Sales Application Engineer

Pay Rate: $80000 - $90000 / year

Power Solutions International (PSI) is a leading manufacturer of emissions-certified powertrains specializing in customized and fully integrated turnkey solutions for the leading global equipment manufacturers in the industrial, transportation, and energy markets manufacturers. Our facilities are housed in one million square feet of engineering, assembly, operations, and distribution space across seven facilities. We are positioned to meet the high production volumes of our customers with added capacity for growth.

Position Summary:

The Sales Application Engineer coordinates with the Sales team to develop conceptual designs for proposals and projects. This role is expected to serve as the expert for developing preliminary designs, and assist with cost estimates.

The SAE focuses on how to design, integrate, and manage complex design requests from the customer that would be utilized by design engineering. You will work within a team focused on system, process, and design efficiency improvement goals. Identifies areas of improvement for projects and tasks related to application and design engineering. The SAE supports various engineering level development tools.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering the highest value solutions by analyzing the project specifications, proposal documents, and associated costs to create a robust conceptual design solution
• Ensure that the product is designed to meet the needs of design engineering development teams (Electrical and Mechanical)
• Assist in creating and executing implementation plans including schedule, budget required, and projected cost savings for efficiency/product improvement projects
• Achieve project/group goals and adheres to approved budgets
• Assist sales and design engineering teams in customer calls on an as need basis
• Interface with the cross-functional team to understand and communicate technical requirements
• Contact vendors to request specification information and quotes for analysis
• Pivot, solve problems, and identify creative solutions based on the customer requirements
• Review special request parts and scopes out non-catalog solutions
• All other duties as assigned by management

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering with at least 3 years of experience, or Associate Degree with at least 5 years of experience in a technical field
• Demonstrated success developing designs in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and equivalent software
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information
• Attention to detail and accuracy in a collaborative work environment including internal and external customer communication.
• Excellent organization, documentation, and communication skills
• Ability to adapt and change based on project needs
• Extensive knowledge of engineering development and product lifecycle
• Is familiar or worked with UL, CUL or, any other compliance agencies
• Experience with mechanical and electrical systems, and the ability to integrate systems modeling and AutoCAD software

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with drafting mechanical and electrical components
• Knowledge or interest in advanced analytics used to generate meaningful insight from cloud data sources is a plus
• Ability to lead technical discussions around a given objective

PSI offers a wide range of benefits from medical, dental, and vision to pet insurance as well as discounted prescription plans. Additionally, we also provide a 401k match, life insurance and AD&D, short- and long-term disability, and an employee assistance program. Come join our team and learn more about PSI and what we have to offer!

Power Solutions International/3Pi is an EOE disability/vet company offering a drug-free workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Company: Power Solutions International, Inc.

Position: Sales Application Engineer

Status: Full Time

Shift: First (Day)

Req #: 10552832

Date Posted: April 09, 2025

Location: 448 West Madison Street, Darien,
US,
WI,
53114

Job Category: Operations