Egis Mobile

Patrick Industries, a publicly traded company headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana, invites you to join a team of dedicated Team Members who are passionate about delivering high-quality products and exceptional customer service. As a leading solutions provider serving a diverse range of markets across the United States, our commitment to innovation, quality, and sustainability has positioned us as a high growth, diversified and empowered Team of more than 10,000! Your adventure awaits!

Egis Mobile Electric, a division of Patrick Industries, is seeking a Sales Engineer to support growth with OEMs and strategic customers throughout the United States. This is a customer-facing technical sales role focused on understanding customer electrical systems, solving application challenges, specifying Egis products and solutions, and converting opportunities into business.

The successful candidate will work directly with boatbuilders, vehicle manufacturers, engineers, installers, distributors, and manufacturers' representatives to evaluate electrical architectures, develop practical solutions, and drive business growth. This role combines technical expertise in marine and mobile DC electrical systems with business development, account management, and customer engagement responsibilities.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Customer Engagement & Technical Sales

• Meet with OEMs and customers to understand electrical systems, applications, challenges, and future requirements
• Solve application and system-level challenges while developing practical customer-focused solutions
• Present Egis products, capabilities, and value propositions to customers and engineering teams
• Build trusted relationships with customers, distributors, installers, and industry partners
• Support customer projects from initial concept through production implementation
• Participate in customer meetings, trade shows, distributor events, and other commercial activities

Application Engineering & Solution Development

• Evaluate customer electrical architectures and recommend technically sound solutions utilizing Egis products
• Support circuit protection, switching, power distribution, charging systems, and related electrical applications
• Read, interpret, develop, and modify electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and system layouts
• Create and update high-level electrical schematics and system concepts using CAD software
• Analyze unfamiliar electrical-system challenges and develop practical solutions
• Support product specification activities throughout customer development programs

Quoting & Commercial Support

• Develop product configurations and bills of material
• Prepare customer quotations utilizing established pricing and commercial guidelines
• Support customers through evaluation, specification, purchasing, and implementation activities
• Assist with commercial discussions and opportunity management
• Maintain accurate customer, project, and opportunity information within company systems
• Coordinate with internal teams to deliver timely and accurate customer responses

Training & Customer Support

• Provide technical product and application training to OEM customers, distributors, and manufacturers' representatives
• Serve as a technical resource for customers evaluating electrical-system solutions
• Support troubleshooting and resolution of technical application challenges
• Build and maintain expertise in evolving marine and mobile electrical technologies
• Communicate customer feedback and technical requirements to internal stakeholders

Qualifications and Skills

• Strong practical understanding of marine and mobile DC electrical systems
• Knowledge of battery systems, circuit protection, relays, contactors, switching, power distribution, charging systems, grounding, conductor sizing, voltage drop, and related electrical principles
• Ability to read, interpret, develop, and modify electrical schematics and system-level drawings
• Experience utilizing CAD software to create and modify technical drawings and schematics
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate unfamiliar electrical-system challenges and develop practical solutions
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to quickly understand new products, technologies, and applications
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, technical personnel, and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal, relationship-building, and customer-facing skills
• Ability to work independently within a remote environment
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 20%
• Access to a professional home-office environment and reliable internet connectivity
• Direct experience with marine electrical systems, boatbuilding, marine equipment, or electrical-system design and installation preferred
• Hands-on experience designing, installing, troubleshooting, or modifying DC electrical systems preferred
• Experience working directly with boatbuilders, vehicle manufacturers, or other OEMs preferred
• ABYC training or certification preferred
• Experience in applications engineering, field engineering, technical sales, product management, or business development preferred
• Experience working with manufacturers' representatives and technical sales organizations preferred
• Familiarity with NMEA 2000, CAN-based systems, digital switching, lithium battery systems, and related technologies preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent practical experience will be considered

Compensation Range

$80,000 - $100,000 annually

Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and overall fit for the position.

Benefits Include:

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, 401(k) with Company Match, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Employee Assistance Program, Professional Development Opportunities.

At Patrick Industries, BETTER Together is our commitment to being our best while striving to bring out the best in one another as we join forces Individually, as Teams, with our Business Units, with our Customers, our Communities and within our entire Patrick family.

Patrick is an Equal Opportunity Employer.