Applications Engineer
Advanced Flow SolutionsIf 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. Advanced Flow Systems (AFS) includes Liquid Controls and Corken branded products that make fluid transfer safer, more accurate, and more efficient. Liquid Controls provides metering, fluid-handling, and data solutions for truck-based custody transfer of high-value fuels and other downstream oil and gas applications. Corken provides industrial compression and pumping solutions for the process, energy, and transportation industries. Applications include autogas filling stations, bulk plant transfer, tank car unloading, delivery trucks, and transports. AFS is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with a sales and service office in Chicago, Illinois. No Visa Sponsorship Available For This Position Position Summary The Applications Engineer, Pumps & Compressors, provides technical and commercial support to AFS distributors, customers, and internal teams. This role evaluates application requirements, selects and sizes pumps and compressors, prepares quotations, supports distributor proposals, and develops standard and custom system solutions. The Applications Engineer also provides field troubleshooting, technical training, and product feedback to help AFS deliver reliable solutions and an excellent customer experience. Key Responsibilities Communicate with distributors and customers by phone, email, and virtual or in-person meetings to define operating conditions, equipment requirements, scope of supply, budget, and schedule. Select and size pumps and compressors using compressor sizing software, pump curves, fluid properties, operating conditions, and customer requirements. Prepare quotations for standard and custom pump, compressor, and packaged-system opportunities. Review bid specifications and recommend equipment and system configurations that best meet technical, commercial, and delivery requirements. Provide timely technical responses to distributor inquiries and assist with proposal preparation. Develop custom system solutions and special packages, including bills of material, new part numbers, vendor quotations, and coordination with Engineering to create or revise product drawings. Review P&IDs, equipment drawings, technical specifications, and ancillary equipment used in pump and compressor systems. Troubleshoot pump and compressor installations remotely and, when required, at customer sites. Provide technical support to the AFS Customer Service team for distributor orders, product selection, and application inquiries. Develop and deliver technical training for customers, distributors, and employees at AFS and off-site locations. Identify and communicate product, application, and market trends based on customer interactions, quotation activity, and field experience. Collect and share customer feedback regarding product performance and functionality with Product Management and Engineering. Perform other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or a related technical field. Experience with pumps, compressors, rotating equipment, or fluid-handling systems. Strong mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of pressure, temperature, flow, differential pressure, vapor pressure, and fluid properties. Ability to interpret P&IDs, equipment drawings, and technical specifications. Effective written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences. Ability …