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Technical Sales Engineer – Power Transformers
Location: Easley / Greenville, South Carolina Area
Department: Sales / Business Development
Reports To: Director of Sales
Position Summary
A rapidly growing power equipment manufacturer is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer with direct power transformer experience to drive strategic growth across utility, industrial, and energy markets. This role is ideal for candidates coming from transformer OEMs or major power equipment manufacturers who want to leverage their technical expertise in a fast-moving, customer-focused environment.
The Technical Sales Engineer will serve as the primary technical interface between customers, engineering, and manufacturing, supporting complex transformer projects from initial inquiry through proposal development and order execution. This role requires a deep understanding of power transformer applications, specifications, and electrical infrastructure combined with strong commercial instincts.
This position is based in the Easley/Greenville, SC area and offers the opportunity to play a key role in expanding market presence within the power delivery and grid infrastructure sector.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Sales Leadership
Patrick DelGaone
PD@Libertyjobs.com
#Utilities
#Midsenior
Technical Sales Engineer – Power Transformers
Location: Easley / Greenville, South Carolina Area
Department: Sales / Business Development
Reports To: Director of Sales
Position Summary
A rapidly growing power equipment manufacturer is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer with direct power transformer experience to drive strategic growth across utility, industrial, and energy markets. This role is ideal for candidates coming from transformer OEMs or major power equipment manufacturers who want to leverage their technical expertise in a fast-moving, customer-focused environment.
The Technical Sales Engineer will serve as the primary technical interface between customers, engineering, and manufacturing, supporting complex transformer projects from initial inquiry through proposal development and order execution. This role requires a deep understanding of power transformer applications, specifications, and electrical infrastructure combined with strong commercial instincts.
This position is based in the Easley/Greenville, SC area and offers the opportunity to play a key role in expanding market presence within the power delivery and grid infrastructure sector.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Sales Leadership
- Drive sales of power transformers and related engineered solutions to utilities, industrial facilities, EPC firms, and renewable energy developers.
- Identify and develop new opportunities for transformer replacements, upgrades, and engineered solutions.
- Serve as a technical advisor to customers, assisting with equipment selection, specifications, and system requirements.
- Lead development of technical and commercial proposals for medium and large transformer projects.
- Interpret customer specifications and collaborate with internal engineering teams to deliver compliant, competitive solutions.
- Support contract negotiations and ensure accurate project handoffs to engineering and operations.
- Maintain strong relationships with utility engineers, procurement teams, EPC contractors, and industrial customers.
- Provide technical presentations and product expertise during customer meetings.
- Support project discussions involving transformer ratings, cooling systems, testing requirements, and application design.
- Expand relationships with key customers and industry partners.
- Identify market trends and emerging opportunities in power transmission, grid modernization, renewable energy, and industrial power systems.
- Contribute to strategic sales planning and pipeline development.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- 5 years of experience in the power transformer industry, ideally with a transformer OEM or major power equipment manufacturer.
- Demonstrated experience in technical sales, applications engineering, or project engineering for power transformers.
- Strong knowledge of:
- Power transformer design and construction
- Utility and industrial power systems
- Transformer specifications and procurement processes
- Ability to interpret customer specifications, drawings, and electrical system requirements.
- Background working with large power transformer manufacturers or substation equipment providers.
- Familiarity with IEEE, ANSI, and IEC transformer standards.
- Experience supporting utility transmission and distribution projects, data centers, or renewable energy facilities.
- Technical sales and consultative solution selling
- Power transformer applications expertise
- Proposal and bid development
- Customer relationship management
- Cross-functional coordination with engineering and manufacturing
- Strategic account development
- Minimal travel (approximately 5–10%), primarily for occasional customer meetings or industry events.
- Opportunity to apply deep transformer expertise in a high-impact sales engineering role
- Work closely with engineering and leadership in a growing power equipment organization
- Competitive compensation with strong growth potential
- Local role based in the Easley/Greenville, SC region
Patrick DelGaone
PD@Libertyjobs.com
#Utilities
#Midsenior