Provides pre- and post-sales technical support for industrial automation products, assists sales teams, develops demonstrations and bills of materials, delivers customer training, maintains demo and training rooms, and performs product research. The role includes phone and occasional onsite customer support, vendor training, customer calls, engineering and training billing generation, and progression toward factory certification. Candidates need an associate technical degree, at least three years of industrial automation or robotics experience, electrical CAD and programming experience, and preferably Siemens PLC programming experience.
Job Title: Automation Controls Application Engineer
Classification: Regular, Full Time
FLSA Status: Exempt
Open to candidates in CT, RI, or MA.
Primary Functions:
- Pre- and post-sales support for all Power-Flo Technologies Automation products and services.
- Assist Customers with our core industrial products
- Assist sales and account managers as necessary to close business.
- Generate Engineering and Training billings.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Phone and occasional On-Site customer support.
- Preparation and execution of product training classes including development of course and materials.
- Attend vendor training classes as offered and/or required.
- Maintenance, Appearance and Upgrades to Product Demo Rooms and Training Rooms across the entire Axis territory
- Weekly Schedule report.
- Target and Plan for minimum $20K annual Engineering and Training Billings.
- Minimum 2 customer calls per week, whether technical or sales.
- Monitor and complete assigned “War Board” Tasks
- Development of product demonstrations, Bills of Materials and product research as required by Sales and Account Managers
- The right candidate will become factory certified in the product lines we support.
Necessary Qualifications :
- AS or equivalent technical degree
- Knowledge of some of the Power-Flo Technologies Automation Product lines a plus. (https://www.powerflotechnologies.com/new-england-line-card)
- Presentation and Trainer skills
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in industrial automation or robotics
- Must have electrical CAD and programming experience
- Experience programming Siemens PLCs preferred
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle
- Some minor lifting of demo equipment, etc.
https://www.powerflotechnologies.com/
We are an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the US. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment Visa.
Power-Flo Technologies and its subsidiaries participate in the USCIS E-Verify Program to verify that all new hires are authorized to work in the United States.
Power-Flo Technologies is a unique Family of Companies consisting of distributors, fabricators, manufacturers and motor and pump repair firms serving the New York metropolitan and New England areas. We are a Master Distributor and Manufacturers Representative with REAL SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS.
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