Sales Engineer–Flextronics

Company Information: 

Flextronics is a global leader in design, manufacturing, distribution and aftermarket services. We’re unique in our ability to provide end-to-end supply chain solutions to a range of industries and end-markets, including automation, medical, automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, mobile, data networking, telecom, enterprise computing and storage, industrial, capital equipment, appliances, computing and other electronic product categories.

We’re proud to be ranked one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune magazine, and one of Newsweek’s Top 500 U.S. Green Companies. At Flextronics, it’s our people who make the difference.

Our team spans more than 30 countries and four continents, and is over 150,000 people strong. You’ll be working with some of the best people and the best brands to bring the most innovative products to market.

This facility and team is focused on industry leading, energy efficient LED fixtures for new applications or replacement components.  Here is the website with our product line:www.lusiolighting.com/

Location: Overland Park, KS

Job Description:

Flextronics Lighting Solutions (FLS) is now taking applications for a Field Applications Engineer (Sales Engineer) (SE) who will actively support the implementation of the company’s sales strategy and objectives. As a member of the FLS team, you will be responsible for developing project concepts to a workable solution and assisting the sales team in their endeavors. Furthermore, the SE is required to prepare bills of materials, produce schematic wiring diagrams, and lighting calculations. The SE will also deal with daily technical enquiries from our partners (Internal Sales team, Flex Global Initiative, Manufacturer’s reps, etc).

  • · Work with our customers and our Sales Representatives to understand the requirements of projects thereby providing the appropriate technical and application support to ensure all objectives are met.
  • · Review project specific renderings and CAD files and respond with wiring and power supply diagrams, analyze voltage considerations, control locations and requirements.
  • · Acts as a liaison between customers, members of the sales team, as well as other FLS departments to ensure the project is well managed and coordinated
  • · Make decisions regarding product implementation into projects.
  • · Offers technical assistance and application guidance to the customer from project pre-design and specification through installation.
  • · Manage record keeping and project documentation for all work performed in accordance with company systems and organization
  • · Work along Inside Sales staff to assist in the preparation and delivery of detailed proposal / quotation packages
  • · Provide project design assistance through photometric studies, fixture recommendations utilizing expert opinion on FLS products
  • · Ensure each project is registered in company’s computer system and documents are complete, current and stored appropriately.
  • · Participate in regular project status meetings ensuring that the sales team, sales engineering and Director of Engineering are well informed of project status.
  • · Conduct project post mortems and create recommendations
  • · Take charge, upon request, of certain special projects.
  • · Represent FLS company vision and values in supporting quality lighting applications and successful projects
  • · Understand competitive products strengths and weaknesses, price points and equip FLS sales channels with technical sales strategies for winning opportunities.

Job Requirements *

  • Minimum 1+ years hands-on training and/or experience in AutoCAD
  • Prefer 4-5 years of relevant experience with some knowledge of lighting design
  • Knowledge of lighting specifications
  • Some knowledge of lighting controls such as sensors or wireless remote systems, etc.
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • BS in relevant field

 
 

Please email your resume along with cover letter to [email protected] and reference the job title in your email subject line.

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