Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

Field Applications Engineer

Richardson Electronics, Ltd.$90K — $115K *
Lafox, IL 60147In-Person
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Technical associate degree or BS in Electrical Engineering; or 5-7 years relevant technical experience in Wind Turbine Power Generation.
  • Preferred additional experience in energy storage.
  • Ability to climb turbine towers over 100 meters, 5-15 times per month.
  • Certification as a competent climber and in tower rescue.
  • Familiarity with various wind turbine technologies is advantageous (Siemens Gamasa, GE, Nordex, Vestas).
  • Experience with integrated circuits, power supplies, and basic programming is preferred.
  • Proficient in MS Office and willing to travel 25% domestically and internationally.

Responsibilities

  • Discuss technical solutions for customer requirements in Power & Microwave Technologies Group.
  • Provide post-sales support and troubleshoot technical issues for sales and service teams.
  • Analyze customer needs and recommend modifications for PMG engineered solutions.
  • Collaborate with engineering team based on customer feedback.
  • Participate actively in engineering meetings to address customer needs.
  • Collect data from industrial electronics and low/medium voltage applications.
  • Work with sales team to develop market strategies for new sectors.
  • Promote and introduce key products in emerging energy storage technologies.
  • Attend sales meetings, trade shows, and training seminars as required.
  • Stay updated on market trends and communicate findings to Program Management and Engineering.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance with multiple PPO and HSA options.
  • Dental and vision coverage included.
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and life insurance offered.
  • Short- and long-term disability (STD & LTD) plans available.
  • Employee assistance program (EAP) and wellness support programs.
  • Generous vacation time and sick/personal days.
  • 10 paid holidays each year.
  • Tuition reimbursement for continued education support.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
Full Job Description
Job Title: Field Application Engineer (FAE)

Company: Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

Type: Full time

Job Description: Interprets customer applications and works with Engineering and Program Management on providing customer solutions. Provides follow-up support and disseminates technical information for specific applications. Conducts product testing in the field, data acquisition, and new product development.

Job Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions:

  • Discusses, interprets, reviews, and provides technical solutions to customer requirements/applications for the Power & Microwave Technologies Group (PMG). Travel to customers required 25% of the time.
  • Provided post sales technical support/trouble shooting and expertise to the PMG sales staff, service group and customers as required.
  • Analyzes customers needs, determining modification and changes needed to fulfill customer requirements for PMG engineered solutions.
  • Consults with PMG Engineering team on changes based on customer feedback.
  • Proactively participate in engineering meetings to meet the needs of customers
  • Perform data collection from industrial electronics, low and medium voltage applications.
  • Co-work with sales team to develop unique market strategy to penetrate into potential market sectors.
  • Promoting/Introducing key suppliers/products in broad applications for current and emerging energy storage technologies.
  • Attends and participates in sales meetings, trade shows, and training seminars as required and assigned.
  • Keeps informed on market changes and trends relating to products in the industry and report these to Program Management and Engineering.
  • Prepare and submits all required reports in a timely manner, ("Required reports" need to be defined).
  • Maintains project details to insure effective communication and information tracking.


Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Working Environment: Office

Qualification Requirements:
  • Three year technical associate degree, Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, or at least 5-7 years technical experience in Wind Turbine Power Generation.
  • Additional experience in energy storage would be preferred.
  • Ability to climb turbine towers 100+ meters in height approximately 5-15 times per month, or as needed.
  • Competent climber and tower rescue certification.
  • Experience with multiple wind turbine supplier technology is a plus. (i.e. Siemens Gamasa, GE, Nordex, Vestas)
  • Experience with integrated circuits, power supplies, and Basic Programming is a plus.
  • Must be able to travel 25% both Domestic & International.
  • Must be proficient in MS Office.


Pay Range: $90,000 to $115,000 per year plus incentive

Benefits: Our benefits package includes comprehensive health insurance with multiple PPO and HSA plan options, as well as dental and vision coverage. We offer flexible spending accounts (FSA), life insurance, voluntary life insurance, short- and long-term disability (STD & LTD), an employee assistance program (EAP), smoking cessation support, weight management program, pet insurance, LifeLock identity protection, and a 401(k)-retirement plan. Additionally, we provide generous vacation time, sick/personal days, 10 paid holidays, and tuition reimbursement to support ongoing education and work-life balance.

About Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

Richardson Electronics, Ltd. is a global provider of engineered solutions, power grid and microwave tubes and related consumables; power conversion and RF and microwave components; high value displays, flat panel detector solutions and replacement parts for diagnostic imaging equipment; and customized display solutions. The Company serves customers in the alternative energy, healthcare, aviation, broadcast, communications, industrial, marine, medical, military, scientific and semiconductor markets. Richardson Electronics is headquartered in Lafox, Illinois.
Learn more about Richardson Electronics, Ltd.
Size
363 employees
Market Cap
$310.7 million
Industry
Net Income
-$1.8 million
5 Year Trend
+10.4%
Revenue
$156.8 million
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