Electrical Product Support Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

This role is located at our US Headquarters in Noblesville, IN.

PURPOSE

This role provides electrical application technical support for internal and external customers. It requires creativity, innovation, product design knowledge, and product application evaluation and research. A successful candidate will be fluent in design and problem-solving, utilizing engineering first principles with an emphasis on system analysis, electrical solutions, and resource mentoring.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Interpret internal and external customer requirements to meet desired outputs while suggesting alternatives.
• Conduct technical application evaluations to identify potential solutions or recommend alternatives to customer technical inquiries by reviewing existing documentation and report results to internal and external customers.
• Communicate technical knowledge and specifications to an extended audience (technical and non-technical) of internal and external customers.
• Read, interpret, and troubleshoot pneumatic and electrical schematics.
• Troubleshoot and configure product communication protocols.
• Troubleshoot pneumatic and electrical circuits.
• Review and interpret data utilizing corporate management system software that includes CAD models and product documentation.
• Perform guided and/or independent research on various topics and provide summarized data results.
• Complete assigned tasks while providing suggestions for improving departmental processes.
• Hands-on technical support for an extended audience (technical and non-technical) of internal and external customers.
• Participate in and/or lead teams to accomplish tasks, processes, and corporate directives.
• Travel mainly for training, customer support, or trade shows. (Less than 25%)
• All other duties as assigned.
• Record daily activities.al, electrical, or technical engineering discipline, or the equivalent in appropriate education and experience as determined by management utilizing internal SMC career development criteria.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Capacity to work indoors in an office, laboratory, and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time.
• Capability to lift objects or equipment weighing up to 51 pounds with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Physical aptitude to use basic hand tools in a laboratory and/or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to travel and/or attend meetings domestic and internationally outside of normal business hours.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in a electrical or technical engineering discipline, or the equivalent in appropriate education and experience as determined by management utilizing internal SMC career development criteria.
• Novice understanding of the product development process.
• Competent understanding to apply project management principles, methodologies, and documentation.
• Novice understanding of CAE tools and results as applied to the product application process.
• Novice understanding of tolerance as it relates to design intent.
• Competent understanding of common industrial processes and/or controls.
• Competent understanding of material and component options by application.
• Competent understanding of schematics.
• Competent understanding of communication protocols.
• Competent in conducting research using corporate resources.
• Fluent at efficient use of time to effectively plan and execute multiple duties.
• Fluent in utilizing basic inspection equipment in a laboratory environment. (Calipers, micrometers, flow meter, voltmeter, oscilloscope, etc.)
• Competent in utilizing advanced inspection equipment in a laboratory environment. (microscopes, CMM, Contour/Roundness Measuring Instruments, etc.)
• Fluent ability to communicate utilizing corporate office software.
• Fluent ability to take verbal and/or written direction on tasks, training, or departmental / company policies.
• Fluent ability to communicate, in English, with internal and external customers tactfully and professionally.
• 4+ years (preferred) relevant work experience.

SMC Corporation of America is a part of a global organization that supports our customers in every industrialized country and is the U.S. subsidiary of SMC Corporation based in Japan. Since its establishment, SMC has been a leader in pneumatic technology, providing the various industries with technology and products to support automation based on the guiding principle of “contributing to automation labor savings in industry.” Over the past 50+ years, SMC's products have become established as a recognized international brand through sales, technical, supply and after sale services in world markets. Sales have grown to achieve a 30% global market share.

Subsidiaries and joint ventures have been setup in a total of 53 countries. Production facilities are located in 30 countries. In addition, a sales network extends throughout 83 countries, with local services in 500 locations. SMC offers technology accumulated through the years, engineers that bring it to life in new products, production capacity which can deliver a variety of products in a short time, and an extensive sales network in the U.S. and throughout the world.

With its goal of ever more advanced automation, and using its many achievements as a base, SMC is developing high-quality, highly reliable products to contribute to automation in industry, as well as in familiar areas of everyday life.

Company Description

SMC Corporation of America is a part of a global organization that supports our customers in every industrialized country and is the U.S. subsidiary of SMC Corporation based in Japan. Since its establishment, SMC has been a leader in pneumatic technology, providing the various industries with technology and products to support automation based on the guiding principle of “contributing to automation labor savings in industry.” Over the past 50+ years, SMC's products have become established as a recognized international brand through sales, technical, supply and after sale services in world markets. Sales have grown to achieve a 30% global market share.\r\n\r\nSubsidiaries and joint ventures have been setup in a total of 53 countries. Production facilities are located in 30 countries. In addition, a sales network extends throughout 83 countries, with local services in 500 locations. SMC offers technology accumulated through the years, engineers that bring it to life in new products, production capacity which can deliver a variety of products in a short time, and an extensive sales network in the U.S. and throughout the world.\r\n\r\nWith its goal of ever more advanced automation, and using its many achievements as a base, SMC is developing high-quality, highly reliable products to contribute to automation in industry, as well as in familiar areas of everyday life.