Sr. Application Engineer (Controls & Instrumentation)

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Location: Milwaukee, WI office (relocation assistance provided, if needed)
About Us:
Cleaver-Brooks is the market leader in providing fully integrated boiler and burner systems. We lead the boiler/burner industry due to our unmatched distribution network's ability to deliver the knowledge, service, training and support that are essential to long-term performance. Our customers will tell you that we're the only equipment provider that manufactures boilers, burners, controls, and a full array of ancillary and aftermarket products. They'll also mention that our unique single-source capability means that we can deliver fully integrated boiler room solutions that reduce overall costs and optimize space. It is our focus on products that deliver the most efficient, reliable, safe and environmentally sustainable solutions that differentiate us in the marketplace. Cleaver-Brooks continues a 90+ year legacy of providing the customers we serve with extraordinary products designed to deliver unsurpassed performance through the power of commitment.
What You Will Do:
As our Sr. Application Engineer (Controls & Instrumentation) you will utilize thorough and relevant product knowledge to assist sales representatives with technical support and solutions. You will also leverage your technical expertise in industrial electrical/ controls equipment and rock-solid communication skills in establishing consultative relationships with both internal team members and outside contacts (suppliers, sales representatives) to ensure our solutions both meet and exceed the needs of our clients.
How You Will Do It:

• Study and immerse yourself in all relevant Cleaver-Brooks product information while staying up-to-date on new products and industry trends.
• Review and interact with engineering plan drawings and customer specifications.
• Generate quotations including equipment/ option pricing structures based upon specification review and product standards, engineering drawings and bill of materials.
• Collaborate and consult with internal and external stakeholders at all levels including c-suite, operations, suppliers, R & D, sales & marketing, product management, production, and engineering.

What You Bring:

• Minimum of 4 years of related experience including Application Engineering, sales engineering, or other similar engineering roles.
• Proven experience with Industrial Electrical and Controls Equipment, Including:
  
  • PLC's (programmable logic controllers), specifically Allen Bradley CompactLogix and ControlLogix (Experience w/ PLC programming would be helpful, but not required, as well as familiarity with hardware.
  • Industrial Communications Networks such as Ethernet/IP, Modbus, etc.
  • VFDs (variable frequency drives)
  • 480V motor controls
  • HMI (human machine interface), specifically touch screens such as Allen Bradley PanelView Plus. Some experience w/ HMI programming would be helpful, but not required.
• Familiarity w/ the Following Codes & Regulations:
  
  • NFPA 70 (National Electrical Code)
  • NFPA 79, Electrical Standards for Industrial Machinery
  • UL 508A
• Exceptional communication skills, and the ability to work cross functionally with internal and external stakeholders of all levels.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering preferred, but not required.

What We Offer:

• Competitive base salary, plus bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flexible spending account, tuition reimbursement, wellness benefits, life insurance, short term and long-term disability, cash matching 401(k) plan,
• Generous vacation and 11 paid holidays.

Physical Skill and Effort:
Work requires computer proficiency, moderate typing speed and a high data input accuracy level. Work involves fairly light and simple types of physical exertion, up to 50 pounds lifting.
Working Conditions and Hazards:
Normal plant, shop, field or office conditions. Negligible, little or no exposure to hazardous working conditions.
This description indicates the general nature of the tasks and responsibilities required of position given this classification. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities. Nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of management to assign, direct, and control the specific duties of individuals performing this function. The Company reserves the right to change, modify, amend, add to or delete from any section of this document as it deems, in its judgment, to be proper. This description supersedes any previous descriptions for this position.