Design Engineer I

ScanSource•Greenville, SC

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Design Engineer I represents a high level of technical expertise to internal and external customers in a variety of forms that include design assistance, delivering education, and enabling the customer to do business with ScanSource. The focus of the position may be on specified technologies, or on a specific group of suppliers. This role is expected to be an expert in Network Technologies and will act as a trusted advisor to the company's customers. This individual would have detailed knowledge of a multiple product lines, and able to guide a customer through designing the best overall solution which would include hardware, software, and licensing.

Requirements

Minimum one (1) year prior related experience.
Experience with the following technologies Routing Switching L2/L3 Wireless (WLAN, Point to Point) Centralized Cloud Management
Technical documentation, business analysis and/or technical writing experience a plus
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

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