Job Description
Dear Candidate,
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Greetings from Sanmar Group!
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We have an opportunity for Application Engineering role at a senior level for our plant located at Viralimalai, Trichy.
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Looking for candidates with 15 - 20 years of experience in valve background are preferred.
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Head – Application Engineering
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Location: Viralimalai, Tamil Nadu
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Experience: 15–20 Years
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Qualification: BE/B.Tech – Mechanical / Instrumentation Engineering
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Industry: Industrial Valves / Flow Control / Process Equipment
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Relocation: Candidate should be willing to relocate to Viralimalai
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Position Summary
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We are looking for an experienced Head – Application Engineering to lead the Application Engineering function for our valve business. The position will be responsible for providing technical leadership in valve selection, sizing, application engineering, techno-commercial proposals and customer technical support.
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The ideal candidate should have strong experience in the industrial/control valve industry, excellent technical depth, and proven capability in leading and developing an application engineering team.
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Key Responsibilities
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- Lead and manage the Application Engineering team, providing technical direction, coaching and performance management.
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- Review and approve valve selection, sizing, configuration and application suitability for customer requirements.
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- Lead technical evaluation of customer specifications, RFQs, datasheets, P&IDs; and project requirements.
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- Ensure preparation of technically compliant and commercially viable technical/techno-commercial proposals.
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- Handle complex technical queries, deviations, clarifications and customer specifications.
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- Interface with EPCs, consultants, OEMs, end users and sales teams for technical discussions and solution development.
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- Provide technical support to Sales and Business Development teams during pre-bid, bidding and post-order stages.
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- Ensure compliance with applicable international standards, customer specifications and engineering practices.
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- Support special and critical applications involving high pressure, high temperature,
corrosive, severe-service or other demanding process conditions.
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- Coordinate with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Projects, Procurement and Sales teams for successful execution of orders.
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- Review technical risks, feasibility, costing inputs and delivery requirements before proposal submission.
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- Develop standard application engineering practices, templates, technical guidelines and approval processes.
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- Drive reduction in quotation turnaround time, technical errors, rework and proposal deviations.
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- Provide technical inputs for new product development, product improvement and application-specific solutions.
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- Develop technical competency within the team through training, mentoring and knowledge-sharing sessions.
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- Monitor team KPIs related to quotation TAT, technical accuracy, proposal conversion, customer response and engineering productivity.
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- Participate in customer visits, technical presentations, product discussions and resolution of critical technical issues.
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- Support the organization in developing application engineering capabilities for domestic and international markets.
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Required Technical Expertise
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- Strong knowledge of industrial valves and flow-control products.
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- Good understanding of valve selection, sizing, configuration and application.
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- Experience in interpreting valve datasheets, P&IDs;, specifications and enquiry documents.
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- Strong understanding of materials, pressure classes, temperature ratings, actuators and valve accessories.
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- Knowledge of relevant API / ASME / ISO / IEC and customer-specific standards.
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- Experience in preparing and reviewing technical proposals and deviation/clarification statements.
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- Exposure to process industries such as Oil & Gas, Petrochemical,
Chemical, Power, Refinery and General Industrial applications will be preferred.
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- Experience in handling technically complex and engineered-to-order valve applications will be an advantage.
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Leadership & Team Management
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- Proven experience in leading and managing an Application Engineering team.
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- Ability to allocate work, set priorities and monitor deliverables.
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- Strong people-management skills with the ability to develop and retain technical talent.
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- Ability to build a high-performance team culture and drive accountability.
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- Solid decision-making and problem-solving capability.
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- Ability to collaborate effectively with Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing and senior management.
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- Should be a strong technical mentor and capable of independently resolving critical application issues.
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Education & Experience
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- BE/B.Tech in Mechanical / Instrumentation Engineering.
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- 15–20 years of relevant experience in valve / flow-control / process equipment industry.
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- Significant experience in Application Engineering, Proposal Engineering or Technical Engineering.
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- Minimum 5+ years of experience in a team leadership/managerial role is preferred.
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- Experience with reputed valve manufacturers, EPCs or process-industry solution providers is preferred.
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Key Competencies
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- Technical leadership
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- Valve application expertise
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- Team handling & people development
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- Customer orientation
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- Commercial awareness
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- Analytical & problem-solving skills
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- Decision-making
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- Cross-functional collaboration
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- Communication & presentation skills
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- Strong ownership and execution orientation
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Other Requirement
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Candidate should be willing to relocate and work from Viralimalai, Tamil Nadu.
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The role requires a strong hands-on technical leader who can build the application engineering capability, independently handle complex customer requirements and develop a solid, accountable engineering team.
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If you are interested kindly share your resume to
[email protected]
📌 Senior Application Engineer (Tiruchirappalli)
🏢 SANMAR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES
📍 Tiruchirappalli