Distribution Business Development Engineer (Mechanical Seals)

Location: United States; requires travel 50% of the time in the Southeast United States, including overnight travel.

Company

John Crane, a business of hirify.global, provides mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries, including mechanical seals, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies.

What you will do

• Grow the distribution-channel business for a key account within the assigned district.
• Recommend products and solutions based on customer applications, service requirements, and technical specifications.
• Support customers, distributors, and sales teams with product selection, troubleshooting, installations, commissioning, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with engineering and drafting teams on root cause analysis, corrective actions, and accurate drawing submissions.
• Develop and deliver training for customers, channel partners, and internal sales teams.
• Provide technical and commercial support for order processing, customer inquiries, documentation, and revenue growth.

Requirements

• High school diploma required.
• At least 5 years of experience with mechanical seals, rotating equipment, and basic engineering principles.
• Knowledge of work order variances, QAD, MFG-PRO, SAP, or an equivalent system.
• Experience closing deals through value-added recommendations.
• Moderate understanding of the financial aspects of a manufacturing operation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a high-stress environment and complete tasks efficiently and on time.
• Effective training, leadership, facilitation, influencing, negotiating, interpersonal, written, and verbal business communication skills.
• Ability to travel 50% of the time in the Southeast United States, including overnight travel.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
• Experience working in a diverse environment with a global company.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive environment focused on equality, ethics, and diverse perspectives.
• Equal consideration for qualified applicants regardless of legally protected characteristics.
• Confidential handling of applicant information under EEO guidelines.