Field Applications Engineers
Turntide Technologies
Turntide are based in the North East of England and is focused on delivering electrification systems – energy storage, power electronics and advanced electric motors – to deliver emissions-free mobility and industrial machines across global markets.
There is a massive change happening across industrial Transportation. Globally there is a rapid shift to new electrified platforms to meet the demands of their end users looking to reduce carbon emissions and create entirely new product types. Our Turntide for Electrification solutions help ease the customer journey and accelerate their transition.
We are hiring for a provide technical expertise to help customers find the best product and service solutions for their needs.
The role is based at our site in Gateshead and reports into the VP Sales - EMEA
Job Role
In this role the Field Applications Engineer will be responsible for the following:
- Working very closely with the sales team to support the installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and customer training of Turntide products or solutions remotely or at global customer locations.
- Providing technical support to customers queries, RFQs, or design reviews related to Turntide’s products and ensure they are handled within the allotted time.
- Verifying and validating product and systems configured or customised for customer usage to ensure the customer needs are met.
- Collaborating with engineering team or domain expert to resolve difficult in-field issues in a prompt manner.
- Partner with our Sales, Product & Engineering organizations to drive new business opportunities, improving the customer experience whilst bringing new customer insights back in-house for future product developments.
- Supporting design for installation and maintenance activities as part of the development projects.
Experience and Skills
We’re looking for candidates with the following experience and skills:
- Technical background or experience in one or more of the following or relevant:
- Electric motors
- Battery storage solutions / Battery Management Systems
- Power Electronics (Inverters, DCDCs, OBCs)
- Experience in working with customers in technical setting, including team problems solving and solution selling.
- Ability to work from technical manuals, work instructions, work orders and follow-up of historic troubleshooting findings and notes.
- Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and principles
- Commercial acumen and results driven.
- Ability to quickly build a rapport with customers.
- Must be able to travel domestically or internationally (sometimes with limited notice)
It would also be great (but not essential) if in addition to the above you also had:
- Knowledge of Functional Safety e.g. ISO26262, IEC61508, D0178B
- Knowledge of EMC, Environmental, Product Safety and Electrical test standards e.g. ISO16750, ECE R10, R100
- Experience in on highway, off highway or non-road industries
- Experience presenting at industry events, customer events, STEM, etc.
Qualifications
- Relevant engineering or technical experience could also be considered.
- Bachelors degree or above in Electrical, Electronics, or related engineering field.
Attributes
The ideal candidate will have the following personal qualities :
- Enthusiastic, flexible and able to thrive and succeed in times of ambiguity and change
- Structured individual with ability to interact and communicate at all levels of the organisation
- Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communications and relationship building skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Good commercial awareness and proactive problem-solving skills to ensure business needs are understood and agreed solutions are delivered.
- This is a very hands-on position – we expect a person with a ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude.
- Ability to work well under pressure, prioritise work accordingly and meet tight deadlines
- Pro-active taking ownership of tasks given and follow through to completion
- Must model highest degree of moral and ethical behaviour
- Must model highest degree of moral and ethical behaviour given the access to such confidential data
- Must be able to work alone with minimum guidance, but also be able to operate effectively as part of a team.
- Confident, thoughtful and able to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical team members
- Ability to mentor and train effectively, supporting development through hands-on or practical experience.
- Must display strong leadership skills and be able to engage and drive a positive high-performance culture
- Must have an agile approach to work
- Tackle problems with creativity and innovation
- Hungry for success, self-motivated, results-driven, and ambitious
- Able to travel both within and outside of the UK
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Terms and Conditions
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