Application Engineer - Mod Shop

About the position

WEG Electric Corp. has a great opportunity for an Application Engineer to join our team in Duluth, GA. This role acts as the primary technical resource for the field sales force, and is responsible for actively driving and managing the technology evaluation stage of the sales process. You will provide technical & modification parts support to sales, PPC, shop, and NP teams to support order management and completion to achieve department goals. As well as performs research projects to support manager in growing department efficiencies and capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Reviews requests from sales to provide quick information for processing of motor mod quotes/orders.
• Develop and improve shop procedures to document current practices and methods and allow for continuous improvement and uniform implementation.
• Assist PPC, shop, and NP team technically as needed.
• Consistently mentors and trains sales on technical information for motor modifications.
• Work with product engineers and QA personnel to evaluate possible factory issues.
• Become proficient with maintaining and updating all motor modification technical tools.
• Conduct training sessions for sales group and field sales teams on motor modification processes and procedures.
• Supporting stock inventory conversions via modifications process.
• Sourcing and developing new parts for addition to inventory or special projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering or equivalent from a four-year college or university is preferred.
• Understands electric motor mechanical assembly to the component level.
• Understands basic to medium complex level specifications.
• Understands basic industry standards such as NEMA, IEC, IEEE, UL, etc.
• Technical writing skills.
• Able to read and interpret electrical drawings and nomenclature as required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, as well as Outlook.
• 1+ years of related experience.

Benefits

• Pleasant work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full benefits package