Price Industries Inc. our high-quality products, reliable delivery, and knowledgeable follow-up service have made us a market leader in manufacturing and supplying innovative air distribution, chilled beams, underfloor air distribution, displacement ventilation and VAV diffuser products. After more than 60 years, Price remains a privately held family company with a deep heritage and commitment to innovation and service. Our long-standing vision, traditional values, and the Price way of doing business are the cornerstones of our company.

Application Engineering Manager

As an Application Engineering Manager at Price, you will lead a team of skilled engineers and technical professionals to ensure the successful implementation of products and procedures within the company. Your role involves managing internal and external projects and providing engineering technical support in a timely manner. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive process improvements, and contribute to the organization’s overall success. Daily tasks include managing the Sustainable Systems application team, guiding external sales personnel and design engineers on product application, performance, troubleshooting, market competitiveness, sales and pricing of products and services.

The responsibilities of this role include:

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical guidance to application engineers
• Foster innovation and best practices within the team
• Collaborate with product managers, product design team and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals

Technical Engineering Assistance

• Provide technical assistance to customers for troubleshooting, application, or selection of relevant products
• Provide customers with necessary project solutions and deliverables in a timely manner
• Generating performance data for standard and non-standard products, reviewing specifications, and providing comparisons to competitor products

Project Management and Sales

• Prepare and coordinate quotations and submittals to support Price sales representatives, Price Sales Area Managers, and Price Account Managers
• Focus efforts (internal and external) on understanding client needs and meeting expectations
• Assist in setting and achieving strategic and financial goals for the business unit
• Support a sale by providing guidance on product competitiveness, support of the bid process, leading customer visits (internal and external), and project management from initial contact through final client sign-off.

Market Strategy and Product Development

• Provide market analysis and product direction to internal Design and Manufacturing Engineers for the development of new accessories and products.
• Work with Product Management and Marketing to ensure that literature, presentations, and collateral (catalogs, videos, blog posts) is market-leading.
• Identify opportunities in the market for product development, application data and sales support material through interaction with customers.
• Support definition of product and offer guidance on market to all stakeholders.
• Develop test plans to ensure that requisite data is developed.

Industry Training and Education

• Provide technical presentations and training to customers and visitors both at Price learning centers and locally in customers cities
• Interact with customers in social settings, while representing Price Industries in a professional manner
• Travel to different locations throughout North America for business

The ideal candidate for this position will:

• Have a College Diploma or University Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Have strong interpersonal, communication, and organization skills
• Be self-motivated and capable of taking initiative.
• Excellent leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide teams.
• Problem-solving mindset and adaptability.
• Show the ability to work both independently and in a team environment to meet timeline-dependent deliverables.
• Work efficiently to provide accurate responses in a timely manner
• Treat others with respect, promote a positive and productive culture and contribute to shared team goals
• Understanding of market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape.
• Ability to align product development with business objectives.
• Comfortable working in a cross-functional environment.
• Willingness to adapt to changing priorities and business requirements.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.