Engineer, Sales Application
Engineer, Sales Application
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Position Summary: The Sales Application Engineer is responsible for supporting the Sales team through coordination of engineering efforts and pricing. Serves as the main point of contact for the Regional Sales Managers to field application questions and concerns. Guides projects through the production process and create designs / drawings to supplement this effort.
- Description of Essential Job Functions:
- Application/Product Support and Design Engineering
- Work closely with the Regional Sales Managers gathering information to provide engineering support as well as costing for projects.
- Determine feasibility of product proposal/specifications.
- Support distributor network through occasional customer site visits to advise on application concerns and/or equipment specification.
- Direct and coordinate manufacturing or building of prototype product(s) or systems.
- Analyze customers specifications to determine if product design meets functional and performance requirements.
- Consult with research personnel Sales and principal engineers to clarify or resolve issues and develop designs.
- Consult with research and other engineering personnel and prepare design modifications as required.
- Engineering Project Management
- Manage projects changes and/or development from start through completion while communicating supporting and interacting with other functional groups.
- Document and track project needs and provide feedback in an expedited and timely manner.
- Create design drawings to properly document project needs.
- Use computer assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering and design tasks.
- Evaluate engineering test results for possible application to development of systems or other uses.
II. Supervisory Responsibilities:
III. Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience:
- Associates Degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering or a related technical field. Bachelors Degree a plus.
- 3-5 years of sales support and/or engineering experience preferably in product or application engineering duties with a strong work background within a manufacturing environment or exposure to electromechanical products.
- Experience managing multiple simultaneous projects.
- Experience working with industry drafting and CAD standards.
- Significant hands on the product type experience with ability to recognize problems predict potential outcomes and implement countermeasures quickly enough to avoid problems.
Computer Skills
- Ability to use a personal computer utilizing spreadsheet and word processing software applications databases and automated systems to accomplish work.
- Advanced/Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Office Suite; Word Excel Project and PowerPoint preferred.
- General understanding and experience using business ERP systems and software.
- Working knowledge of and ability to manipulate computer assisted drafting (CAD) software.
Certificates Certifications Licenses Registrations:
- None
Other Skills Abilities or Competencies:
- Advanced/Hands on approach to problem solving and analysis.
- Customer service orientation and approach to daily responsibilities.
- Ability to function as a team member and contribute to group goals.
- The ability to develop coordinate and manage multiple concurrent engineering projects.
- Detail oriented with the ability to track and monitor projects from inception to completion.
- Ability to organize personal workload prioritize product engineering activities and accomplish tasks under deadline pressure.
- Excellent electrical and mechanical aptitude/troubleshooting skills and the ability to read engineering drawings.
- Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardizations exist.
- Strong verbal and written technical communication skills to communicate with managers fellow employees customers and vendors.
- Maintain thorough knowledge and understanding of each customers specifications standards and other engineering requirements.
- Ability to work in a group setting and independently while multi-tasking and adjusting to changing priorities in a minimally supervised fast paced environment.
- Requires independent judgment and discretion with project framework for planning organization control integration and completion of projects and company objectives.
- General understanding and working knowledge of manufacturing assembly sewing and welding equipment and tooling including design gauges equipment design automation robotics or manufacturing processes.
- Working knowledge of material types specifications and characteristics used in dock levelers dock seals & shelters impactable dock doors high speed and high-performance doors and other entrance automation products and warehouse solutions.
Other Qualifications Experience or Requirements:
- Limited business travel in the field for project implementation training field testing and/or customer support.
- Ability to travel 10-20% of the time within the continental U.S.
- Requires a valid motor vehicle operators license and the ability to operate a motor vehicle while carefully observing all traffic rules and regulations.
- Requires the ability to use a variety of office/production related equipment such as a telephone photocopier and precision measuring instruments.
- Work beyond the traditional 40 hours per week may be required as workload or projects dictate including weekends and holidays.
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Employment Type
Full Time
