Applications Engineer

If you're looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you've found it. Whether you're an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

With interesting opportunities in engineering, marketing, sales, supply chain, operations, HR, finance, and more across more than 40 diverse businesses () around the globe, chances are, we have something special for you.

The Applications Specialist provides technical applications and process expertise to support customers, sales teams, and internal stakeholders by translating processing challenges into effective, value-driven equipment solutions. The role is hand-on and customer-facing, combining laboratory testing, engineering judgment, and technical communication to enable successful equipment selection, demonstrations, and customer adoption.

Position requirements include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct laboratory, pilot, and production-scale testing of customer materials using Fitzpatrick, Quadro and Matcon equipment

• Analyze test results and prepare clear technical reports and documentation

• Serve as technical liaison between Customers, Sales, Engineering, and Product teams

• Support sales activities including demonstrations, presentations, and customer visits

• Explain and demonstrate equipment operation, capabilities, and benefits

• Remain current with industry trends, technologies, and customer processes

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Post-secondary education in Engineering (Process or Mechanical preferred) or equivalent

• 2-5 years applications engineering experience (Applications Specialist)

• Hands-on experience with powder and liquid processing equipment

• Strong communication, analytical, and customer-facing skills

• Technical applications support for powder (and in senior role, liquid) processing equipment

• Hands-on customer lab testing, sample evaluation, and technical reporting

• Customer interaction, demos, presentations, and occasional travel (regional & international)

• Strong emphasis on engineering judgment, customer problem-solving, and communication

• Strong written and verbal communications required. Ability to interact clearly and confidently with all levels in the organization.

Are you ready to join a different kind of company where our people, our culture, and our commitments are centered around providing trusted solutions that improve lives around the world?

The compensation range for this position is $69,200.00 - $, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.

• Health benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings program with company match
• PTO
• and more

More information on our benefits and rewards can be found on our career page:

IDEX is an Equal Opportunity Employer IDEX gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other consideration or protected category made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.

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Job Family: Engineering

Business Unit: Microfluidics