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Established in 1987, CIMTEC Automation is a leader in full-service, customized industrial automation services and products. CIMTEC Automation has become one of the industry's largest, most advanced, responsive and trusted automation products and engineering solutions providers for industries including: Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage, Consumer Products, Transportation, Oil and Gas, Utilities, Custom Machine Builders, and the Military.

CIMTEC has supplied more than 100,000 control systems and carries an extensive inventory of products and automation parts for controls, robotics and vision/sensors, such as: Programmable Controllers (PLC), Intelligent Sensors Products, Motion Controller Products, Machine Vision Systems, 3D Inspection Systems, and Robotics. Trained technicians offer wide-ranging expertise from engineering to repair to sales, and are experts in the latest technology, including networking, open architecture, safety, and enterprise systems.

Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, CIMTEC has offices in strategic locations throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

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General Job Description

Job Title: Project Engineer III

Reports to: Engineering Manager

FLSA Status: Exempt

CIMTEC Engineered Products (CEP) provides its customers exceptional engineering solutions focused on robotics, vision, and control utilizing commercial products sourced by our distribution partners. Our service offerings include:

  • Turnkey projects         
  • Hourly field service and engineering
  • Training (private custom classes and vendor-certified classes)

Major Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop engineering proposals for turnkey solutions utilizing standard templates, pricing worksheets and corporate pricing guidelines.
  • Demonstrate the technical expertise necessary to specify automation products to fulfill customer specifications and budgets. 
  • Perform project execution responsibilities including system concept and design, specification of bills of materials, programming of automation devices, and onsite commissioning.
  • Manage projects to ensure conformity to the approved CEP proposal, the schedule, project profitability, and customer satisfaction.
  • Deliver training of the automation products sold by our distribution partners for both internal and external audiences. 
  • Conduct field service calls to troubleshoot, replace or modify existing automation systems or components.
  • Participate in joint sales calls or site visits with the outside sales staff to drive future CEP sales. 

Minor Duties & Responsibilities

  • Help develop younger engineers via mentorship and on-the-job training.
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
  • Ensure all administrative documents are accurate and current, including project files, timesheets, and corporate expenditures.
  • Provide account intelligence to Sales when communicating with or visiting customers.
  • Some overnight travel is required to customer sites or training locations, including occasional stays for 3-4 nights. Most work is local or regional, but could be nationwide. 

Qualifications for the Job

Experience Qualifications:

5+ years of professional experience utilizing one or more of the industrial automation technologies previously referenced (Vision, Robotics, Controls)

Education Qualifications:

BS degree in an engineering specialty with a preference towards Electrical or Mechanical engineering

Technical Qualifications:

Familiarity with automation brands typically utilized in CEP solutions including:

        –  Robotics: Epson, Universal Robots, MiR, Kawasaki

        –  Machine Vision: Cognex, LMI, SICK 

        –  Controls: Emerson, Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Horner  

•  Understanding of basic electrical design principles using software applications such as AutoCAD
•  Understanding of basic mechanical design principles using software application such as Fusion 360 

Other Qualifications:

•  A valid driver’s license.
•  While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

 

To inquire about this position or to forward your resume for consideration, please go to our LinkedIn page HERE

About Us

The Automation Group is a group of leading Industrial Automation Distributors that cover most of the US. They solve some of the toughest automation challenges for Manufacturing and Utilities customers. They sell and support technologies like – Robotics, Vision, Sensors, Software, PLC Controls, Drives and network connectivity. Yes, a lot of deep knowledge around these technologies and many years of experience. They work with some of the top Suppliers in the world – Like GE, UR, Festo, Cognex, Turck, Banner, Emerson, and Mitsubishi.

We have over 80 Engineers that are experts in these technologies – we not only help our customers with tough applications – we train them and answer their support questions. We have teams of people that do proof of concepts and sometimes we help them implement the solutions. Several of our brands build control panels for our customers as well.

Sales Engineer, Supporting the State of Virginia

 

About the Job

Established in 1987, CIMTEC Automation is a leader in full-service, customized industrial automation services and products. CIMTEC Automation has become one of the industry’s largest, most advanced, responsive and trusted automation products and engineering solutions providers for industries including: Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage, Consumer Products, Transportation, Oil and Gas, Utilities, Custom Machine Builders, and the Military.

CIMTEC has supplied more than 100,000 control systems and carries an extensive inventory of products and automation parts for controls, robotics and vision/sensors, such as: Programmable Controllers (PLC), Intelligent Sensors Products, Motion Controller Products, Machine Vision Systems, 3D Inspection Systems, and Robotics. Trained technicians offer wide-ranging expertise from engineering to repair to sales, and are experts in the latest technology, including networking, open architecture, safety, and enterprise systems.


Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, CIMTEC has offices in strategic locations throughout North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

Position: 

Sales Engineer, Supporting State of Virginia

Summary:

The Sales Engineer is responsible for growing new business.  The Sales Engineer will engage existing customers as well as prospect for new customers (defined below) in the I-81 corridor of Virginia. Develop and initiate sales strategies for key accounts and create added value for the customer and CIMTEC. Identify automation technology needs with the customer and present solutions using the products and services CIMTEC can provide. 

 

Role Accountability and Experience

Proficient Level of Product Knowledge

  • Full Mastery of all Cognex, Sick, Universal Robots, Epson Robots, Emerson Automation and LMI products, sales demo, and first line customer technical support
  • Major vendor training in the first 180 days SICK, Cognex, Qualitrol Overview training Emerson, Pro-Face, and Robotics

 

Sales Process

  • Sales Engineers are trained on our sales process and will be required to use the companies CRM to manage their daily activities and track the opportunities generated.

Sales Plan

  • Sales Engineers are trained on our sales process and will be required to use the companies CRM to manage their daily activities and track the opportunities generated.
  • Develop list of 25 targeted development accounts in VA
  • Demonstrate in the first 90 Days that you are a significant contributor to the CIMTEC team by building relationships w customers and closing orders for vision and sensor products. 
  • Ensure achievement of agreed sales targets and margins with a structured follow-up and reporting process. Establish, build, and maintain long-term, strategic customer relationships to improve the Company’s opportunities for sales and profits, ensure customer satisfaction and act as the focal point for customer communications and solutions. Execute all duties with Honesty, Integrity and Professionalism. 

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Engineering or Business, and 2 years of experience in Automation sales, Engineering, or technical support.
  • OR associate degree, preferably in a technical field, and 5 years of experience in Sales, automation, or technical support. 
  • Or, Military background with technical degree or technical skills and a desire for technical sales.
  • Daily travel within the state required. Minimum overnight travel.

 

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER | DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE

Cimtec Automation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. Cimtec Automation is a drug-free workplace.

 

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

No agencies please. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Cimtec Automation from a third party, such as an Agency, including unsolicited resumes sent to Cimtec Automation mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to Cimtec Automation employees will be considered Cimtec Automation property. Cimtec Automation will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

To inquire about this position or to forward your resume for consideration, please go to our LinkedIn page HERE

 

Equal Opportunity Employer

CIMTEC Automation is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law (referred to as "protected status").

  • 401(k) Savings Plan
  • Flexible Spending (Medical & Childcare)
  • Prescription Drug Program
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Programs
  • Life Insurance
  • Short & Long Term Disability
  • Vacation and Sick Time
  • Paid Holidays
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Membership to Credit Union
  • First Class Working Environment

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3915 Shopton Rd., Suite 103
Charlotte, NC 28217

Phone: 877.524.6832

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