Product Application Engineer

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Working as a Product Manager, you will be a key member of the marketing and sales team in Electrification Installation Products (ELIP), defining marketing plans, including marketing communication, training and sales initiatives. The Product Application Engineer will be the dedicated product sales support person and will foster direct relationships with key customers to grow the business.

This position reports to

Sales Manager

Your responsibilities

• Lead the market development and product specification position effort for new and existing products to achieve sales objectives in the Utility Markets
• Deliver product technical presentations to customers
• Provide product and application support for end users, distributors and field sales
• Participate in proposal packages (technical section)
• Create case studies and provide raw technical content for marketing and sales collateral
• Interface with Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and Product Engineering to develop new product opportunities
• Provide technical representation for the business in national, regional, and local industry tradeshows and industry events
• Provide company representation on assigned technical standards committees and groups
• Provide competitive intelligence reporting on competitive product offerings and market position
• Help coordinate and participate in product marketing activities, engineering seminars, customer training and field sales training

Your background

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required, preferably in Electrical Engineering and minimum 3 years of experience in an application engineer customer support role, preferably with medium or high voltage products in the Utility or C&I Industry
• Working knowledge of medium or high voltage electrical systems and equipment
• Track record of strong technical competency
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office applications
• Travel required about 50%
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Healthcare plan
• Wellbeing program

More about us

ABB Installation Products Division (formerly Thomas&Betts),is the number one manufacturer of electrification products in North America with a 125-year history of providing innovation and customer- focused solutions for connecting and protecting electrical systems, as well as a unique differentiated medium voltage offering. Our products are used all around you, every day – orbiting the earth, working on Mars, on the fastest trains we ride, in the fastest cars of the world, crossing oceans, in factories producing your food, in the tallest buildings of the world, in the most modern hotels and in the walls of your home. With a portfolio of more than 200,000 products marketed under more than 38 premium brand names, our Division offerings are found wherever electricity is used. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [email protected] Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Hybrid