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As a Senior Engineer - Application, you will support and create technical sales proposals for high voltage substation projects, products, systems, and services. You will have the responsibility to provide customers with the best solutions that positively impact business. You will serve as the engineering point person for the business for the entire Request For Quote (RFQ) process, through product site install and commissioning. \nResponsibilities:\nProvides technical expertise in high voltage substation products (typically 46kV and above), acts as domain expert internally and externally.\n\nProvides pre-sales support, engineering, product selection, compatibility confirmation, and specification review.\n\nProvides post-sales support, working with customers and manufacturers, to ensure product is successfully installed and commissioned.\n\nActs as a technical liaison between the customer, WESCO, and the selected vendors in system design, implementation, start up, and ongoing maintenance.\n\nProvides proof of concept for solving customers’ engineering and production needs.\n\nMakes joint and solo calls to customers and manufacturers.\n\nAssists account representatives in finding new sales opportunities by teaching and guiding.\n\nResponsible for technical proposal accuracy including technical specifications & clarifications/ assumptions/ exceptions, quantifying design and deliverables, installation work scope definition, cost allocation, bill of materials, and estimation of engineering, installation and testing/commissioning based on customer specifications and/or industry standards.\n\nPromotes value-add of the assigned products in competitive situations.\n\nParticipates in ongoing training to maintain technical competency in product and complimentary product areas.\n\nProvide technical support to create subcontractor and power equipment bid packages\n\nDeliver high technical quality proposals including products and programs that make the proposals more accepted (compliant or clarified), effective, and cost competitive to the customer with reduced overall-performance risk. 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