Applications Engineer

Instrumart; Colchester (VT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision insurance

401(k) matching program

Career growth opportunities

Employee referral program

Job summary

Instrumart in South Burlington, VT, is seeking a technically minded sales and product support professional. You will assist customers via phone, website, and chat, provide engineering analysis, and prepare quotations while ensuring best-fit solutions for applications.

Engage with pricing, purchasing, and service teams to ensure profitability and accurate orders; collaborate with vendors and marketing on go-to-market and product documentation. Prior experience in sales support is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Strong technical skills and business acumen.
• Excellent time and workload management skills.
• Customer service oriented.
• Critical thinking for evaluating solutions and approaches.
• Ability to quickly learn new product technologies.
• Initiative and ability to work independently and in a team.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide sales and service support to inbound leads by phone, website, and chat.
• Assist customers with engineering analysis and provide quotations and post-sale support.
• Collaborate with pricing, purchasing, and service teams to ensure accuracy.
• Review sales order profitability and cost accounting.
• Liaise with vendors on sales, discount structures, and pricing.
• Support go-to-market strategies, product docs, and pricing with marketing and website teams.
• Assist shipping with parts verification on orders and shipments.
• Test and verify products from vendors and customers.
• Occasionally perform production, calibration, and modification of components.

Skills

Technical acumen

Customer service

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Learn new tech

Team collaboration

Education

Associate's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Job description

The role is located in South Burlington, Vermont*

Company

Instrumart

About Us

There's an engineer behind everything we sell. This isn't just a tagline. We have a team of 20+ applications engineers that serve as our primary sales force, troubleshooters, and technical support staff. Yeah, we ask a lot of them but they're pretty smart. If you know what you're looking for, you can quickly and easily go online or call us to place an order. But, if you have a question or aren't entirely sure what you need or what might work best, then call us! Our engineer will work with you to find the best solution for your unique situation and, once you've made your purchase, they will continue to provide support for the life of that product.

Visit our Website: instrumart.com

Responsibilities

• Provide sales and service support to incoming leads on the phone, through our website, and via our online chat platform
• Work with customers to strategize solutions for their application challenges through engineering analysis and provide application quotations and post-sale product support
• Collaborate with supporting departments to ensure accurate pricing, purchasing, and service for your customers
• Review cost accounting on sales orders to ensure profitability on each transaction
• Be the liaison between Instrumart and our vendors for sales, service, discount structure, and pricing
• Work with management, marketing, and website teams to establish go-to-market strategies, product documentation, and pricing
• Assist the shipping department in the pulling and verification of parts on sales orders or incoming shipments
• Test and verify products received from vendors and customers
• Occasionally perform production, calibration, and modification of existing components to meet application demand

Requirements

• Strong technical skills and business acumen
• Excellent time and workload management skills
• Customer service oriented
• Critical thinking- using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Ability to quickly and efficiently learn new product technologies
• Initiative and ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Associate’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or general Engineering is required.
• Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
• Previous sales and product support experience, along with product management experience, is preferred.

Why Build a Career with Us?

Everyone’s an Owner of the Company: Because every team member contributes to Flow Control Group’s success, everyone has the benefits of ownership! Flow Control Group has a broad-based employee ownership program extended to every employee within our portfolio companies.

• Enjoy an attractive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental and Vision insurance (among other plans), competitive 401(k) matching program, career growth opportunities, employee referral program, paid time off and holidays, as well as parental leave.
• FCG University learning and training platform available to all employees offering over 80k courses.
• At Flow Control Group, we are committed to your professional development. With a vast network of over 100 brands across North America, we provide unparalleled opportunities for growth and advancement. Whether you're just starting your career or looking to take it to the next level, we offer custom training programs, mentorship, and a supportive environment to help you achieve your goals. Join us and be part of a dynamic team where your contributions make a real impact.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Flow Control Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or any other legally protected characteristics.