Water Segment Technical Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Account Managers to create and present Motor Control Center quotes for Strategic Water Channel Partners and MCC OEM Partners throughout the United States.

• Develop and implement quotation strategies that align competitive positioning, technical solutions, pricing, and project execution needs.

• Effectively communicate, execute, and deliver quote strategies to enhance customer satisfaction and foster business growth.

• Assist the Water Segment Business Development Leader and Account Managers in identifying, nurturing, and converting opportunities in the Water & Wastewater market.

• Analyze customer inquiries, project specifications, equipment drawings, control schematics, and application requirements.

• Create budgetary and firm-price quotations, technical proposals, submittal packages, and bid support documentation for MCC, VFD, and associated Water & Wastewater solutions.

• Align quotation strategies with Account Managers, local sales teams, channel partners, product management, and factory engineering.

• Offer technical support during customer meetings, product presentations, project reviews, and negotiations.

• Conduct application analysis and harmonic assessments.

• Provide MCC drawings, dimensions, technical documentation, and engineering support throughout the quotation and project lifecycle.

• Deliver product, application, and solution training to sales teams, channel partners, OEMs, and customers.

• Ensure compliance with federal, state, municipal, and project-specific procurement regulations.

• Stay informed about industry trends, municipal bidding practices, competitive activities, and emerging technologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with 8+ years of relevant experience, or an Associate's degree with 10+ years of relevant experience.

• A degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field is preferred.

• At least 3+ years of experience in sales, application engineering, technical support, or engineering of VFDs, MCCs, or similar industrial automation products.

• Proficient understanding of MCCs, VFDs, Water & Wastewater systems, industrial communication protocols, and power distribution applications.

• Proven capability to interpret technical specifications, equipment drawings, control schematics, and customer requirements.

• Experience in developing quotations, technical proposals, submittal packages, and customer-facing technical documentation.

• Familiarity with CRM tools such as Salesforce is highly preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Choice between two medical plan options: a PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.

• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus.

• Vision benefit.

• Company-paid life insurance (2X base pay).

• Company-paid AD&D (1X base pay).

• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee-paid up to maximums.

• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid.

• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.

• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee-paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance).

• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation, virtual health, and infertility/adoption.

• Employee discount program.

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions.

• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).

• 11 paid holidays.

• Vacation based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions.

• Vacation under a permissive time away policy for salaried exempt positions.

• Short-term incentive plan/annual bonus eligibility.