Sales Engineer - Smart Cover Instrumentation

Employment Type: Full-time

Why Badger Meter?

Badger Meter is a leading global water technology company with a mission to preserve and protect the world’s most precious resource. For over 100 years, cities and businesses have utilized our innovative and trusted solutions to enhance operational efficiency and conserve water, making it more affordable, clean, and resilient.

At Badger Meter, we believe that our approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion is the foundation of our success. Our commitment is reflected in our core values, where we strive to create an environment that celebrates differences, encourages innovation, and ensures every voice is appreciated. We understand that a diverse team brings a variety of perspectives and ideas, fostering creativity and excellence. Badger Meter provides opportunities for career growth and development by creating a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees can make meaningful contributions while preserving the world’s most precious resource.

What You Will Contribute

The Sales Engineer will support customers and internal stakeholders on Smart Cover Instrumentation products by providing:

• Application-specific product recommendations
• Technical support
• Assistance on sales quotations
• Enhancing the knowledge base for Smart Cover products within the company

As a member of the Sales department, the Sales Engineer is expected to be team-oriented, self-directed, and highly responsive to customer needs, aiming to make it as easy as possible for customers to choose, buy, and use our products.

This position requires up to 50% travel. While this position is listed as remote in Texas, the successful candidate must be in a major metropolitan area with a major airport.

Main Accountabilities:

• Perform site surveys at customer locations to assess needs and requirements for planning, integrating, and implementing updated SCADA automation/control systems into existing control equipment.
• Estimate all requirements for proposed customer control systems.
• Provide additional documentation required for complete and successful control system implementation, following company documentation, procedures, and quotation templates.
• Provide customers’ process details to the level of algorithm creation.
• Maintain all survey records for consistency and follow-up ability in the quotation process.
• Support the company installation department, contractors, and electrical contractors during project implementation.

Requirements

The position requires a background or general knowledge in I&C (Instrumentation & Controls), including:

• Machine electrical control
• HMI
• SCADA
• General electrical construction requirements

In-depth Experience Required:

• AutoCAD: Ability to read and interpret drawings.
• PLC Control Systems and Ladder Logic Programming: Generic understanding.
• Electrical Control Panel Drawings: Including MCC, across-the-line, VFD, etc.
• Water and Wastewater Industry Instrumentation: Understanding.
• Ability to understand electrical integration practices and techniques.
• Electrical controls troubleshooting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or other technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of technical and/or sales experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Project management experience is a plus.
• Solid ability to communicate in written and verbal forms regarding scope and specifications to multiple audiences, including contractors, engineers, programmers, customers’ management, operators, and elected government officials.
• The ideal candidate will have 3 to 5 years of experience/education in the relevant fields.