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# Application Engineer - Variable Speed Drives (EE25073)

- **Company:** TMEIC Corporation
- **Location:** Roanoke, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $110,700 - $166,100
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Access, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, AutoCAD, Microsoft Outlook, Electrical CAD, Microsoft Visio, Eplan
- **Published:** November 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/apply/add/84338186/1

## About the Role

Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering or related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience

 - 2 years' related work experience in specifying, designing, commissioning, and/or maintaining low and/or medium voltage, variable frequency drives

 - Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts

 - Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills

 - Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility

 - Proficiency in MS Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, and Visio

 - Able to climb and work on cranes at heights up to approximately 175 feet, occasionally

 - Availability to travel, domestically and internationally, approximately 15%, occasionally with limited notice

Preferred Qualifications

 - 5 years' related work experience in specifying, designing, commissioning, and/or maintaining low and/or medium voltage, variable frequency drives

 - Demonstrated knowledge of VFD application to complex coordinated control systems

 - Demonstrated knowledge of DC to DC or DC to AC VFD retrofit projects

 - Demonstrated project engineering and/or project management knowledge, skills, and experience

 - Demonstrated successful working relationships mechanical OEM's and end-user clients

 - Knowledge of electrical CAD software such as AutoCAD, EPLAN etc.

## Description

Develop detailed system specifications through collaboration with mechanical original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and end-user clients, per the contract and global industry standards, to ensure high quality designs and on-time delivery for the following:

 - Low and/or medium voltage variable frequency drives for new and/or retrofit projects

 - Incoming panels, harmonics filter panels and output reactor panels

 - Troubleshoot low and medium voltage, AC and DC variable frequency drive application issues, at client site as assigned

 - Create electrical circuit drawings to ensure a design that meets project requirements and quality standards

 - Provide timely technical guidance to internal and external clients and suppliers as required to ensure total project requirements are met

 - Develop and maintain processes and procedures to support the configuration and tuning of VFDs

 - Ensure "as shipped" systems meet all client requirements as defined in the project contract, including system specifications and performance guarantees, while achieving business goals and objectives

 - Perform development related tasks for drive features or applications for new and existing VFD's, as assigned

 - Evaluate supplier proposals to determine the best technical and most cost-effective solution for the application

 - Manage equipment costs, recommending cost reductions when feasible

 - Prepare purchase specification and ERP requisition in a timely manner to support the project schedule

 - Conduct detailed design reviews, internally and externally, with suppliers and clients

 - Provide technical and costing information for the preparation of technical proposals, using client specifications and knowledge of Company solutions

 - Provide technical consultation to assist clients in specifying solutions to technology challenges that results in projects for the Company

 - Provide project management services as assigned

General Employee Accountabilities

 - Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager

 - Give manager best advice

 - Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified

 - Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager

 - Exemplify Company Core Values: Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment

 - Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws

 - Recommend viable improvements proactively

 - Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes