New Era Technology is a company committed to creating a supportive and growth-oriented workplace. The Physical Security Solutions Engineer will be responsible for creating estimates and proposals for customers, managing project materials and labor, and acting as a subject matter expert in security solutions.
Responsibilities:
- Engage with the sales team as the product expert and as an integral part of the sales process
- Fluidly discuss Video Surveillance, Access Control and Intrusion systems and services with the sales team and customers who have a wide range of knowledge and experience
- Review data to determine material and labor requirements for assigned projects; often related to but not limited to Video Surveillance, Access Control and Intrusion Detection systems
- While following department processes, gather and compile information in order to create estimates for customers
- Develop Bill of Materials for assigned projects: work with internal purchasing department and manufacturers for lowest cost pricing, compute cost factors and prepare estimates
- Write comprehensive scope of work and formal proposals
- Attend internal and external meetings and participate in the respective project kick-off meetings for assigned work
- Consult with assigned internal customers, vendors, sales or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues for assigned customer projects
- Assist Operations personnel with understanding agreements and bid figures for assigned projects
- Act as the subject matter expert in a technical capacity for assigned projects
- Manage multiple tasks related to assigned customer with a sense of urgency and in a timely manner with accuracy
Requirements:
- 2+ years' experience with one or more of the following technologies: Access Control, Video Surveillance, Intrusion and IT Infrastructure
- Familiar with a variety of security device manufacturers
- Ability to be agile and manage your own workload with little supervision
- Ability to be a productive contributor in a remote working environment
- 2+ years of pre-sales, customer facing, engineering experience and 2+ years' experience in estimating, design or engineering
- Experience in the industry or related experience working with large-scale projects or national deployments
- Experience designing, configuring and engineering Video Surveillance, Access Control, Intrusion, infrastructure, data networks
- Intermediate Excel skills including formatting and formula creation
- Intermediate MS Word skills
- Working knowledge of IP Networking