Co-op Position

About The Company Fluid Engineering was established in 1992 as a technical sales and engineering firm specializing in fluid control. Since its beginning the company has expanded from a single location in Birmingham Alabama to five locations throughout the southeast, providing engineering expertise and industrial equipment to its customers. Every industry needs fluid control in some form or another, from aerospace to pharmaceuticals, metal fabrication to pulp and paper.

Fluid Engineering works with these industries designing and building systems to suit their various fluid handling needs. Whether it's industrial ventilation, air pollution control, pumping systems, pneumatic conveying or chemical feed and metering, Fluid Engineering will design and install the system in addition to providing all of the necessary equipment through the manufacturers they represent. Our Workforce Fluid Engineering has been able to grow and thrive as a company because of its driven and knowledgeable sales and application engineers.

These individuals rely on their background and experience in various engineering disciplines to accomplish a multitude of different tasks on a daily basis. They have a strong work ethic and are dedicated to serving their customer's needs in a timely and professional way. Sales Engineer The sales engineer is responsible for developing new business throughout a geographic territory, as well as maintaining and growing business with current accounts.

Their first priority is the relationship they create and develop with their customers because they are the face of the company. They travel throughout their territory to contact prospective customers and assess their needs. Additionally, the sales engineer will call on current customers to check on their applications and equipment to ensure that they are working properly, as well as evaluating any new problems or applications the customer may have.

Application Engineer The application engineer uses the information gathered by the sales engineer and customer to start the process of designing the system and components that will be needed for the application. They work closely with manufacturers to ensure the customer is getting the best products to suit their needs while using design software to model and create the application so that it can be presented to the customer in a technical proposal. Application engineers are also contacted by customers for replacement parts and equipment as well as providing technical expertise when needed.

Sales and application engineers work closely together constantly trading the information they receive from customers and manufacturers while developing the system that the customer requires. Technical proposals will be generated through this interaction and will often be presented to customers by both sales and application engineers because they each have knowledge of different aspects of a project. These engineers need one another because of the tasks that each will need to complete in order to design and sell a safe and effective system.

What you can expect as a Co-op at Fluid Engineering One of the main benefits of a Co-op at Fluid Engineering is the variety of different industries and technologies that you will be exposed to. Automotive Chemical Processing Food Processing Foundry Minerals Plastics Power Generation Refining Rubber Waste Treatment In addition to becoming familiar with these industries you will also learn about various technologies that Fluid Engineering uses to build the systems it designs: Chemical Metering Pumps & Systems Process Centrifugal Pumps Fiberglass Centrifugal Pumps Air Operated Double Diaphragm Pumps Progressive Cavity Pumps Heavy Duty Internal Gear & Rotary Lobe Pumps Industrial Fans & Blowers Dust, Mist & Smoke Collectors High Efficiency Cyclones Scrubbers Odor Control Systems Pneumatic Conveying Systems As a Co-op at Fluid Engineering you will work with both our sales and application engineers to gain an understanding of what they do. When working with the sales engineers you will travel throughout the southeast assisting them with anything they may need like collecting data, helping test and evaluate systems and most importantly in-person customer service.

You will also work with our application engineers to see how they take the information gathered by salesmen to create and price systems for our customers. While working with the application engineers you will also learn how to construct professional technical proposals and quotes for our customers. Fluid Engineering also offers inspection, service and repair of rotating mechanical equipment with an emphasis on pumps and blowers.

Co-ops will also work with our expert repair technicians assisting them with repairs to gain a hands on understanding of the equipment we sell.