Sales Engineer - Inland Northwest
Responsibilities
- Prepare and deliver general sales and project specific presentations.
- Assess equipment needs on projects with existing equipment and on new projects, along with customer needs; then determine system requirements and deliver recommendations.
- Develop, present, and record training courses for both corporate and field trainings, as well as online distribution, for internal and external customers.
- Provide “voice of customer” to product management, engineering, and development.
- Prepare cost estimates and site configurations using blueprints, plans, and related customer documents and consulting with other professional and technical personnel.
- Drive improvements by analyzing cost-benefit ratios of equipment, supplies, or software applications in the customer’s environment.
- Gain customer acceptance by developing potential cost reductions, revenue enhancement and operational improvements.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks and participating in professional societies.
- Identify short and long term strategies to address changes in the marketplace and technologies. Investigate customer and product issues and recommend solutions.
- Work with marketing to create technical content for advertising campaigns and the website.
- Approve tradeshow equipment configuration.
- Create and maintain pre-sales engineering documentation and factory pre-configuration documentation.
- Support project installations remotely or on site.
- Provide post visit summary with action items to management; and enter appropriate information in CRM.
- Communicate troubleshooting discoveries to support department.
Minimum Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry experience
- Minimum 5 years engineering / Technical Support experience, preferably in a technology discipline.
- 3 years “Business to Business” support experience
- Ability to travel 50-75% including overnight and including some weekends and occasionally on short notice
- Proficient with Microsoft Office core products (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint); and thorough understanding of networking
Prior Experience
- CRM software experience
- Network+ certifications (or similar)
- Background knowledge in information technology and networking, IP video compression technologies, security surveillance technologies and access control and analog and IP camera knowledge
About OpenEye
OpenEye has been building video security and loss prevention tools since 1999. Our on-site and cloud-based products can be found protecting facilities such as schools, hospitals, banks, retail stores, and airports all over the world. We're driven by a passion to make the world a safer place! We are located in beautiful Liberty Lake Washington just between Coeur D’Alene Idaho and Spokane Washington. Learn more about us here.
The base pay range for this opportunity is $80,000 - $110,000 annually. In addition, this position is eligible for on target commission between $12,000 - $20,000 annually. The total on target compensation range for this position, including both base and commission is $80,000 - $130,000.
Employees are eligible to purchase company stock at a discounted rate
Casual dress (Jeans are welcome!)
Medical, dental, vision & prescription benefits starting day 1! Generous medical plan subsidy and health savings account option with company contribution helps keep your costs low.
Up to $5,000 annual company match for 401k
Company paid short-term/long-term disability, AD&D and life insurance
Paid maternity and paternity leave
15 Days of Paid Vacation accrued per year (increases after year 3)
7 Paid Sick/Wellness days per year
9 Paid Holidays per year
This position is eligible for a flexible hybrid work schedule
Education Assistance Program covering non-degree support, undergraduate and graduate degrees
Employee Equipment Program – Free Alarm.com system for your home!
OpenEye is an Equal Opportunity Employer
In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we may collect include your name, government-issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies.
Notice To Third Party Agencies:
Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services. However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com, please email your company information and standard agreement to RecruitingPartnerships@Alarm.com.
About OpenEye:
OpenEye is a leading cloud video platform company delivering solutions for video security, business intelligence, and loss prevention. For over 20 years, we've been committed to creating easy-to-use, comprehensive video management systems backed by our signature Heroic Customer Service® and support.
Our on-premise and cloud products protect schools, hospitals, banks, retail stores, and other facilities worldwide, delivered through our trusted network of certified service providers. OpenEye is a subsidiary of Alarm.com.
Learn more at www.openeye.net.
OpenEye is an Equal Opportunity Employer
In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you ("Personal Information"). The categories of Personal Information that we may collect include your name, government-issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies.
Notice To Third Party Agencies:
Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services. However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com, please email your company information and standard agreement to RecruitingPartnerships@Alarm.com.