Application Engineer
About the role
Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions. This position supports Hoffman products and presents an outstanding chance to join a top-notch team driving innovation and exceptional execution.
Responsibilities
- Review RFPs, specifications, email communications, and drawings to align solution and product compliance.
- Provide technical assistance to customers, sales managers, engineering, and estimating teams with product selection and competitive cross-references.
- Participate in key customer meetings, including site visits, presentations, proposal clarifications, and project kick-off meetings.
- Convert customer challenges into product solutions through feature mapping, selection tools, and content that informs buyer decisions.
- Ensure technical compliance and accuracy in quotes and develop compelling proposal documents and customer value propositions.
- Support new product development, product introductions, and product improvements by analyzing and presenting product development needs internally.
- Led creation of user documentation, such as whitepapers, specification guides, and application training tools, with the intent of broadening knowledge of customers and internal partners.
Requirements
- A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field of study.
- 5+ years of related experience in application engineering or a related technical customer-facing role.
- Experience in the industrial or infrastructure market in a technical role.
- Proficiency or experience with Industrial control equipment such as DCS Systems, LV/MV Switchgear, Relay Panels, MCCs, or VFDs preferred.
- Expertise in crafting drawing layouts and collaborating on multiple projects simultaneously.
- Strong product presentation, communication skills, and technical competence.
- Outstanding customer service and follow-up capabilities.
- Willingness to travel occasionally.
Qualifications
- Dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world.
- Plentiful career opportunities and the ability to make an impact every day.
- Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers.
Skills
- Innovative & adaptable
- Dedicated to absolute integrity
- Focused on the customer first
- Respectful and team oriented
- Optimistic and energizing
- Accountable for performance
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
- A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
- Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.
Pay
Pay Transparency: nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply. Compensation Range: $89,300.00 - $165,800.00 Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.
Schedule
At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.