Applications Engineer - Food Process & Specialty

March 8

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

Although this job is listed in Massachusetts, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💻 Application Engineer

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ZwitterCo

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ZwitterCo is a company specializing in advanced water filtration solutions using innovative membrane technology. Their membranes are designed to clean and reuse water from high-fouling environments commonly found in industries such as dairy, meat and poultry, and bioprocessing. ZwitterCo's solutions include superfiltration and reverse osmosis membranes that provide stable filtration even in challenging conditions, significantly reducing cleaning frequency and operational costs. Their technology enables efficient recovery of nutrients and valuable compounds, as well as compliance with discharge regulations, making them a vital partner for industries aiming to optimize water usage and reduce environmental impact.

Wastewater Treatment • Nanofiltration • Ultrafiltration • Industrial Water Reuse • Landfill Leachate

51 - 200 employees

⚡ Energy

🏢 Enterprise

🔬 Science

📋 Description

• ZwitterCo is seeking an experienced Applications Engineer to join our team. • This role will be a key contributor in ensuring the successful, high-impact application of ZwitterCo’s cutting-edge membranes across various industries with an emphasis on Food Process & Specialty applications. • The candidate will play both an internal- and external-facing role and serve as a subject matter expert on the implementation and integration of ZwitterCo food and process membranes into membrane systems in various food and bioprocessing industries. • Key to this role is the ability to work across functions in a fast-paced dynamic environment. • Successful candidates will be highly motivated and able to self-manage work effort allocated to different priorities without losing track of less urgent projects. • Candidates should be passionate about membrane technology and eager to work on the cutting edge, supporting early-adopter customers in gaining value from our products. • Responsibilities include: • Build expertise in technical subject matter for ZwitterCo products and targeted applications/markets and serve as a subject matter expert for end users and/or customers. • Partner with the sales team in the customer discovery process and evaluate commercial opportunities for technical feasibility and risk. • Provide post-sales technical support for partners and end users to ensure customer success, including visits to customer sites to check on product performance or troubleshooting. • Assist with the development of process and system design guidelines for integration and fabrication partners in target applications/markets for spiral-wound membrane products. • Contribute to the internal knowledgebase through assimilation of existing research and planning internal studies to gather product performance data. • Develop customer proposals which include providing a design and cost estimation for membrane systems using internal tools and datasets. • Provide in-person and online technical training for OEM engineers and/or end users. • Evaluate, mitigate, and communicate technical risks associated with new applications, projects, and/or partners. • Assist with authoring technical guidance documents and give oral/written presentations to customers, industry partners, and ZwitterCo business leaders as needed.

🎯 Requirements

• A university degree in an engineering discipline is required unless the candidate has extensive previous work experience in a comparable role. • A degree in chemical, environmental, or mechanical engineering is preferred. • 5+ years of experience supporting crossflow membrane systems in an applications engineering role is required. • Technical expertise in the design, membrane selection, and operation of membrane systems within food processing plants. • Practical knowledge of technical issues and concerns that are unique to food processing membrane applications. • Familiarity with current product lines for RO/NF/UF membranes common in the market. • Excellent communication skills, both written and oral. • Comfort with some degree of public speaking (hosting training, webinars, etc.) is strongly preferred.