Thursday, April 14, 2011

[KITlist-Tech] Applications Engineer – Lighting Controls Systems – Green Tech (SF Bay Area, CA)

Please direct your responses to: apply@openriver.com

Our client in the Greet Tech industry is seeking an experienced and easy going Applications Engineer (Sales Engineer) to work full time out of their Bay Area office. Please submit your resume to apply at openriver dot com.

Job Description:
This job requires a person with strong technical skills with building automation and controls systems, honed ability to accurately estimate jobs / projects of any size, 6th sense to anticipation the unexpected and situational awareness and grace of Royalty.

Responsibilities:
• Assess the project requirements by communicating with architects, lighting designers, sales agents, distributors, electrical contractors, general contractors, facilities managers and end users.
• Design the solution and develop quotations and proposals for sales and/or sales agents
• Provide technical expertise on the application of lighting controls including lighting fixtures, power supplies and other electrical components.
• Review and evaluate project drawings and specifications.
• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers, vendors, agents as well as internal staff on specific projects opportunities for selection, installation and commissioning.
• Develop tools, forms, templates, application notes and select/evaluate third party components to complete Client's solutions and facilitate a faster, more efficient response to future projects.
• Supply demonstration equipment as needed and support its installation/demonstration
• Delivering technical presentations to potential and existing customers.
• Follow up on the status of quotes, samples, and specifications.
• Ensure project requirements are met.

Desired Skills
• Experience in building automation and controls systems preferred
• Experience in any DDC control system; Tridium® Niagara®, Honeywell, TAC, Alerton, Andover, etc. is a major plus.
• Experience with understanding the needs of the customer and the ability to offer reasonable and efficient lighting control design/engineering development solutions.

• Excellent communicator, deadline-driven, acting with urgency and focus to win the customer business

Qualifications and Requirements:
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or technical field
• 5-10 years experience specifying and applying commercial lighting control systems
• Prior experience in utilizing estimation tools for devising basic project job layout and cost estimations
• A broad range of technical capabilities including but not limited to: lighting and building controls, RF-wireless communication; ZigBee Protocol; User interface software.
• Good oral and written communication skills, excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent PC software ability/knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office suite
• Professional engineering drawing toolset knowledge (e.g. CAD capabilities, Visio Pro)

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