Technical Sales Engineer
sulzer
Head of APT AME
sulzer· E496 Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc.
About this role
Sulzer is a leading engineering company with a proud heritage of innovation. Join our global team to grow your expertise and develop innovative solutions that enable a prosperous and more sustainable society.
About the role
The Head, Applications & Proposal Technology (APT) Americas is responsible for leading the Americas Applications, Process Engineering, Proposal Generation, Estimation Support, Value Engineering and Technical Support functions. The role leads development of technical solutions and proposals for new products, replacement-in-kind opportunities, turnaround replacement components, revamps, upgrades, debottlenecking projects and other MTCS opportunities while ensuring proposals are delivered on time, in full, and with high technical quality.ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Lead the Americas APT organization including application engineering, process engineering, proposal generation, estimation support, value engineering and technical subject matter expertise.
- Own proposal generation activities for new products, replacement-in-kind opportunities, turnaround opportunities, revamps, upgrades, debottlenecking projects and other MTCS offerings.
- Ensure proposals are delivered on time and in full while maintaining technical accuracy, competitiveness and responsiveness.
- Provide technical support and direction to sales teams, proposal teams and customers.
- Partner with Sales and Business Development to develop winning technical solutions and support profitable growth.
- Support customer meetings, technical reviews and strategic pursuits.
- Lead technical evaluation of installed-base opportunities, revamps and performance improvement projects.
- Establish engineering standards, best practices, proposal processes and technical development programs.
- Manage regional engineering workload, prioritization and capacity planning.
- Lead, coach and develop application engineers, process engineers, proposal specialists and SMEs.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering.
- 10+ years of experience in mass transfer, separation technology, refining, petrochemical, chemical processing, LNG or related industries.
- Leadership experience managing application engineering, proposal, estimation or technical organizations.
- Strong knowledge of trays, structured packing, random packing, internals, mist elimination, separators, static mixers and revamp solutions.
- Strong commercial acumen and customer-facing experience.
What we offer you
What We Offer You
- PTO and 12 company-paid holidays
- 401K plan with a 6% match
- Comprehensive health plan including medical, dental, vision, Life, short-term & long-term disability
- Health savings account matching
- Motivating wellness program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid paternal leave
- Gym reimbursement
Sulzer is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the strength of a diverse workforce and are committed to offering an inclusive work environment.
We are proud to be recognized as a Top Employer 2026 in Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Mexico, Switzerland, South Africa, the UK and the USA.
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