Fire Alarm Systems Engineer

Communications Engineering Company • Madison, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Fire Alarm Systems Engineer is responsible for designing and quoting innovative and reliable technology solutions by assessing customer needs and requirements. This includes developing effective Security, VMS, and Access Control system designs that align with industry standards and customer expectations. The role also involves achieving individual quote and order targets, engineering and CAD hours booked targets, maintaining unfunded change orders below 0.25% of closed business, and ensuring quote turnaround is over 90% by the customer due date.

Requirements

• Two-year degree from an accredited college, university, or technical institution with coursework in communications, business, or Technology, or substitute 2 years pertinent experience for each year of education.
• Four years' working experience with fire alarm systems
• Must have a valid driver's license
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to communicate and lead well at all levels of the organization and with staff at remote locations essential.
• Strong problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions based on accurate and timely analyses.
• Excellent Presentation Skills, large and small groups
• High level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of urgency and results-orientation.
• Strong knowledge of communications systems, including audio, video, security, fire alarm, wireless, and data networks.
• PC proficiency is essential (Windows environment)

Nice To Haves

• strong working knowledge of Excel is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Consulting: Be the professional technical "expert" in sales situations by consulting with customers, recommending solutions, and demonstrating products. Specifically identify key customer needs and produce a solution that best meets those needs.
• Site Assessments: Conduct site assessments to document current device locations, assess system status, make recommendations that align current technology with the client's policies and procedures, and provide technology roadmap.
• Presentations: Effectively and professionally demonstrate products and communicate solutions to large groups of customers in a variety of settings.
• Designs: Design systems that best fit the customers' needs independent of price. Be able to communicate the features, benefits, and business value of your solution.
• Quotes: Provides quotes that are accurate, timely, and with appropriate detail to effectively present our solution to the customer.
• Job Files: Produce detailed and accurate project documentation that permits the Operations team to successfully implement the project.
• Training: Maintain knowledge of your industry/technology. Achieve and maintain required industry certifications in accordance with CEC policy.
• Other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees