Design Engineer I

ScanSource•Wade Hampton, SC

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Design Engineer I represents a high level of technical expertise to internal and external customers through design assistance, education, and enabling business with ScanSource. The role focuses on specified technologies or a specific group of suppliers, with an emphasis on Network Technologies. This individual will act as a trusted advisor, possessing detailed knowledge of multiple product lines to guide customers in designing comprehensive solutions including hardware, software, and licensing.

Requirements

Minimum one (1) year prior related experience.
Experience with Routing.
Experience with Switching L2/L3.
Experience with Wireless (WLAN, Point to Point).
Experience with Centralized Cloud Management.
Work history of consultative sales and/or partner-facing roles.
Proven ability to gather and understand customer requirements, business objectives, and success criteria as part of the discovery process. Take those outputs and build a holistic solution to meet that customer’s business needs.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree
Relevant recent Network certifications (Aruba, Cisco, Extreme, Juniper, etc.)
Experience in distribution or working for a partner/reseller
Technical documentation, business analysis and/or technical writing experience a plus

Responsibilities

Researches, recommends, and evaluates customer requirements to ensure the needs of the Business Partner and End User are satisfied.
Prepares configurations via vendor configuration tool with appropriate pricing estimates distributed to all concerned parties.
Possesses and applies a broad knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures in field of Network Technology.
Create technical content for sales enablement and marketing.
Attend supplier and partner conferences as needed.
Participate in customer enablement programs.