Product Application Engineer – Electrical Engineering

About the role

Ensto, an international family-owned technology company supporting the green energy transition through low and medium-voltage electricity distribution solutions, is looking for a Product Application Engineer to join its Low Voltage Distribution Switchgear Centre of Excellence in Dunboyne. This is a customer-facing technical role that translates customer requirements into practical, commercially viable solutions, working with Sales, Engineering, Product Management and Operations across utility, renewable energy and industrial markets. The position is hybrid.

Key responsibilities

• Support customer prequalification, technical approvals and vendor onboarding for utility, industrial and renewable energy customers
• Prepare technical responses for tenders, framework agreements and major projects, in line with customer specifications and industry standards
• Develop technical cost build-ups, solution cost models and commercial inputs for quotations, tenders and business cases
• Provide technical and application engineering support to customers, channel partners and the Sales team
• Support product selection, specification development and solution design, and gather requirements into development opportunities
• Contribute to the development, testing, validation and introduction of new products, and conduct technical evaluations, product assessments and field trials
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations and Engineering on product improvement, and develop technical documentation, application guides, training materials and case studies
• Represent Ensto at customer meetings, industry events and technical forums

Required profile

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum 5 years' experience in utility, electrical distribution, renewable energy or industrial markets
• Experience in application engineering, product development, technical sales, product management or a similar customer-facing technical role
• Knowledge of low and medium-voltage distribution systems and their products
• Understanding of industry standards, utility specifications, product qualification and homologation processes
• Experience of product testing, validation and qualification
• Strong customer focus, commercial awareness and excellent written, verbal and presentation skills

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Company pension scheme
• Mobile phone and laptop
• Professional development and training
• Team-building and social events
• International collaboration and career development opportunities