Sales Application Engineer - Stewart & Stevenson Power Products LLC
Houston, TX 77001
About the Job
POSITION SUMMARY
This position is an integral part of the sales & Project Management team to provide technical support internally while providing technical support to the Electrical Engineering community by promoting the use of MTU Onsite Energy products and Stewart Stevenson services
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Perform face to face visits with consulting engineering firms within a defined territory to promote the specification of MTU Onsite Energy generators and accessories.
- Assist the engineering community with technical support relating to generator and associated equipment from design to budget proposals.
- The Sales Application Engineer will assist the engineering firms with written specifications and attempt to influence the written specification around the MTU Onsite Energy design.
- Provide load sizing studies utilizing a proprietary MTU software tool as requested by the engineering customer.
- Provide support to the consulting engineers to assist with site layout drawings of the generator equipment by utilizing pre-engineered MTU Onsite Energy drawing library.
- Provide custom electrical interconnect drawings between MTU generators and vendor supplied switchgear.
- Work hand in hand with the sales team to communicate new projects in the design stage.
- Work with the internal Project Management team to assist with engineering submittal review comments and technical product assistance.
- Perform Lunch & Learn presentations with engineering firms to educate them on MTU Onsite Energy products.
- Act as a liaison between customers and vendors and the appropriate company departments to resolve questions and problems.
- Represent Stewart Stevenson at EGSA (Electrical Generation Systems Association), IEEE and 7 by 24.
- Miscellaneous sales functions as requested by Supervisor
Education, Experience, and Skills Required:
- The Candidate shall have 7 years of direct power generation experience or a minimum (4) year college/university engineering degree.
- The Sales Application Engineer shall be capable of performing end user site visits and have a working knowledge of building electrical equipment consisting of but not limited to distribution breakers, transformers, UPS systems, transfer switches, paralleling switchgear etc.
- The candidate will be required to read and interpret electrical riser diagrams as well as perform electrical formula calculations.
- This position requires the candidate to have strong interpersonal skills and be influential in nature.
- The candidate shall excel in time management skills and be capable of working in a fast paced environment.
- PC skills and experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) is required. AutoCAD experience a plus.
- This position requires travel within a defined territory in order to perform face to face visits with the engineering community.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Physical Abilities Lift /Carry
Stand F (Frequently) 10 lbs or less N (Not Applicable)
Walk F (Frequently) 11-20 lbs O (Occasionally)
Sit F (Frequently) 21-50 lbs N (Not Applicable) Handling / Fingering F (Frequently) 51-100 lbs N (Not Applicable) Reach Outward F (Frequently) Over 100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
Reach Above Shoulder O (Occasionally) Push / Pull
Climb O (Occasionally) 12 lbs or less O (Occasionally)
Crawl O (Occasionally) 13-25 lbs N (Not Applicable) Squat or Kneel O (Occasionally) 26-40 lbs N (Not Applicable) Bend O (Occasionally) 41-100 lbs N (Not Applicable)
N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this occupation.
O (Occasionally) Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs/day)
F (Frequently) Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs/day)
C (Constantly) Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)
OTHER PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required by the position, location, and/or customer
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Office environment with some shop environment exposure. Shop environment may not have air conditioning.
The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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