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Sales Engineer - Distributor Business Unit

Job Details

GR - Grand Rapids, MI
Full Time

Description

SUMMARY

As a Sales Engineer at TGW, you will work closely together with our Key Account Manager to create order-winning material handling solutions. You will play a key role in growing the Distributor Business Unit and gaining market shares. With your expertise in the mechatronic capabilities of the TGW product portfolio, you significantly influence the layout, cost, and presentation of order-winning solutions. You will work on staying current with the latest updates in materials handling technology, to establish and strengthen TGW's position as a leader in the material handling industry.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Understand customer’s processes, needs, material flows, and overall system requirements in detail
  • Create, design, and engineer intralogistics layouts using AutoCAD
  • Consider technical feasibility with TGW‘s procedures and portfolio in mind
  • Calculate mechatronic costs, and then attempt to reduce costs by finding intelligent intralogistics solutions
  • Participate in design and cost review meetings
  • Work closely with the team in the US and Austria
  • Performs additional duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Experience:

Experience in a similar role, preferably within a Material Handling environment

Travel:

Willingness to travel within 10-20% domestically, with potential for some international travel during the training period.

Skills & Abilities

  • Proficiency in 3D computer-aided design (CAD) software.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Solid knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.).
  • AutoCAD (2D CAD) and Sketchup experience preferred.
  • A self-sufficient and autonomous personality, ready to face the challenges of a relatively new market
  • Accurately and confidently answer customer calls with technical solutions discussion

Physical Requirements

  • Ability to remain stationary at a desk for prolonged periods of time.
  • Ability to go to site frequently and move safely around industrial and/or warehouse environment.
  • Ability to lift and carry supplies up to 25 pounds at a time.
  • Ability to operate computers, tablets, phones, and other electronic devices.
  • Ability to communicate with others verbally and in writing, on a frequent basis.
  • Ability to tolerate exposure to job site temperature fluctuations due to seasonal weather in geographic region.

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Other Requirements

This position may require work at TGW customer sites.  TGW’s customers may require background checks before accessing their sites.  Refusal to participate in a customer-required background check may result in a customer barring access and a subsequent reduction in work.

Equal Opportunity Employer

TGW Systems Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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