Applications Engineer - Bray Controls
Billings, MT 59101
About the Job
As an Application Engineer, you will use your expertise to make a tangible impact within our growing
organization. By joining Kirst Process Equipment, you will be supporting our sales and service teams,
distributor network and customers in order to ensure compliance with our customer’s specifications.
This is a multi-faceted role, where you will be the go-to engineer for product, application,
compatibility, and customization questions and will partner with customers on special projects that
require out-of-the-box solutions and non-standard products and warranty issues. You will have
opportunity both to identify and implement process improvements for disseminating product
information and also to manage our product information library.
Job Responsibilities:
In this role, you will work closely with Outside Sales and various manufacturers to identify the best
technical solution for our customers. You will also manage and coordinate all issues including
specification review, issuing quotations, addressing technical queries, and processing large project
orders. The ideal candidate has a strong motivation for sales and takes the initiative to achieve
department and organization goals by accepting ownership of new and challenging requests.
Ideal Experience:
The ideal candidate will have a motivation for sales and at least 2‐5 years of successful applications
engineering / sales support experience in an industrial environment, preferably in pumps,
instrumentation, valves and flow control products. This relationship builder must have excellent
interpersonal skills (in person and on the phone) and be computer literate in an office environment.
Qualifications:
• Must have a minimum of 2‐5 years of successful applications engineering / sales support
experience in an industrial environment, preferably in pumps, instrumentation, valves and flow
control products
• Bachelor’s degree from a four year College or University (or equivalent combination of
education and experience)
• Excellent interpersonal skills (in person and on the phone)
Bray International, Inc. is the leading global manufacturer of butterfly, ball valves, knife gate valves, quarter-turn
electric and pneumatic actuators, and related control products. Our products are used in a wide variety of markets,
including power generation, mining, water treatment and filtration, temperature control, oil & gas production and
storage, and many others. Bray prides itself on delivering products of the highest quality and value, with an ever expanding product line that aims to satisfy our customers’ unique needs. Since its founding in 1986, Bray has
achieved tremendous success and growth. The company’s truly entrepreneurial vision has driven an expansion to
Divisions in over 20 countries and a distribution network that surpasses 300 locations worldwide. Our employees are
the company’s greatest asset and as such we are committed to their continual development. We hold high
expectations for our employees and we provide the necessary tools and resources that enable them to take on many
responsibilities and perform at their highest potential. Furthermore, Bray has a team of passionate high-energy
leaders and managers that constantly challenge the company to pursue new opportunities and to surpass its goals
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Engineering