Sales and Proposal Engineer- Electric & Automation
About The Position
As a Sales and Proposal Engineer, you’ll collaborate closely with our engineering team to craft compelling technical and commercial proposals for advanced process control systems. These solutions drive electrical and automation modernizations as well as new installations of mechanical equipment across the metals industry—including Melt Shops, Casters, Rolling Mills, and Process Lines. This role combines your broad technical expertise with a proactive, customer-focused sales approach to deliver innovative solutions that meet and exceed client expectations. Who we are At SMS group, our people are our greatest asset. We offer an entrepreneurial environment that promotes a culture of innovation, growth, and inclusion. We offer company events, activities, and opportunities to participate in charitable initiatives that benefit the communities where we are located. www.sms-group.us
Requirements
- Ideally a technical degree with a background in electrical and automation. Appropriate experience may also be applicable.
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an engineering and/or sales role in the metals or a similar industry, or working for an automation controls, power or drives company.
- Familiarity and/or experience in electrical and automation systems utilizing programmable logic controllers (PLC), Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), drives and/or PC based process models.
- Self-starter who wants to learn and grow with the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Be willing to travel up to 15% of the time on short trips to support the sales opportunity for site investigation, proposal review meetings and entertainment with the customer.
- Strong aptitude to communicate and exercise effective interpersonal skills with excellent English oral and written communication skills
- The candidate must be authorized to work in the United States and be willing to undergo a background check, in accordance with local law/regulations
Responsibilities
- Work with the engineering team developing technical solutions for sales projects based on project requirements, SMS standards and similar reference projects
- Work with the engineering team developing project cost estimates based on the Technical solution utilizing the required vendors and reference estimates
- Deliver SMS Technical solutions to customers as part of the sales activities
- Supervision received is mostly administrative, with assignments given in terms of broad general objectives and limits.
- Travel to our customers within North America for short trips during the sales cycle.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, medical/dental/vision coverage, paid vacation, paid holiday time, 401k with a company match, training, a tuition reimbursement program and more!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
