Application Engineer

Final Control Application Engineer

Vinson is a leading distributor of industrial process control, pressure protection, control systems, and services in the southwest region of the US including North, East, West Texas, Oklahoma, Western Arkansas, and New Mexico. The Final Control Application Engineer serves as a pre-sales and post order resource to internal and external customers for technical and commercial information and solutions, which represents products from Emerson Automation Solutions and other recognized manufacturers supporting a variety of process control industries. The effective Application Engineer will have an attention to detail in both customer requirements & objectives, as well as our technical offerings & capabilities to provide the best commercial solution communicated through proposal development.

Responsibilities :

• Represent Vinson Process Controls and its principals to customers by providing technical product and commercial information for the Energy sectors of Oil and Gas, Refining, Power, Chemical, and other Process Industries.
• Daily interface with customers via telephone, email, and in person for the proper selection of equipment and / or solutions, development and submittal of quotations, follow-up with customers and processing of customer orders.
• Interact and provide support to Vinson Account Managers, Vinson management, and manufacturer contacts at manufacturers regarding customer quotations, account plans, competitive situations, technical solutions, applications, market tendencies, customer correspondence, inventory and delivery.
• Provide a high level of technical assistance to customers in the selection, application, start-up and maintenance of products represented by Vinson.
• Participate in a variety of training sessions on a periodic basis ranging from small group to large group presentations and development sessions.
• Ensure the consistent implementation of effective Application Engineering practices and customer service guidelines for optimum performance and success of the organization.

Education, Skills and / or Experience :

Physical and Mental :

Shall be able to "walk through' plant sites, including climbing ladders and being "safety" aware.