What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Engineer position at Atkore 2?
Product Engineer
Who we are:
Atkore is forging a future where our employees, customers, suppliers, shareholders, and communities are building better together – a future focused on serving the customer and powering and protecting the world.
With a global network of manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, Atkore is a leading provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions.
Who we are looking for:
We are currently searching for a Product Engineer to be based out of Harvey, Illinois. Reporting to the Product Manager, this person will be responsible for actively driving and managing the specification evaluation process of our Traffic Products with DOT engineers. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years of professional experience.
Additional Responsibilities Include, but not limited to:
- Support BOM creation for new products in the Mechanical and Telespar businesses
- Establish and maintain strong relationships with state and local DOTs and contractors throughout the specification process
- Provides product, service, or equipment technical and engineering information by answering questions and requests
- Collaborate with codes and application team to remove regional or local roadblock (code-conversions)
- Identify and join industry organizations
- Support Sales Managers and Reps with technical data and competitive material cross
- Interface with product management to offer value-added solutions
- Collaborate with a wide variety of functional areas such as engineering, inside sales, and manufacturing, to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities
- May support or assist in quoting. Generate, deliver, and close transactional quotes on behalf of Sales Managers and Reps
- Able to travel (10%)
What you bring:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering or business discipline
- 3-5 Years of experience in technical sales or working with specifying engineers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent teamwork skills, self-driven and accountable
- Demonstrated success collaborating with cross functional teams
- Proven ability to build strong relationships with customers
- Strong ability to communicate with customers and assess customer needs
- All associates must embrace and foster an environment that supports our core values of Integrity, Respect, Excellence, Teamwork and Accountability.
Atkore is a recipient of a Great Place to Work© certification and a Top Workplaces USA award! We’re committed to creating an engaged and aligned workforce that drives collaborative culture. Our team strives for breakthrough results, stays focused on being standout leaders, and fully supports decisions of the Company. We consistently live the Atkore mission, strategic priorities, and behaviors, all in a way that’s consistent with our core values. Together, we build strong leaders that continually endeavor to move us forward.
With a global network of manufacturing and distribution facilities worldwide, Atkore is a leading provider of electrical, safety and infrastructure solutions.
Join our team and align yourself with an industry leader!
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