Sales Engineer

About the role

Join a family-owned & operated company with 42+ years of stability & growth with industry-leading products that are 100% manufactured in the USA!

Headquarters in Cleveland OH with regional facilities in Houston TX, Atlanta GA, and Reno NV, Hose Master is North America's largest manufacturer of flexible metal hose and metal bellows expansion joints, with over 450,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

Founded in 1982, Hose Master has established itself as the first choice in metal hose and metal expansion joints for industrial markets including power generation, refining and petrochemical, steel, pulp and paper, chemical processing, marine and offshore, liquid terminals, and bulk material handling.

We are passionate about providing customer-driven designs, manufacturing excellence, and superior service. Innovation and application expertise are the cornerstones of our identity and the fuel for our growth.

Design products to customer specifications, while adhering to industry standards. Continually enhance designs using the latest design software and materials to deliver a highly engineered, cost competitive product of superior quality.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Supervised interaction with customers (both internal and external) to understand technical requirements and resolve issues.
• Supervised interaction with vendors and service providers to understand technical requirements and resolve issues.
• Complete assigned design and technical development projects independently.
• Work on assigned tasks related to large scale engineering projects.
• Prepare technical drawings.
• Source new parts from vendors.
• Design components as needed.
• Design and quote in-scope engineered and standard designs.
• Provide support to purchasing, production, quality and logistics as directed.
• Perform other duties as directed by the Product Engineering Manager and/or the Lead Product Engineer.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Associate's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 2 years minimum industry or relevant engineering experience and actively seeking a Bachelor level degree
• Certifications: Engineer-in-Training / Fundamentals of Engineering Project Management Professional

Experience: Pipe stress analysis and finite element analysis experience

• Experience working with piping systems or pressure vessels
• Experience with metal fabrication and manufacturing
• Experience with product testing and failure analysis
• SKILLS
• Mechanical and technical proficiency.
• Administrative computer skills (e.g. Microsoft Office).
• Proficiency with 3-D CAD & modeling programs (e.g. Solidworks).
• Ability to read precision measuring devices.
• Good communication and decision making abilities.
• Analytical and problem solving abilities.
• Able to self-manage and self-motivate effectively.
• Recognize and promote high quality products and deliverables.
• Maintain a customer focus in all duties and directives.
• Possess adaptability and flexibility traits.
• Effective relationship management abilities.
• Strong technical and interpersonal communication.
• Strong business ethics and values.
• Aggressively maintains integrity and trustworthiness.

Core Competencies

• Accountability/Ownership
• Analytical Ability/Problem Solving/Decision Making
• Communication Skills
• Computer Skills
• Continuous Learning
• Customer Service
• Interpersonal/Relationship Skills
• Quality
• Safety
• Sense of Urgency/Entrepreneurialism
• Team Effectiveness/Coaching
• Time Management/Planning/Organizing
• Values/Trust/Integrity
• Great Mechanical and Technical Aptitude

Other Requirements

• Walk up to a ¼ mile at a time.
• Bend, squat and/or reach as needed.
• Must understand and speak English.
• Sitting, standing, walking, lifting and/or carrying objects up to 50 lbs.