technical Support & Solution Design:
  Collaborate with outside sales engineers and manufacturing partners’ sales and engineering teams to translate technical requests at project milestones from customers, contractors, consulting engineers, and end users in support of successful project pursuit and execution.
• Proposal Review:
  Review technical proposals from manufacturing partners against RFQs and RFPs to ensure they meet the needs of the project milestone. Understand industry bid specifications and drawings, with an ability to evaluate technical alignment in a competitive, sales-focused environment.
• Proposal Development:
  Work closely with outside sales engineers to prepare technical proposals, equipment selections, and cost estimates for municipal bids and project milestones, contributing to winning, compliant, and competitive submissions.
• Project Coordination:
  Support project execution by coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and installation, while maintaining strong communication in support of customer satisfaction and long‑term sales relationships.
• Site Visits & Field Support:
  Occasionally visit job sites to assist with system commissioning, troubleshooting, or client training, helping reinforce technical credibility and customer confidence in a sales-oriented setting.

• Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Chemical or Environmental Engineering (or related field).
• 3-5+ Years of experience with fluid handling systems, pumps, water/wastewater treatment and municipal infrastructure for custom engineered solutions.
• Strong communication skills; ensures messages are understood, enabling collaboration, problem‑solving, and positive outcomes.
• Strong organizational skills: organization is key as the successful candidate will be able to manage many projects simultaneously.
• Advanced computer skills. Proficiency with MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, Adobe, AI tools and CAD.
• Takes ownership of responsibilities and maintains focus to achieve results with integrity.
• Effectively balances multiple responsibilities, delivering quality results on time and within expectations.
• Builds effective working relationships and maintains a positive mindset to…