Application Engineer I - LV and MV Motors

WEG Electric Corp•Duluth, GA

About The Position

WEG Electric Corp. has an excellent opportunity for an Application Engineer Motors. You will be responsible for customer support and development of engineered LV and MV motors, providing technical & commercial solutions and being responsible for negotiation from inception of the Request for Quotation (RFQ) to negotiation close out.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical, or industrial engineering preferred
Proficient in MS Office Applications (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) is required.
Able to read, speak, understand and compose clear technical dialog in English is required.
Understands low to medium complexity level customers specifications.
Moderate understanding of industry complex standards specifications such as NEMA MG1, IEEE 841 is required.
Moderate understanding of in-house application programs to secure medium to complex level designs without factory support.
SAP program
Understanding of cost and pricing structures of the company products.
Understanding of the sales process for LV & MV Motor products.
Understanding of the industry requirements and applications.
Understanding of OEMs, EPCs and End Users of the industry.
Understanding of market trends, legislation and/or environment changes that can affect the business.
Understanding of competition and their strong/weak points is required.
Knowledge of LV and MV WEG motors products, including product scopes.
Moderate understanding of Project Management for Business Developments.
In lieu of a Bachelor Degree, the candidate needs to have at least 4 years of relevant work experience with LV and/or MV motors.

Responsibilities

Communicates with Field Sales, Customer(s), engineering group and factories effectively.
Compiles and composes accurate proposals to customers of WEG’s product offering, reviewing the supplied information (specifications, emails, phone calls, etc.)
Provides technical and commercial training and mentoring to inside sales, field sales and customers as appropriate.
Leads and takes ownership of the quotation/opportunity by requesting feedback from Sales, or directly from customers.
Identifies project/customer details vital for determining quotation strategies and competitive strengths/weaknesses.
Assist LV Motors team members technically and commercially as needed.
Create medium complexity working instructions and procedures, SOP (Standard Operational Procedures) & Customer Specific Guidelines
Participates in conference calls and/or customer visits with limited outside sales assistance.
Provides guidance to Order Entry team to ensure accurate order configuration.
Organizes all quotation/order documentation electronically and hard copies (as needed).
Gets feedback and follow up with sales teams and customers on the open opportunities.
Able to make electrical and mechanical calculations with the available engineering software.
Create technical documentation (datasheets, drawings, torsional analysis,) with the available engineering software.