Sales Engineer Jobs in Colorado

Job Description

Denver, CO, USA

The Client
Datacenter People is partnering with a designer and manufacturer of custom low and medium voltage electrical equipment for data centers and other mission critical facilities.

What The Job Involves

• Partner with Sales to lead technical discussions with customers, engineers, contractors and other stakeholders throughout the opportunity lifecycle.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor on Kratos low- and medium-voltage switchgear, power distribution products and their application within customer electrical systems.
• Understand customer requirements, one-lines, specifications and application needs and help translate them into viable Kratos solutions.
• Support early solution development, product selection and system configuration to improve opportunity qualification and increase win probability.
• Serve as the primary technical bridge between Sales and Applications. Engineering, ensuring customer requirements, assumptions and technical considerations are clearly understood before detailed quoting and engineering.
• Identify technical risks, specification gaps, exceptions and opportunities early enough to influence the solution and commercial strategy.
• Participate in customer presentations, technical reviews, design discussions and other pre-sales engagements.
• Develop strong relationships with consulting engineers, electrical contractors, end users and other technical decision-makers and position Kratos as a trusted power distribution partner.
• Maintain strong knowledge of Kratos products, applicable industry standards, market requirements and competitive solutions and share customer and market insights with Sales, Product Management and Engineering.
• Support the development of technical sales tools, product training and education that strengthen the broader sales team's ability to effectively position Kratos solutions.

We Are Looking For Someone With

• 5+ years' of relevant experience with electrical distribution equipment, switchgear, power systems or related engineered electrical products.
• Strong technical knowledge of low- or medium-voltage switchgear required; experience across both LV and MV strongly preferred.
• Working knowledge of switchboards, metal-clad or metal-enclosed switchgear, circuit breakers, protection and control, and related power distribution equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical one-lines, plans, specifications and technical requirements.
• Understanding of switchgear applications, configurations, ratings and relevant ANSI, IEEE and UL standards.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly with customers, sales professionals and engineering teams.
• Experience supporting technical sales, applications engineering, consulting engineering, product engineering or a similar customer-facing technical role.
• Strong customer orientation with the ability to understand both the technical requirement and the business problem the customer is trying to solve.
• Experience with major switchgear manufacturers and offerings strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel for customer meetings, industry events and project support.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent industry experience will be considered.
• Experience with mission-critical, data center, industrial or other high-availability power distribution applications strongly preferred.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge each one. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for interview we will contact you within the next seven days.

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