Technical Support Specialist (Industrial Automation)

About Murrelektronik

At Murrelektronik, our success is primarily based on our committed employees, innovative products, market and customer centricity, effective logistics and quality consciousness. We are proud of this : for our company, founded in Oppenweiler in 1975, today occupies a leading position not only on a national, but also on an international basis.

We at Murrelektronik strive to establish long-term connections. And not only in a technical sense, but also in our particularly close connections to our customers. For this reason, we attach importance to employee satisfaction and welfare. We aim to support this through various services and benefits.

We offer a robust benefit package to include medical, dental and vision services, tuition reimbursement, annual uniform stipend, flexible work environment and much more.

Position Summary : The Technical Support role is a key contributor to the operations of the Research & Development group. The primary responsibility of the position is to provide technical assistance concerning company products to internal and external customers and Murrelektronik outside sales representatives. The role of Technical Support has a full range of responsibilities including, but not limited to the following :

Essential Duties

• Maintain in depth knowledge and understanding of Murrelektronik product offerings.
• Assist customers with product information and application improvement. Recommending solutions based on understanding of the customer’s requirements and problems.
• Provide support to sales representatives in all aspects relating to the sale and installation of Murrelektronik products.
• Assist internal and external customers with cross referencing competitor products to the Murrelektronik product line.
• Create and maintain US sourced Murrelektronik parts in SAP system.
• Communicate with technical experts at our Headquarters and other locations for additional information and support where necessary.
• Provide completed system drawings as part of application review process.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Education :