Applications Engineer
Full TimeJob Overview
Embark on a career journey with Franklin Electric, where your passion meets purpose, and every day is an opportunity to make a difference in our global communities in providing access to water, fuel and electricity.
Franklin Electric is a diverse team of innovators making a positive global impact since 1944. We offer innovative water solutions, ensuring access, treatment, and efficient management of this vital resource. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our innovative products, industry leading quality products, exceptional customer service, employee development, and passion for social responsibility.
Franklin Electric is a diverse team of innovators making a positive global impact since 1944. We offer innovative water solutions, ensuring access, treatment, and efficient management of this vital resource. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in our innovative products, industry leading quality products, exceptional customer service, employee development, and passion for social responsibility.
Join us to create a better future while growing professionally in a supportive environment!
MOVE FORWARD WITH US
What you will be doing:
- Reviews and interprets customer engineering bid specifications, RFQs, and application documents to identify technical, commercial, and compliance requirements for vertical pumping system (VPS) applications.
- Develops complete technical quotations, including system configurations, options, and bills of material, with a focus on fast quote turnaround times to support sales responsiveness and bid competitiveness.
- Collaborates with sales, product management, and engineering to align quoted solutions with product capabilities, lead times, strategic objectives, and margin targets.
- Acts as a primary technical sales enablement resource by supporting pre-bid and post-bid technical clarifications, exceptions, and value-engineering opportunities.
Who we want:
If you are a self-motivated and collaborative individual who is passionate about making a positive impact, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.
- Hard-working winners. Confident, competitive, and results-oriented professionals who create a track record of success.
- Collaborative partners. People who build and leverage cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information, use cases, and industry analyses to develop best practices.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
What you need:
- Interprets engineering bid specifications, standards, and customer requirements to identify technical scope, risks, exceptions, and opportunities that impact quoted solutions.
- Demonstrates strong analytical skills to evaluate multiple technical and commercial variables and select solutions that balance performance, compliance, lead time, and margin objectives
- Manages multiple quotations and bid-support activities simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, responsiveness, and timely turnaround in a fast-paced sales environment.
- Communicates technical and commercial information clearly and effectively to sales teams, customers, and internal stakeholders to support confident decision-making during the bid and quotation process.
Don’t feel like you check all the boxes in the job description? Here at Franklin Electric, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive culture which includes embracing candidates from a variety of different backgrounds and industries. We highly encourage you to apply so we can connect on this and future opportunities.