Project Sales Engineer

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

Freedman by Lippert is a leading manufacturer of transportation seating products (bus, railway, marine and commercial truck seats). Located on the west side of Chicago, we have been in business for over 130 years. We are seeking to hire a Sales Engineer for our train/railway business market. As the Sales Engineer, your role is multi-faceted. You will be responsible for managing the life of projects from beginning to end, with both internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Functions:

1. Freedman by Lippert designs and manufactures passenger seats for the transportation industry. We are seeking to add to our team that currently supports our train/railway business market.
2. Lead the planning and implementation of projects
3. Define project tasks and resource requirements
4. Track project milestones and deliverables
5. Estimate and coordinate the resources and departments needed to achieve project goals
6. Set and continually manage project expectations with internal and external stakeholders
7. Proactively manage changes in the project scope, identify potential risks, and develop mitigation strategies
8. Conduct project reviews by reflecting on current projects to help improve future projects
9. Customer-facing relationship with customers
10. Manage project audits conducted by customers
11. Communicating project status to stakeholders

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions:

• Primarily working indoors, office environment.
• May sit for several hours at a time.
• Prolonged exposure to computer screens.

Qualifications:

1. Service Technician experience
2. Manufacturing experience
3. Leadership experience
4. Valid Driver's license

Competencies:

1. Professionalism
2. Customer/Client Focus
3. Teamwork
4. Time management
5. Innovative
6. Quality driven
7. Safety driven

Supervisory Responsibility:

This role does not have any supervisory responsibility upon hiring.

Physical Demands:

This position varies in activity. It will include working with team members on the production floor, completing work at an assigned office space, and potentially visiting customers and vendors to support as needed.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time salary position, and hours/days of work are decided by production schedules and your reporting manager. This position is located at Freedman by Lippert, in Chicago, IL.

Pay Range: $85,000 - $100,000 per year

Freedman by Lippert determines pay based on several factors, including but not limited to the position being offered, education, skills, work experience, and other factors permitted by law. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range.

Freedman by Lippert offers Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K with employer match, Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Paid Family Leave, Paid Time Off and Sick Time. For a more comprehensive list please see Human Resources.

Travel:

Travel to visit OEM's, customers, vendors and testing sites maybe be required and therefore limited domestic travel may be required.

Preferred Education and Experience:

1. A Bachelor's degree required. Business, Engineering, or similar preferred.
2. Manufacturing background/experience a plus
3. Project Management experience is a bonus
4. Strong analysis & problem-solving skills
5. Exceptional listening skills along with strong written and oral communication skills
6. Ability to travel domestically and internationally if needed.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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