
Project Application Engineer
TMEIC
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Roanoke • Virginia • United States
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About the role
- Define project system requirements and develop system specification for Industrial Systems projects
- 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
Requirements
- 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
- 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
industrial drive systemsautomation systemscontrol systemsVFDsmotorstransformersswitchgearssensorspower system analysisproject management
Soft Skills
negotiation skillsinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsadministrative skillscommunication skillspersonal leadershipcontinuous improvementrelationship buildingtechnical guidancepresentation skills