Applications Engineer - West Coast
About The Position
The Applications Engineer provides technical sales and application support to Nidec Control Techniques field sales staff to promote the company's products and services and meet sales objectives. The role supports products and applications across motion control, high-performance and general-purpose applications, including pumping in irrigation and municipal settings. It involves demonstrating products, sizing drives, motors and peripheral devices, preparing training and sales presentations, and helping customers select suitable products. The engineer assists customers with developing software programs for complex machinery and may develop programs from concept through debugging and troubleshooting. The position also supports the wider engineering organization with technical support and field service by email, phone, ticket responses and site visits. Scheduled visits to OEMs, distributors and end users are required, with travel throughout the region and an expected travel commitment of 25%–50%. Overnight travel is expected once or twice per month.
Requirements
- Four-year technical engineering degree (BSE, BSEE, BSEET, BSME or BSMET), or equivalent.
- Five or more years of experience engineering or selling automation solutions.
- Proficiency in motion control programming with servo drive and vector drive systems.
- Experience implementing servo drives and variable-frequency drives (VFDs).
- Familiarity with industrial communications protocols, including EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, Modbus and Profinet.
- The job details also state a minimum of seven years of prior relevant experience and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Ability to travel throughout the region; expected travel is 25%–50%, with overnight travel once or twice per month.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with drives and/or motion control, including PLCs and motion controllers, is highly preferred.
- Familiarity with IEC 61131 programming platforms.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical sales and application support to field sales staff to promote products and services and meet company sales objectives.
- Demonstrate Nidec Control Techniques products to customers, including taking a lead role when needed.
- Maintain proficiency in current products and applications in the region, including motion control, high-performance and general-purpose applications, and pumping applications.
- Size drives, motors and peripheral devices for effective product application.
- Prepare training and sales presentations that demonstrate the company's capabilities, and develop demonstration systems when required.
- Assist sales personnel and customers in selecting products that meet application requirements, and mentor other sales and technical team members.
- Help customers develop software programs for complex machinery, including developing programs from concept and debugging and troubleshooting them through completion when needed.
- Support technical support and field service needs through email, phone, ticket responses and site visits.
- Make scheduled on-site visits to OEM, distributor and end-user accounts to gather technical data, understand needs, and provide product application and selection guidance.
- Travel throughout the region and occasionally to other states or national sales meetings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
