Senior Application Engineer – Fluidics

Job overview

The Senior Application Engineer – Fluidics role is onsite in Willowbrook, IL, with an expected base salary of $110,000–$130,000 per year; the position is also bonus eligible based on individual performance targets. Holland Applied Technologies serves the sanitary process and equipment industry, fabricating and distributing equipment and systems for food, pharmaceutical, personal care, and beverage industries. The role provides customer-facing technical expertise throughout equipment projects, from concept development through installation support. It connects customer process requirements with equipment selection, system integration, proposals, and coordination with Sales and Engineering to deliver suitable, reliable sanitary process solutions.

What you'll do

• Lead technical discussions with customers, integrators, and engineering firms
• serve as a technical resource from concept through installation support
• select and size sanitary pumps, valves, heat exchangers, mixers, instrumentation, and related equipment
• interpret specifications, P&IDs, datasheets, and drawings
• evaluate process challenges and recommend solutions
• deliver technical presentations and product training
• mentor junior application engineers and inside sales team members
• review vendor quotations
• prepare pricing proposals and quotations
• support Outside Sales
• coordinate project handoffs and documentation
• travel to customer locations, OEMs, and integrators as required (20–30%).

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior application engineer

fluidics

willowbrook il

holland applied technologies

$110k–$130k/year

bonus eligible

20–30% travel

sanitary process equipment

pumps and valves

customer-facing engineering

full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability coverage
• life insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• discretionary profit-sharing benefit for eligible employees.

Why this role

Expected base salary $110,000–$130,000 per year plus performance-target-based bonus eligibility; 20–30% travel; bachelor’s degree in a related engineering discipline and 5+ years of relevant experience sought; benefits include medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, 401(k) match, and discretionary profit sharing for eligible employees.

About the employer

Holland Applied Technologies is hiring for this role. Industry: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers. Sector: 42.