MV Motor Applications Engineer

Toshiba Corporation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Toshiba Corporation in Houston seeks a sales-engineer who combines technical knowledge with strong interpersonal skills to understand customer issues and propose solutions.

Responsibilities include assisting and leading the sales team with technical presentations, product support, reviewing specifications, preparing quotations, and coordinating with design engineers and manufacturing.

Travel of 10–20% is required; the role may involve supervisory duties and mentorship within the engineering team.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of Toshiba product line and industry standards (UL, CE, NEMA, IEEE)
• Ability to review customer engineering specifications and translate requirements into technical solutions
• Experience supporting sales teams with technical presentations and quotations

Responsibilities

• Assist and lead the sales department with product support including technical presentations, proper application of our products, review customer engineering specifications, preparation of quotations under supervision, and obtaining answers to questions at all stages of negotiation, production, and after shipment activities.
• Possesses extensive knowledge of the application of Toshiba's product offerings and may provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
• Develops and reviews product literature such as manuals, brochures, application notes, success stories, white papers etc.
• Interface with Design Engineers to resolve technical problems and author new product specifications.
• Interface with manufacturing regarding customer orders.
• Communicate with sales force and customers; serves as a key contributor in sales activities.
• Train sales force and customers independently.
• Complete additional projects as assigned by supervisor.
• Rotating equipment experience for the motor, pump or Compressor industries preferred.
• Specification review with quotations to customers preferred.
• This position may have supervisory responsibilities.
• Travel: 10% to 20%.

Skills

Technical presentations

Sales support

Product knowledge

Engineering specs

Leadership

Training sales

Quotations

Industry standards

Job description

Toshiba Headquarters
13131 West Little York Road
Houston, TX 77041, USA

Description

The engineer uses technical knowledge along with interpersonal skills to understand customer`s issues and propose solutions. Engineer may participate in all facets of the business cycle including: quoting, forecasting, preparing technical literature, presenting product features and benefits, solving technical, and commercial issues etc.

Responsibilities:

• Assist and lead the sales department with product support including technical presentations, proper application of our products, review customer engineering specifications, preparation of quotations under the supervision, and obtaining answers to questions at all stages of negotiation, production, and after shipment activities. Possesses extensive knowledge of the product line, industry standards (i.e. UL, CE, NEMA, IEEE, etc.)
• Possesses extensive knowledge of the application of Toshiba`s product offerings. May provide technical guidance and mentorship to more junior engineering team member.
• Develops and reviews product literature such as manuals, brochures, application notes, success stories, white papers etc.
• Possesses a general knowledge of other Toshiba complimentary products.
• Tests assigned products and competitor`s products in the laboratory environment for their performance characteristics.
• Possesses general knowledge of our competitor s product offerings. Responsible for preparing competitive analysis.
• Interface with Design Engineers to resolve technical problems, as well as author new product specifications.
• Interface with manufacturing regarding customer orders.
• Communicate with sales force and customers. Serves as a key contributor in sales activities.
• Train sales force and customers independently.
• Complete additional projects as assigned by supervisor.
• Comply with all Toshiba policies, procedures and link company objectives to assigned activities. Provides leadership to ensure group adherence to policies, procedures and company objectives.
• Employee needs to be aware and maintain profitability through orders and quotes.
• This position may be responsible for sign off/review of quotes, according to Toshiba s policy.
• This position may have supervisory responsibilities.
• Rotating equipment experience for the motor , pump or Compressor industries preferred.
• Specification review with quotations to customers preferred.

Travel:

• 10% to 20%

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