What We Offer:

• A hybrid in office schedule for qualifying employees/positions
• Flexible time off policy
• 401K Company match (up to 4% - dollar for dollar)
• Professional development, training, and tuition reimbursement programs
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and life insurance policy options

The U.S. transmission grid is being rebuilt for a new era. Utilities are upgrading aging infrastructure, extending high-voltage corridors, and confronting unprecedented load growth from electrification, reshoring, and AI-driven data center expansion - and EHV (345kV+) systems are at the center of that investment. For AFL, this means growing demand for technically sophisticated field support: customers need a partner who can help them specify, qualify, and install conductor accessories correctly, at voltage classes where the consequences of error are unacceptable.

AFL is seeking a Transmission & Distribution Application Engineer to serve as the technical face of our conductor accessories portfolio in the field. This role is built for an engineer who is equally comfortable in a utility planning meeting, a high-voltage qualification testing lab, and a hands-on training session with line crews. The successful candidate will carry AFL's technical credibility directly to our customers - helping them navigate EHV product selection, guiding installation best practices, and building the kind of trusted relationships that make AFL the first call when customers have a hard problem. In addition to a primary focus on T&D conductor accessories, this role also carries Application Engineer responsibility for secondary product lines, most likely Alumoweld and substation products.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Field Presence & Customer Support

• Represent AFL at customer sites, training events, and industry conferences - traveling to bring AFL's technical expertise directly where customers need it (up to 50% domestic travel)
• Provide pre- and post-sale technical support to utility customers, EPCs, contractors, and AFL sales teams
• Conduct product demonstrations and technical training for utility engineers, customers, and sales teams
• Serve as the technical resource for Field Engineers on installation issues - supporting troubleshooting, diagnosing application-related complaints, and helping resolve problems in the field
• Present at industry technical forums and conferences as AFL's subject matter expert in Transmission & Distribution conductor accessories

EHV Product Expertise & Qualification Testing

• Provide technical leadership and guidance for EHV (345kV+) product development and commercialization
• Lead and participate in qualification testing programs for EHV products, including coordination with external labs, utilities, and standards bodies
• Engage directly with utility transmission engineers on EHV product specifications, application requirements, and technical procurement discussions
• Develop EHV-specific application notes, technical guidelines, and product documentation

Technical Content Development

• Create and maintain installation instructions, application notes, product guidelines, and customer training materials
• Lead technical RFx (RFQ/RFP/specification) response efforts
• Support new product introductions and market launches for the first 6+ months post-launch
• Stay current on competitor product offerings, industry standards, and emerging utility technology requirements

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Standards Participation

• Serve as Application Engineer for secondary product lines (most likely Alumoweld and substation products) in addition to the primary T&D conductor accessories focus
• Act as the voice of the customer - provide field and application feedback to engineering, R&D, and product line management
• Collaborate with manufacturing, sales, and research teams to support product development and market positioning
• Represent AFL in industry standards committees and working groups (IEEE, NESC, CIGRE)
• Maintain awareness of competitor products, emerging T&D technology, and relevant regulatory/standards activity

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Required
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a closely related engineering discipline; other engineering degrees considered with directly relevant electric power industry experience
• 3-5+ years of experience in the electric power industry, with direct exposure to transmission and distribution systems
• Demonstrated experience and success leading product and technical training directly to customers, EPCs, or contractors
• Working knowledge of transmission conductor hardware, accessories, and installation practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills - able to translate complex technical content for field crews, engineers, and executive audiences alike
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50% domestically for customer visits, training events, and field support

Preferred
• Working knowledge of EHV (345kV+) transmission systems: design considerations, conductor selection, clearances, sag-tension, and hardware requirements - a meaningful differentiator for this role
• Experience with EHV or high-voltage product qualification testing, factory acceptance testing, or IEEE/IEC type testing protocols
• Familiarity with applicable industry standards: IEEE, NESC, IEC, CIGRE
• Experience at a T&D hardware OEM, utility, or EPC in a technical advisory or application engineering capacity
• Prior participation in standards bodies or industry technical committees

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Interfaces - Internal

Interfaces - External
• Applications Engineering Manager - reporting line
• Applications Engineering peers
• Field Engineers - technical backstop on installation issues, field complaints, and application troubleshooting
• Product Line Management - Conductor Accessories / Energy
• R&D and Engineering teams
• Sales leadership and field sales representatives
• Manufacturing and Quality teams
• Investor-owned utilities, public power, and cooperatives - transmission planning, T&D engineering, and standards teams
• EPCs and system integrators
• Contractors and field installation crews
• Industry standards bodies: IEEE PES, NESC, CIGRE, ANSI
• External high-voltage qualification testing laboratories

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Hybrid: 3 days in office (Duncan, SC), 2 days remote
• Travel up to 50%, primarily domestic - utility customer sites, training events, industry conferences, and field locations
• Office and manufacturing floor environment