
Technical Product Support Engineer
- La Crosse, WI
- $60,000-90,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Performance Climate Changer® air handlers
- Terminal Devices (UniTrane® fan coil, unit ventilators, blower coil air handlers, and unit heaters)
- VariTrane™ variable-air-volume units
- Actively engage and serve as a trusted partner with Trane account managers and Airside Product Growth Team (PGT).
- Serve as a subject matter expert through technical and application knowledge of Airside products. Continually advance this knowledge through personal development goals.
- Collaborate with internal or external customers in the areas of, but not limited to:
- Technical Airside equipment understanding and systems application
- Customer specification, bill of materials review, and pricing questions
- Non-selectable and design special options.
- This collaboration will include responding to internal product support requests via email and phone using the Zendesk platform.
- Support testing and improvement of our equipment selection system, Trane Select Assist.
- Engage in customer visit process at Columbia facility including direct support or host duties for assigned visits.
- Partner with Sr. Product Support Team Members and Product Management team to:
- Deliver sales channel training during structured training programs, in support of Airside strategies, and in conjunction with sales office requests
- Provide voice of customer to support Airside portfolio strategies including new product development (NPD), top line margin expansion (TLME), and Value Analysis/ Value Engineering (VAVE) projects.
- Support commercialization efforts for new or modified product launches as needed.
- Leverage Lean thinking and project management skills to support team continuous improvement journey. This includes participation in Managing for Weekly Improvement (MWIs) performance reviews and strategic problem solving.
- Learn about our product management strategies and operational frameworks establishing a strong foundation for career growth into diverse areas including product management, operations, or engineering.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or another related technical field.
- One to two years of experience within industrial or manufacturing sector preferred. Experience could include product management, engineering, marketing/sales, field support, or manufacturing operations. It would also include any technical internships.
- Tactful and assertive leadership skills to effectively interact with the field (account managers, sales assistants, customers).
- Effective and clear decision-maker in time sensitive situations.
- Ability to recognize developing situations to react and diffuse potential problems. Serve as a mediator between internal/external organizations and within the internal organization.
- Solid organization skills and flexibility to handle a variety of tasks and projects.
- Knowledge of HVAC, or similar products, is beneficial but not required. Product training will be provided as part of onboarding process.
- Ability to travel up to 10%
We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, pregnancy, age, marital status, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any legally protected status.