Role:
The EPLAN Application Engineer will support the Professional Services organization as the technical “trusted advisor” to new and existing educational institutions along with our distribution partners. The EPLAN Application Engineer will provide their industry level experience with practical solutions that harness the benefits of the EPLAN platform.
Additionally, the Application Engineer will act as the link between Sales and other Professional Services team members. This link includes critical educational initiatives, the buildup of existing and new channel partners, and enabling customers through a variety of activities (consulting, coaching, and training).
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support Sales teams to maximize our opportunities during pre-sale activities.
- Onboard new and existing customers to help enable users to utilize EPLAN in both theorical and practical learning.
- Development of training and enablement materials for the distribution networks.
- Develop new and existing customers through onsite coaching and consulting to highlight EPLAN products.
- Present at trade shows and local markets to help increase brand awareness of the potential EPLAN has to offer.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
- 2+ years using CAE tools for electrical designs. EPLAN experience preferred.
- Inquisitive, honest, and solves difficult problems. Take the opportunity to connect/promote/sell ideas, products, and services that demonstrates your knowledge.
- Experience with system integration, manufacturing, and working with higher education institutions preferred.
- IT and application skills, including network solutions, Windows Server, Windows OS, and Microsoft Office solutions.
- Good oral and written communication skills in English.
- Strong communication, networking and interpersonal skills.
- Strong business acumen with ability to influence at the various levels of the organization.
- Strong team worker with interfaces to regional sales and vertical market management.
Additional Information:
We will not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be authorized to work on an unrestricted basis. Hours: M-F. Must reside within the US and be willing to travel up to 50%.
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What We Do
Rittal North America LLC is the U.S. subsidiary of Rittal GmbH & Co. KG in Germany and was founded in Springfield, Ohio in 1982. Its parent company, Rittal, was started in Germany in 1961 and has grown to include offices in more than 70 countries and manufacturing facilities on 4 continents.
Rittal North America LLC's U.S. Headquarters, located in suburban Chicago, Illinois, is a state-of-the-art facility that serves as a customer training center, including expanded teaching resources, product testing facilities and a large-scale product showroom where customers can have a hands-on experience with the entire Rittal System. Rittal North America LLC's manufacturing center of excellence facility in Urbana, Ohio, consists of more than a half-million square feet of space to ensure that customers' production and stocking requirements are fully met. Lastly, Rittal North America LLC's distribution centers in Georgia, Texas and Nevada enable Rittal to meet the needs of its customers quickly and reliably.
Situated on a 105-acre campus, Rittal North America LLC's manufacturing facility is filled with state-of-the-art equipment and processes, and contains in-house engineering and modification services, as well as the longest non-automotive paint line in North America, stretching more than 3 miles within the confines of the factory. The on-site warehouse is outfitted with an 8-story Automated Storage & Retrieval System.
Rittal manufactures the world's leading industrial and IT enclosures, racks and accessories, including high efficiency, high density climate control and power management systems for industrial, data center, outdoor and hybrid applications. Rittal's off-the-shelf standard, modified standard and custom-engineered products are known throughout the world as high quality, affordable solutions for practically any industrial or IT infrastructure application - from single enclosures to comprehensive systems.
Rittal is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified.
