Hosokawa provides size reduction systems and powder processing solutions for chemical, pharmaceutical, food, mineral, plastics, and cosmetic applications. Throughout our history, we have led the industry in coarse to ultra-fine grinding, classification, mixing, drying, containment, compaction, and analytical equipment.

The Application Engineer supports equipment sales and process design across various industry sectors (e.g., Chemical, Food, or Minerals). This position is responsible for selling Hosokawa equipment for Mixing, Drying, and Agglomeration processes. The incumbent will review customer applications to determine appropriate equipment selection and process design, prepare technical and commercial solutions in the form of quotations, and arrange and participate in customer test trials to validate equipment performance and ensure customer satisfaction.

Essential Duties:

Identify and qualify sales leads through calls, emails, meetings, and trade shows.
Review customer specifications and recommend appropriate equipment and process solutions, with particular emphasis on mixing and drying applications, as well as agglomeration.
Evaluate material characteristics, mixing requirements, moisture removal needs, and processing capacity to support equipment selection and process design.
Prepare quotations, proposals, and cost estimates using Microsoft Word and Excel.
Coordinate customer trials and testing activities domestically and internationally, including reviewing results to validate mixing and drying performance against customer requirements.
Maintain CRM records, run sales reports, and analyze market trends.
Support marketing with sales materials, exhibitions, and promotional activities.
Perform additional duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering.
3+yrs of experience working with or selling industrial or process equipment.
Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and non-technical individuals.
Ability to develop and present solutions to complex issues in a team environment.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to exchange technical information

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Process Engineering.
5+yrs. experience in process equipment sales or applications engineering.
Familiarity with powder processing, including mixing, drying, and agglomeration processes.
Knowledge of mixing principles and heat and mass transfer fundamentals relevant to industrial drying applications.
Ability to interpret P&IDs and understand containment or process safety concepts.

Physical Requirments:

This position requires periodic domestic and international travel, estimated at 10 -30%, to support projects, customer meetings, or technical site visits.
Must be able to remain stationary or move about the work area as needed and occasionally handle, position, or transport materials weighing up to 25 lbs.

Salary/Rate Range:

$68,334 - $116,133

Salaries/Rates will vary and may be above or below this rate commensurate with several factors including experience, education, training, location, and merit.

Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability.

Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with Hosokawa, please send an e-mail to hr@hmps.hosokawa.com to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.

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