Careers at Eriez

*All openings are located in Erie, Pennsylvania, unless otherwise noted.

Technical Sales Representative - International Sales

Duties:

1. Work closely with representatives and customers by phone, mail, and in person to solve problems.
2. Recommend and price the appropriate equipment for the customer’s application.
3. Work closely with Engineering and Technical Center personnel to solve application problems.
4. Travel with field representatives and make sales calls and sales presentations to get orders for all product lines in Latin America, parts of Asia, and other territories as may be assigned.
5. Train customers and new reps in pricing and applying Separation, Vibratory and Metal Detection equipment.
6. Entertain and act as guide during representative and customer visits, including coordinating lab tests and sales training sessions.
7. Occasionally perform start-up and service calls.
8. Act as liaison between customers and reps in the field and various Eriez home office departments.
9. Be familiar with the policies, products, pricing, etc., of the markets served by the Company and the sales department, and assist as necessary.
10. Entertain and act as company host during representative and customer visits, including coordinating lab tests and sales training sessions.
11. Other similar and related duties as assigned.

Requirements:

1. Four-year Degree, Bachelor of Science, Business Management, Engineering or eight years equivalent related experience.
2. 3-5 years applicable sales/marketing experience, preferably industrial equipment in process industries. 
3. Ability to work with people at customer, representative and inside levels with little supervision.        
4. Excellent communication skills including business and technical writing.  Considerable telephone  work
5. Able to handle details of equipment sales, including commercial and technical issues and work effectively under pressure.
6. Must be willing to travel, mostly internationally, as necessary (typically 30-35%,  may be more from time to time)
7. Experience with personal computers, word processing and spreadsheet applications required.
8. Exceptional language skills required.  Must be able to speak, read & write in Spanish.  Other languages (French) a plus.
9. Must be authorized to work in the U.S. and eligible to obtain any and all travel visas required.

Software Engineer

Duties:

1. Design, write, and debug software for industrial inspection, sorting, and measurement equipment using various platforms such as Windows and other embedded systems.
2. Design, write, and debug software running on a PC to provide various functionalities including ability to communicate to equipment and software to test circuit boards.
3. Collaborate with electrical engineers to plan, design, and develop systems to ensure compatibility and performance of the software and hardware.
4. Use version control software and clearly document changes.
5. Work independently or in a team and report progress to immediate supervisor..
6. Evaluate new technologies to help expand and enhance current product offerings.
7. Develop user documentation for Engineering, Sales, Manufacturing and Customers.
8. Work with customers to solve field equipment problems.
9. Perform other similar and related duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Requirements:

1. Minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer, Electrical, or Software Engineering.
2. Minimum 5 years experience programming, developing and debugging software for a Windows PC environment using C# and Visual C++.
3. Minimum 5 years with experience programming, developing and debugging software for real time deterministic systems with an embedded microcontroller using C, C++, and assembler programming languages.
4. Experience with embedded systems using RTOS, and systems with no operating system.
5. Experience with Digital Signal Processing techniques is highly desireable.
6. Experience with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) on a Windows platform.
7. Experience with networking and integrating equipment.
8. Experience with peripheral buses I2C, UART, SPI, USB.
9. Posses experience with version control software.
10. Proficient using oscilloscopes, volt meters, and other electronic test equipment.
11. Able to read and understand electrical/electronic circuit schematics.
12. Capable of taking full responsibility for a product development project from inception to completion.
13. Capable of working in a team environment.
14. Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) to assist Engineering, Manufacturing, Sales, and Customers.
15. Willing to travel on occasion.

Research and Development Magnet Design Engineer

Duties:

1. Design permanent magnet circuits, electro-magnet circuits, and electro-permanent magnet circuits for magnetic separation equipment, vibratory conveying equipment, and magnamation equipment.
2. Construct 2-d and 3-d magnetic models of new and existing magnet circuits using INFOLYTICA FEA software to evaluate circuit performance (static and dynamic).
3. Evaluate power requirements and thermal effects for static and dynamic operation of magnetic separation equipment due to eddy currents and operating heat losses. 
4. Evaluate and specify permanent magnet materials for magnet circuits
5. Conduct lab tests to verify magnet circuit designs
6. Evaluate magnet vendors and provide test procedures to inspect new magnet materials
7. Work with the Central Test Lab to ensure that magnetic separation tests conducted on lab equipment will simulate actual field operation with thermal losses.   
8. Provide technical support to Engineering, Manufacturing, and Service for new and existing magnetic product lines. 
9. Provide technical assistance to the Sales Department for field application  
10. Perform other duties as specified by immediate supervisor.

Requirements:

1. Possess a strong analytical background with the ability to mathematically model static and dynamic system
2. Possess the knowledge of fundamental principles of electro-magnet design
3. Possess the knowledge of fundamental principles of permanent magnet design
4. Possess the ability to mathematically analyze magnetic circuits using textbook solutions and FEA tools.
5. Possess the “hands-on” skills to set-up and test prototype magnetic circuits
6. Possess experience in designing and manufacturing oil filled, potted, and dry magnet coils, including experience with coil winding processes
7. Possess good communication and technical writing skills
8. Work in a team environment on R&D projects that lead to new and improved product lines
9. Willing to travel up to 10% 

Education:

Position requires a BS or MS in Electrical Engineering with 5 years of experience in magnet circuit design.

If you are interested in one of our open positions, please send your cover letter and resume to hr@eriez.com for consideration.