[Remote] Sales Engineer Job Details | Patrick Industries

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Patrick Industries, Inc. is a publicly traded solutions provider serving diverse markets across the United States. The company is seeking a customer-facing Sales Engineer to support growth with OEMs and strategic customers by evaluating electrical systems, developing solutions, specifying products, and converting opportunities into business. The role also includes technical sales, application engineering, quoting, customer training, troubleshooting, and account support.

Responsibilities

• Meet with OEMs and customers to understand electrical systems, applications, challenges, and future requirements
• Solve application and system-level challenges while developing practical customer-focused solutions
• Present Egis products, capabilities, and value propositions to customers and engineering teams
• Build trusted relationships with customers, distributors, installers, and industry partners
• Support customer projects from initial concept through production implementation
• Participate in customer meetings, trade shows, distributor events, and other commercial activities
• Evaluate customer electrical architectures and recommend technically sound solutions utilizing Egis products
• Support circuit protection, switching, power distribution, charging systems, and related electrical applications
• Read, interpret, develop, and modify electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and system layouts
• Create and update high-level electrical schematics and system concepts using CAD software
• Analyze unfamiliar electrical-system challenges and develop practical solutions
• Support product specification activities throughout customer development programs
• Develop product configurations and bills of material
• Prepare customer quotations utilizing established pricing and commercial guidelines
• Support customers through evaluation, specification, purchasing, and implementation activities
• Assist with commercial discussions and opportunity management
• Maintain accurate customer, project, and opportunity information within company systems
• Coordinate with internal teams to deliver timely and accurate customer responses
• Provide technical product and application training to OEM customers, distributors, and manufacturers' representatives
• Serve as a technical resource for customers evaluating electrical-system solutions
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of technical application challenges
• Build and maintain expertise in evolving marine and mobile electrical technologies
• Communicate customer feedback and technical requirements to internal stakeholders

Skills

• Strong practical understanding of marine and mobile DC electrical systems
• Knowledge of battery systems, circuit protection, relays, contactors, switching, power distribution, charging systems, grounding, conductor sizing, voltage drop, and related electrical principles
• Ability to read, interpret, develop, and modify electrical schematics and system-level drawings
• Experience utilizing CAD software to create and modify technical drawings and schematics
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate unfamiliar electrical-system challenges and develop practical solutions
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to quickly understand new products, technologies, and applications
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, technical personnel, and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, and customer-facing skills
• Direct experience with marine electrical systems, boatbuilding, marine equipment, or electrical-system design and installation preferred
• Hands-on experience designing, installing, troubleshooting, or modifying DC electrical systems preferred
• Experience working directly with boatbuilders, vehicle manufacturers, or other OEMs preferred
• ABYC training or certification preferred
• Experience in applications engineering, field engineering, technical sales, product management, or business development preferred
• Experience working with manufacturers' representatives and technical sales organizations preferred
• Familiarity with NMEA 2000, CAN-based systems, digital switching, lithium battery systems, and related technologies preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent practical experience will be considered

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Assistance Program
• Professional Development Opportunities

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