Application Engineer

Business Unit and Position Summary:     About Crane    Crane Co. is a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products. Founded in 1855, Crane provides products and solutions to customers in the aerospace, electronics, hydrocarbon processing, petrochemical, chemical, power generation, automated merchandising, transportation and other markets. The Company has four business segments: Aerospace & Electronics, Engineered Materials, Merchandising Systems, and Fluid Handling. Crane has approximately 11,000 employees in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Crane Co. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CR) www.craneco.com     About CRANE ChemPharma & Energy   CRANE ChemPharma & Energy (within Crane's Fluid Handling segment) designs and manufactures a variety of high performance products including: highly engineered check valves, sleeved plug valves, lined valves, process ball valves, high performance butterfly valves, bellows sealed globe valves, aseptic and industrial diaphragm valves, multi/quarter-turn valves, actuation, sight glasses, lined pipe, fittings and hoses, and air operated diaphragm and peristaltic pumps. Its trusted brands (in alphabetical order) ALOYCO®, CENTER LINE®, COMPAC-NOZ®, CRANE®, DEPA®, DUO-CHEK®, ELRO®, FLOWSEAL®, JENKINS®, KROMBACH®, NOZ-CHEK®, PACIFIC VALVES®, RESISTOFLEX®, REVO®, SAUNDERS®, STOCKHAM®, TRIANGLE®, UNI-CHEK®, VALVES®, WTA®, and XOMOX® offer customers complete and innovative product portfolio designed for the most demanding corrosive, erosive, and high purity applications. Among the industries served are the chemical processing, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, refining, and power generation.     About Pacific ®   Pacific® Valves is a distinguished operating brand under CRANE ChemPharma & Energy, specializing in the design, manufacturing, and distribution of highly engineered valve solutions. The product portfolio includes Pressure Seal Gate, Globe, and Check valves, as well as Hydrofluoric Alkylation Gate, Globe, and Check valves, and Wedge Plug valves. These products are engineered to meet the rigorous demands of Power Generation and Refining industries, ensuring safety, reliability, and performance in critical applications.

Summary   The Applications Specialist for Pacific® Valves will play a pivotal role in driving the growth and market presence of the Pacific Valves product portfolio. This role is responsible for identifying and capitalizing on business opportunities, developing strategic partnerships, and supporting sales growth initiatives. The ideal candidate is a dynamic and technically proficient professional who excels at building relationships, delivering product expertise, and collaborating across teams.   www.craneco.com   Main Duties:   Serve as a technical contact on Pacific Valves products specifically for Pressure Seal , Bolted Bonnet , Wedge Plug and HF GGC valves by providing support to the internal teams, customers and channel partners.   Define focus applications together with the sales team by leveraging existing product offerings and collaborating with Engineering to propose suitable alternatives when needed .   Manage and track the opportunity funnel using Salesforce by collaborating with the sales team , ensuring timely updates and driving opportunities through the sales cycle to successful closure .   Assist Inside Sales team prepare bids for complex projects, reviewing customer specifications, provide exceptions, and ensure pricing details are clearly defined and aligned with Business Line Manager guidelines .   Collaborate with Project Management to monitor the progress of special projects, ensuring customers receive timely and accurate updates from initiation through final deployment .   Develop and deliver technical training presentations to sales representatives, distributors, and engineers, focusing on product applications, features, and