Sr Sales and Applications Engineer - St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN

WAGO Corporation•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

WAGO Corporation is seeking a Senior Sales and Applications Engineer to provide customer service, technical support, marketing support, and sales support for WAGO Advanced Electronic products. The role focuses on achieving sales goals while supporting balanced, sustainable, and profitable regional growth. The successful candidate will influence and energize WAGO sales, channel management, system integrator, and distributor organizations, and use technical and commercial expertise to work effectively with customers. The position provides application and engineering support, training, market and competitive analysis, marketing-program support, and participation in sales activities. Travel by air and automobile is required, with overnight travel ranging from 0–30% depending on the assigned territory. Periodic travel to corporate headquarters and locations outside the territory is also required.

Requirements

BSEE or higher.
Experience in sales and marketing of advanced electronic devices, including PLCs, PC control systems, and factory and machine control systems.
Good understanding of automation software.
Ability to travel by airplane.
Valid driver's license and ability to operate an automobile for up to six hours at a time.
Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Keep WAGO personnel, customers, and distributors informed about technical application information related to WAGO electronic products.
Provide support and training to enable efficient application of WAGO I/O and electronic products for distributor application engineers and sales personnel, system integrators, customers, prospects, and WAGO employees.
Present training programs as directed.
Provide engineering support for the WAGO I/O System by ensuring other control-system component suppliers understand proper WAGO product application.
Assist with preparing and presenting technical training meetings as needed.
Provide technical application support to customers, distributors, system integrators, and WAGO Regional and Zone Managers.
Provide technical sales support at trade shows and conferences.
Participate in technical organizations as directed to keep WAGO informed about industry developments.
Assist with implementing marketing programs, promotional activities, and other sales-related activities as directed.
Evaluate target industries for WAGO I/O products and recommend opportunities with supporting market rationale.
Maintain knowledge of competitors and market trends and report relevant findings.
Work with Sales and Marketing to develop and maintain a competitive matrix.
Collect and retain enhancement requests in a structured manner.
Participate in sales calls, shows, and events to describe and demonstrate WAGO products as directed.
Travel by airplane and automobile as required, including overnight travel of 0–30% depending on the territory and periodic travel to headquarters and outside the territory.
Perform additional job-related duties as assigned.