The Energy Industry Focused Applications Engineer will play a pivotal role in driving technical demand for our products within our target sectors (e.g. Traditional and Green Energy)!  

A successful candidate has deep technical expertise and a customer-centric approach. They will use their skills to showcase NI capabilities to customers and targets and communicate our outstanding differentiation within the customer and market context. 

A successful candidate is excellent at listening, learning, and understanding our customers' needs. They are also strong teammates who mentor others in PBU Engineering and foster strong collaboration and partnership with the team and other collaborators.   
 

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

Engage directly with customers during pre-sales and post-sales phases   Build positive relationships with key collaborators  Create, customize, and present PoCs to demonstrate our solutions and highlight our value proposition for specific customer scenarios  Leverage technical and industry knowledge to position NI’s and PBU’s technical capabilities to specific markets prioritized by the business lines through proactive demand generation activities.  Strong partnership with AMs, BDMs, and Business Lines   Deliver actionable demand generation proposals informed by a deep technical understanding of targeted markets and mapping NI and PBU Technical capabilities to market needs.   Creation and demonstration of Proof of Concepts and performance benchmarks in  
support of large sales opportunities   Develop compelling technical content (whitepapers, app notes, recordings, etc.)   Collaborate with Marketing to create impactful collateral (PowerPoints and one-pagers, architecture and workflow diagrams)   Contribute to webinars, workshops, trainings, and industry events   Define and architect market solutions for reference architectures and demos that can be broadly applicable and leveraged for market or customer-specific applications    Stay abreast of industry trends, competitor offerings, and emerging technologies   Share insights with the R&D, PBU Engineering, and Product Management teams to shape our roadmaps
    For This Role, You Will Need: Familiarity with Energy industry terminology  Experience working with battery energy storage systems and invert Knowledge of Embedded SW testing and model integration into the NI platform  Reliability/durability, and NVH testing  Power electronics test systems (grid simulators, DC cyclers, AC loads)  Strong customer relationship skills to build credibility and explore untapped potential at accounts  Based in Austin, TX USA but should also be able to support/consult on EMEA business 
  Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart: Models involving grid, transmission lines, and/or power conversion would be ideal  Familiarity with NI technology (PXI, VeriStand, LabVIEW, power electronics ideal)  Knowledge of other focus areas for Energy strategy a bonus 
  Our Offer To You:

We recognize for our organization to support a diverse workforce, we must focus on employee wellbeing. We know that to do your best work, you must have flexible, competitive benefit plans to meet you and your family’s physical, mental, financial, and social needs. We provide a market leading 401(k) and profit-sharing plan, a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage, family formation benefits in addition to paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), Employee Assistance Program, tuition reimbursement, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture prioritizes work-life balance and offers flexible time off plans, inclusive of vacation, holiday and sick leave. Our goal is to offer a strong benefits foundation while allowing employees the flexibility to choose options that best suit their needs.

 

At Emerson, we are committed to fostering a culture where every employee is valued and respected for their unique experiences and perspectives. We believe a diverse and inclusive work environment contributes to the rich exchange of ideas and diversity of thoughts, that inspires innovation and brings the best solutions to our customers.

 

This philosophy is fundamental to living our company’s values and our responsibility to leave the world in a better place.  Learn more about our  Culture & Values and about Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Emerson. 

 

Our training programs and initiatives focus on end-to-end development, from onboarding through senior leadership. We provide a wide range of development opportunities, including face-to-face and virtual training, mentorship and coaching, project management, and on-the-job training.