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Applications Engineering Manager

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Job Location:

Milpitas, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 135000 - 145000

Posted: 25 September 2026 (2 days ago)

Application Deadline: 23 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

PSI Water Technologies Inc. (PSI) a subsidiary of Cleanwater1 Inc. is a leader in water disinfection technologies for municipal clients. Cleanwater1 Inc. through its various operating subsidiaries is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing companies in the water infrastructure market with a portfolio of proprietary and patented technologies targeting water and wastewater treatment including on-site hypochlorite generation equipment polymer activation systems chemical feed systems and potable water mixing and treatment systems.

PSI Water Technologies is seeking an Applications Engineering Manager to lead a team supporting municipal water and wastewater treatment projects throughout North America. This hands-on leadership position combines engineering team management with direct technical responsibility for the sizing selection and proposal development of water treatment process equipment including chemical feed disinfection mixing and related treatment systems. The ideal candidate will have a background in municipal water infrastructure treatment plant equipment process engineering or capital equipment applications engineering.

Essential Job Functions

Work directly with the sales team to provide engineering design support for chemical feed and mixing equipment based on customer needs technical resources design specifications and budgetary constraints.
Develop proposals including design basis specifications drawings and pricing.
Prepare detailed material and labor cost estimates for the design and supply of equipment per written specifications.
Develop proposals including process descriptions work scopes equipment lists technical and commercial clarifications exceptions to bid documents and system pricing to meet customer requirements.
Review bid documents and provide feedback to align equipment offering with plan and specification requirements as well as recommendations for alternative designs.
Approve proposals compiled by the AE team including scopes of work specifications drawings process descriptions technical and commercial clarifications and exceptions to bid documents and system pricing to fulfill the requirements of customer specifications.

Lead mentor and develop a team of applications engineers setting clear expectations and performance standards.
Actively manage team workload priorities and schedules to ensure on-time proposal and engineering deliverables.
Serve as a technical escalation point for complex or high-risk applications.
Balance personal technical workload with team leadership responsibilities to maintain responsiveness and quality.
Coordinate staffing and resource planning to support sales demand and forecasted workload.
Drive consistency in application engineering processes proposal quality and technical standards.
Partner with Sales Operations and Engineering leadership to improve responsiveness specification positioning and win rates.
Identify knowledge gaps training needs and process improvements within the Applications Engineering group.

Required Qualifications

B.S. or M.S. degree in mechanical civil chemical or environmental engineering or related degree.
Three to five years of engineering experience in a technical role or similar field.
Two to five years as a supervisor or manager.
Ability to work well with others with minimal supervision.
Strong time management and prioritization skills including the ability to manage both personal and team workloads.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
Excellent technical writing skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
2D CAD design experience (AutoCAD or SolidWorks).

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in applications or a sales support role that included bidding and selling capital equipment.
Experience or knowledge of water disinfection and mixing technology especially equipment sizing.
Identify and define system design requirements.
Experience in mechanical design.
Experience with customer relationship management software (Salesforce).
2D CAD design experience (AutoCAD or SolidWorks).

Physical Demands

Ability to sit for long periods of time.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Ability to look at computer monitors for much of the workday.

Work Environment

Approximately 75% Office
Approximately 25% Light Industrial - May be exposed to areas of high noise levels hazardous propellants chemicals and industrial facilities. Appropriate PPE and training will be provided for all conditions.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This is an exempt position. Compensation is dependent on skill level. The base salary range for this position is between $135000 and $145000 per year. Benefits package and incentives are provided. We generally offer employees working 21 hours per work or more medical dental vision along with voluntary ancillary benefits. The Company has a 401(k)-match program and has company-paid life and AD&D insurance available for eligible employees.

Cleanwater1 Inc. and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

The Cleanwater1 Inc. California Employee Privacy Notice is available at

Cleanwater1 Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries maintain a drug-free workplace.

Pay Range:$135000 - $145000 per hour

Required Experience:

Manager

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