Senior Motor & Drive Solutions Architect

ESR Motor Systems; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Vacation

Job summary

ESR Motor Systems is seeking a Senior Motor & Drive Application Specialist to support our sales team with complex industrial electric motor, drive, and project opportunities. This hands-on role requires independent RFQ handling, application judgments, and coordinating with manufacturers to develop customer-ready proposals.

The ideal candidate will have deep motor knowledge, strong troubleshooting and quoting skills, and experience with medium-voltage motors and drives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of electric motor, drive, or closely related industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of medium-voltage motor applications.
• Experience with obsolete equipment replacements, frame conversions, and manufacturer cross-referencing.
• Ability to develop polished, customer-ready quotation packages.
• Excellent communication, follow-up, organization, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex quotations for large and medium-voltage motors, drives, and major projects from initial RFQ through order handoff.
• Support ESR's inside and outside sales teams with motor selection, application questions, specifications, and technical problem-solving.
• Review RFQs, specifications, bid packages, drawings, nameplates, and existing equipment information to determine appropriate solutions.
• Select replacements for obsolete motors and equipment, including frame upgrades, dimensional evaluations, and manufacturer substitutions.
• Cross-reference products between manufacturers and identify technically appropriate alternatives.
• Evaluate application requirements including horsepower, speed, voltage, frequency, enclosure and cooling method, bearings, thrust, service factor, starting requirements, hazardous locations, mounting, and other application considerations.
• Specify accessories and instrumentation including space heaters, RTDs, vibration sensors, bearing temperature devices, and related options.
• Support medium-voltage motor opportunities and provide drive application support based on experience.
• Work directly with manufacturers to obtain selections, pricing, drawings, lead times, and technical clarification.
• Identify specification exceptions, deviations, alternatives, and potential application issues before proposals are submitted.
• Develop polished, professional quote packages that clearly present the proposed solution, scope of supply, technical data, drawings, options, exceptions, and supporting information.
• Manage quotation revisions and technical clarifications as projects develop.
• Work directly with customers when technical involvement can help define an application or advance an opportunity.

Skills

10+ years experience

Medium-voltage motors

Motor drive knowledge

Technical sales support

Job description

ESR Motor Systems is seeking a Senior Motor & Drive Application Specialist to support our sales team with complex industrial electric motor, drive, and project opportunities. This hands-on role requires independent RFQ handling, application judgments, and coordinating with manufacturers to develop customer-ready proposals.

The ideal candidate will have deep motor knowledge, strong troubleshooting and quoting skills, and experience with medium-voltage motors and drives.