Project Application Engineer (EE26005)

Job # EE26005

Job Title Project Application Engineer – Industrial Systems

Office Location Roanoke, VA preferred

Business Function/Department Industrial Systems/Project Application and Hardware Engineering

Sales Territory, if applicable

General Role Description

Define project system requirements and develop system specification for Industrial Systems projects

Role Accountabilities

-   Develop detail system specifications for drive, motor, transformer, switchgear, sensor and automation equipment suppliers through collaboration with mechanical original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and end-user clients, per the contract and global industry standards, to ensure high quality designs and on-time delivery

-   Ensure “as shipped” systems meet all client requirements as defined in the project contract, including system specifications and performance guarantees, while achieving business goals and objectives

-   Conduct power system studies to ensure that the existing or proposed system is adequate to meet requirements of new equipment while meeting applicable global and local utility standards 

-   Evaluate supplier proposals to determine the best technical and most cost-effective solution for the application

-   Manage equipment costs, recommending cost reductions when feasible

-   Prepare purchase specification and ERP requisition in a timely manner to support the project schedule

-   Conduct detailed design reviews, internally and externally, with suppliers and clients

-   Provide timely technical guidance to internal and external clients and suppliers as required to ensure total project requirements are met

-   Provide technical and costing information for the preparation of technical proposals, using client specifications and knowledge of Company solutions

-   Provide technical consultation to assist clients in specifying solutions to technology challenges that results in projects for the Company

-   Create a network of relationships with clients, mechanical OEM’s, and suppliers for successful project execution and to build a pipeline of potential business within the Industrial Systems market.

-   Prepare and deliver presentations at technical conferences and client meetings at client sites or other locations as specified or necessary

-   Identify and recommend new applications and/or new products to drive business growth opportunities & new markets

-   Provide project management services as assigned

General Employee Accountabilities

-   Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager

-   Give manager best advice

-   Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified

-   Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager

-   Exemplify Company Core Values:  Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment

-   Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws

-   Recommend viable improvements proactively

-   Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree  in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering with control automation coursework, mechatronics, computer engineering or related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience
• 2 years' related work experience in specifying, designing, commissioning, and/or maintaining industrial drive, automation, and control systems for complex coordinated industrial systems applications
• Demonstrated knowledge in one or more areas of industrial VFDs, motors, transformers, switchgears, sensors
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry standards such as NEC, IEC, IEEE
• Demonstrated negotiation skills
• Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts
• Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills
• Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility
• Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and Visio
• Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, approximately 15%, occasionally with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

–  5 years' related work experience in specifying, designing, commissioning, and/or maintaining industrial drive, automation, and control systems for complex coordinated industrial system applications

–  Advanced knowledge of TMEIC or equivalent manufacturer’s products, tools, architectures, and design concepts

–  Demonstrated knowledge in application of VFDs, motors, transformers, switchgears, sensors in industrial environment

–  Demonstrated extensive knowledge, skills, and experience in the following:

- metal rolling and processing automation and process control;

- port crane systems;

- motors and VFD applications for metals industry or crane systems;

- industrial power system analysis including load flow, short circuit, coordination, harmonics, and power quality; and

- global industrial drive and automation industry standards

–  Demonstrated project engineering and/or project management knowledge, skills, and experience

–  Demonstrated successful working relationships mechanical OEM's and end-user clients

-  Experience in a global company

Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website:  https://www.tmeic.com/.  To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting.  A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application.  Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.

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