Primarily responsible for bid management, proposal (preliminary) engineering and proposal creation for VFD’s and VFD systems for applications in all industries.
Review and understand customer standards, specifications, and requirements.
Review and understand industry and regulatory standards and requirements (ANSI, NEMA, IEEE, IEC, CSA etc).
Able to apply all to a project proposal.
Carry the above-mentioned proposal engineering and knowledge through a project life cycle to support the project execution team in an engineering management role.
Support project commissioning activities throughout Canada either indirectly or directly on site.
Support witness testing at various factory locations.
Limited travel will be required.
Support sales team across Canada in technical areas for various industrial applications.
Prepare multiple quotations simultaneously, accurately, and on time.

Electrical or Electronics degree/diploma from an accredited university or technical institute.
Eligible for E.I.T., C.E.T., P.Eng or P.Tech.(Eng) designation
5+ year experience in industrial environments/applications including Oil & Gas, Pulp & Paper, Marine, Mining
Good working knowledge in automation, controls, protection, drive systems, power systems, motors, electrical integration, switchgear and motor control with a willingness and aptitude to learn.
Excellent communication skills with good understanding of English.
Ability to understand and manage internal and external customers’ expectations and generally operate independently.
Experience integrating VFD’s within a system which is custom tailored to the specific application and environment.
Experience with VFD’s and the surrounding equipment (motors, switchgear, PLC etc).
Siemens VFD experience is a bonus.
Experience with project documentation requirements (manuals, drawing submittal, ITP’s etc).

Applications Engineer – Quotations Specialist

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