Silent-Aire
Data center solutions manufacturing
SolutionsEngineer
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“Solutions Engineer at Silent-Aire. Skills: Data center infrastructure, Critical power, Cooling technologies, Modular systems. Act as technical point of contact. Support accounts teams”
Industry & Context.
Translate business needs; Translate technical needs; Optimize designs for cost; Optimize designs for performance; Optimize designs for manufacturability; Identify risks; Identify assumptions; Identify exclusions; Identify differentiators
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, 3–7+ years pre-sales experience, 3–7+ years sales engineering experience, 3–7+ years solutions engineering experience, Data center infrastructure experience, Critical power and cooling experience, Modular or prefabricated buildings experience, OEM or manufacturer environments experience, Understanding of UPS systems, Understanding of switchgear, Understanding of generators, Understanding of PDUs, Understanding of cooling technologies, Understanding of racks, Understanding of containment, Understanding of white space solutions, Interpret technical specifications, Interpret construction documents, Proficiency with AutoCAD, Proficiency with Visio, Proficiency with Excel
What You'll Do.
Act as technical point of contact
Support accounts teams
Provide technical knowledge
Give product demonstrations
Walk through solutions
Qualify customer requirements
Develop conceptual designs
Develop high-level designs
Produce technical documentation
Produce single-line diagrams
Produce layout drawings
Produce Bill of Materials
Produce scope of supply
Produce technical compliance matrices
Project manage design phase
Review specifications
Identify technical differentiators
Optimize designs for cost
Optimize designs for performance
Optimize designs for manufacturability
Participate in customer meetings
Participate in design workshops
Participate in site visits
Collaborate with consulting engineers
Collaborate with EPCs
Collaborate with contractors
Collaborate with channel partners
Address technical questions
Address clarifications
Work closely with project management
Work closely with Accounts
Work closely with Engineering teams
Work closely with Operations
Work closely with supply chain
Provide market feedback
Support sales enablement
Support handover to execution teams
Develop knowledge of customer products
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Accounts organization; Project management; Engineering; Operations; Customer; Consulting engineers; EPCs; Contractors; Channel partners; Design Engineering team; Execution teams
Communication Scope
Technical presentations; Product demonstrations; Solution walk-throughs
Process & Methodology
Project manage design phase
Full Job Description
**About Us:** Silent-Aire, a division of Johnson Controls, is a global leader in owner equipment manufacturing (OEM) dedicated to providing custom solutions for data center customers. Our product line includes large-scale equipment such as air handling units and modular data centers. We pride ourselves on innovation, quality, and delivering tailored solutions to meet our clients' unique needs. **What you will do** The Pre-Sales Engineer serves as the technical authority supporting the accounts organization in the data center solutions manufacturing industry. This role bridges customer requirements with engineered solutions by translating business and technical needs into compliant, cost-effective, and scalable data center infrastructure designs. The Pre-Sales Engineer works closely with accounts, project management, engineering, operations and the customer to drive successful project outcomes. **How you will do it** Technical Sales Support * Act as the primary technical point of contact during the sales and design cycle. * Support accounts teams with technical knowledge, presentations, product demonstrations, and solution walk-throughs * Qualify customer requirements for data center solutions including power, cooling, racks, containment, modular systems, and prefabricated data centers Solution Design & Engineering * Develop conceptual and high-level detailed designs aligned with customer requirements, standards, and budgets * Produce technical documentation such as: * Single-line diagrams (SLDs) * Layout drawings * Bill of Materials (BOMs) * Scope of supply and technical compliance matrices * Project Manage the design phase with a clear understanding of design change impacts to the project, timelines or costs. Proposal & Bid Support * Lead technical input for RFP, RFQ, and tender responses * Review specifications, identify risks, assumptions, exclusions, and technical differentiators * Support pricing strategies by optimizing designs for cost, performance, and manuf
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