Field Service Application Engineer

Siemens Corporation•Wendell, NC

56d•Hybrid

About The Position

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation! We know that the only way a business thrives is if our people are thriving. That's why we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you? Transform the everyday with us! About Smart Infrastructure - Electrification and Automation: The Electrification and Automation (EA) Business Unit offers the full range of energy distribution systems and solutions for all markets and through all sales channels. We provide reliable power distribution grids of today while investing into our Future Grids portfolio and applications to create the power distribution grid of the future. Our comprehensive portfolio meets the growing technical requirements of today's and tomorrow's power grid! The EA Business Unit in Wendell, North Carolina, which is its U.S. headquarters, focuses on photovoltaic inverters, medium-voltage power distribution equipment including packaging and services, and solutions, including automation. We are looking for an Field Service Application Engineer. This position will be based in Wendell, NC. Creation of technical and commercial field service engineering and/or modification proposals based on review and mark-up of customer's technical specifications

Requirements

2+ years engineering/project management/field service experience in transmission and/or distribution products, or equivalent
Must have excellent interpersonal, negotiating, writing and presentation skills in order to effectively communicate with internal and external contacts
A history of measurable goal-driven success
Success in working in a multicultural team environment

Nice To Haves

Understanding and/or work experience with some or all of the following areas is preferred: (1) Medium voltage switchgear (both AIS and GIS), (2) LV switchgear and breakers , (3) Medium voltage spare parts and vacuum replacement breakers, (4) Experience using Salesforce, and (5) Experience using SAP.

Responsibilities

Collaborate and communicate with both Siemens Regional and Product Business Development in Smart Infrastructure (SI) along with other sales channels on proposal, project and opportunities.
Coordinate activities during the preparation of proposal documents describing technical, financial and legal aspects of the offer
Ensure that all relevant project information, documentation and communication are handed over to project execution organization after contract award
CRM and Limitation of Authority(LOA) process is a key requirement and metric for accurate pipeline management and bid approval process respectively
Participate in improvement of sales tools, processes and procedures to establish "best in class" bidding processes
Preparation of all proposal documents including official LoA documents (LoA -Limit of Authority)
Keep track of all opportunities in SieOps (Siemens CRM tool)
Cost calculation for service scope of supply
Participation of bid preparation, scope, schedule, budget and division of responsibilities between the team members
Establish and coordinate bid team activities
Ensure progress according to Siemens official bid approval process while meeting customer expectations
Support sales managers during negotiations and clarifications
Handover to project organization according to PM@Siemens guideline

Benefits

Siemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees.
Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html
The pay range for this position is $60,340 - $103,440 annually.
The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

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