Technical Sales Engineer – Ethanol

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Kansas, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Uphold the values, standards, and safety culture of Whitefox in all customer engagements.

• Collaborate with Sales and clients to identify challenges, analyze process data, and create membrane-based solutions.

• Assist Sales in conveying the technical features of Whitefox technologies during virtual and face-to-face meetings.

• Articulate the technical and economic benefits to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Create conceptual solution designs for Whitefox that enhance energy efficiency, water usage, and operational performance.

• Develop process simulation models to measure and validate anticipated performance and advantages.

• Estimate and quantify project benefits, including utility savings, production effects, and carbon credit generation.

• Prepare initial capital cost estimates encompassing engineering, equipment, construction, and installation costs.

• Conduct techno-economic assessments, including ROI and payback period analyses.

• Contribute to the early phases of front-end loading and gated opportunity development.

• Generate front-end engineering deliverables, such as process flow diagrams, heat and material balances, utility summaries, equipment listings, and basis of design documentation.

• Carry out preliminary sizing of key process equipment, including pumps, heat exchangers, vessels, membranes, and piping systems.

• Identify and document technical risks, assumptions, and unresolved items.

• Assist in the ongoing enhancement of products, tools, and solution methodologies.

• Remain updated on industry trends, competitive technologies, and integration prospects.

• Execute other related tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering or a related technical field.

• Over 5 years of experience in process engineering, solution development, or technical-commercial positions within the industrial, energy, or chemical sectors.

• More than 3 years of experience using process simulation tools like Aspen Plus, HYSYS, ChemCAD, Symmetry, or similar.

• Proven experience in developing mass and energy balances, utility balances, and process performance models tailored for client-specific applications.

• Experience interacting directly with clients in either technical or commercial capacities.

• A valid Driver's License is mandatory.

• An advanced degree (M.Sc.) is viewed as a bonus.

• Experience in Technical Sales Engineering, Applications Engineering, or a comparable customer-facing technical-commercial role is advantageous.

• Background in brownfield integration, plant modifications, or retrofit projects is beneficial.

• Familiarity with ethanol production processes or membrane technologies is an asset.

🏝️ Benefits

• Bonus Pay

• 401(k) matching

• Education Assistance

• Dental insurance

• Health insurance

• Paid time off

• Professional development assistance