Lead Application Engineer I

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What we offer:

• Competitive salary

• Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

• On the job/cross training opportunities

• Encouraging and collaborative team environment

• Dedication to safety through our Zero Harm policy

ELV Systems' Presales Engineering

About India Sales Support CoE

India Sales Support CoE organization entails of 792+ engineers supporting Johnson's Controls branches across the world for 20+ years. We are a global organization with field experiences across the different markets right from Asia to North America, Europe to Latin America, and the Middle East. The collected diverse experience in one single organization enables us to be an effective partner for our JCI branches. This engineering organization offers controls, Security & Fire and Energy solution.

About Fire & Security Business

10+ years of wide JCI/Tyco and third-party system knowledge for design, detailed engineering and implementation of security, Fire detection system. Team provides the services and value-added solution for the system and provides onsite & remote engineering supports across the globe for engineering.

What you will do

The primary responsibility for this role is to work on end-to-end presales engineering activities of Fire and Security opportunities within India from various verticals (e.g., Infrastructure, Industries, Fit-outs, Key Accounts, etc.).  You will be handling techno-Commercial activities of the projects covering various ELV systems such as Fire Alarm System, CCTV Surveillance & Security System, Access Control System, Public Address System, Parking Management System, Structured Cabling System, network Infrastructure etc. You should own the technical consideration to win the job and should be part of HOTO process to get the D&E and OPS approval for booking.

How you will do it:

• Review the project inputs and project intake form shared by the Front desk/Sales.

• Analyze the requirement and initiate the Kick-off call with Front Desk after getting CoE SFDC Code and time frame.

• Prepare designs on given floor plans to arrive with the BOQ; in case BOQ is unavailable.

• Identify potential issues/risks and proactively bring them to the customer's knowledge and help to mitigate the identified risks.

• Initiate the discussion with OEMs & subcontractors and get the right solution and proposal from OEMs.

• Analyze the proposal and commercials received from the OEM and verify the same based on the past data and benchmark costing available in the SCM Database.

• Upon completion of cost comparison, prepare the optimized techno-commercial Costing sheet, Proposal, and Compliance Statements.

• Once the deliverables are ready, perform Self QC and get the 2nd level QC done by the Delivery Manager. Eventually, submit the deliverables to the Front Desk.

• Update the SFDC regularly, and complete timesheet & assigned training on time.  

• Actively negotiate and follow up with OEMs and Internal OPS/ Post Sales team to get the right kind of prices for the project.

• Regularly participate in the Daily Call /Cadence Call with the business team.

• Actively derive the strategy for increasing the win rate.

• Align with Organization KPIs such as Quality, OTD, Win rate, Productivity, etc.

What we look for

• BE (Electrical / Electronics / Electronics & Communication)

• Must have 6+ years of relevant experience in ELV Systems domains.

• Strong knowledge of ELV & ICT Systems (Fire Alarm System, CCTV, Access Control, PAVA, Intrusion Detection Systems, Intercom Systems, Gate Barriers, Car parking system, Structured Cabling, Network Switches, etc.)

• Must have India projects' presales and estimation experience on various verticals (Infrastructure, Health Care, Fit-outs, Industries, Data Centers, etc.).

• Design know-how of the ELV & ICT Systems.

• Capable of understanding ELV Systems specifications and doing product selections along with the deviation/compliance statements.

• Must be able to work on complex costing sheets covering Material, Engineering, Operations, and Subcon costs.

• Skill in articulating offered solutions in a structured way through high-standard technical proposal documents.

• Must have a strong network with the 3rd party vendors in India.

• Must be a quick learner & keen on problem-solving techniques.

• Proficient in written and verbal communication. 

• Must be a good team player.

Preferred

• Work experience in all leading access control products (e.g., Software House, Lenel, HID, Suprema, Bosch, Honeywell, etc.)

• Work experience in all leading CCTV products (e.g., American Dynamics, Milestone, Genetic, Pelco, Axis, etc.)

• Knowledge of Fire Alarm Systems products such as Notifier, Simplex, and EST (Edward).

• PAVA, Structured Cabling and Network infrastructure know-how is a must.

• Knowledge of ACAD, Visio, and Excel.

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