Skip to content
CV Rocket
Get started
How it worksThe enginePricingBlogContactSign in

Open nowPosted 4 days ago

Director, Application Engineering

Generac121 open roles

Where
Sussex, WI - USA
Work mode
On site
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Your applicationOpen nowDirector, Application EngineeringGenerac · Sussex, WI - USA

  1. YouYes, apply to this one.

  2. CV RocketCV written for this posting.

  3. 25 readersRecruiter, hiring manager, skeptic. Round after round.

  4. CV RocketApplied on Generac's own form.

The reply lands in your private mailbox

3×more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

The clock on this job

Early applications get read.

8.0% of postings close within 7 days. Measured by our own scanner across the market. Generac postings stay open a median of 2 days.

Share of postings closed within
  1. 1.6%1 day
  2. 3.5%3 days
  3. 8.0%7 days
  4. 15.0%14 days
  5. 34.1%30 days
This job: posted 4 days ago

Generac median: 2 days open

The posting

We believe power is a promise - a shared commitment to be there for others when it matters most.

For more than 65 years, we've turned big ideas into solutions that help protect homes, strengthen businesses and build a more resilient, efficient, sustainable energy future.

Ready to Power a Smarter World with us?

The Director of Application Engineering leads Generac's Industrial Power Generation Application Engineering and Technical Support functions. This role is responsible for managing a team of Sales Engineers, Application Engineers, Technical Support Specialists, and Subject Matter Experts who provide technical sales support, application guidance, special engineering quotations, and internal tool support for dealers, customers, national accounts, and sales teams.

The Director serves as a strategic partner to Product Management, Engineering, Sales, and the Industrial dealer network, ensuring customers receive timely technical expertise while driving continuous product and process improvements. This leader also oversees technical sales enablement resources, application sizing tools, installation guidelines, and special engineering solutions that support business growth and customer success.

Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Development

  • Lead, coach, and develop the Application Engineering, Technical Support, and Sales Engineering teams.
  • Establish team goals and performance objectives aligned with company strategy.
  • Drive talent development through performance management, succession planning, and employee growth initiatives.
  • Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and customer focus.
  • Ensure consistent feedback, recognition, and development opportunities across the organization.

Technical Sales & Customer Support

  • Oversee technical sales support provided to Industrial dealers, sales teams, national accounts, and end customers.
  • Ensure prompt and accurate response to technical inquiries via phone, email, and other support channels.
  • Support strategic national accounts with application engineering, technical training, and product expertise.
  • Provide resources and guidance for technical training programs, marketing initiatives, and customer events.

Application Engineering & Product Support

  • Lead Power Generation Subject Matter Experts in areas including:Generator sizing and application design Alternators and controls Electrical codes and standards Product applications and configurations
  • Manage special engineering quotation processes and coordinate custom solution requests between dealers, engineering, and product management teams.
  • Partner with Product Management to advocate for product enhancements and configured product offerings based on customer and market needs.
  • Drive resolution of complex customer technical issues.

Technical Tools & Sales Enablement

  • Oversee Power Design Pro sizing tool updates associated with new product releases.
  • Manage GenConnect submittal updates and related technical documentation.
  • Own and maintain Installation Guidelines documentation for Industrial generators.
  • Develop and expand technical sales enablement materials, including white papers and application resources.
  • Support creation of sales drawings, 3D models, BIM files, and future digital sales support tools.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required.
  • 12+ years of experience in Power Generation, Controls, Alternators, Application Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience managing technical and engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Professional Engineer (PE) registration preferred.
  • MBA or Master's degree in Engineering or a related field.
  • Previous experience with SAP or equivalent ERP systems.
  • Strong understanding of power generation systems, applications, and customer support processes.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
  • Excellent communication, problem-solving, and customer relationship management skills.
  • Ability to effectively lead teams while operating independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Experience supporting industrial dealer networks, technical sales organizations, and national account customers.
  • Demonstrated success partnering with product management and engineering teams to influence product roadmaps and technical solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of generator sizing, power system applications, controls, electrical codes, and alternator technologies.

“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

From $25, paid onceGet the CV for this job

What happens when you press

One press. We do the rest.

  1. A CV for this posting

    Written against Generac's own wording, from every piece of relevant proof in your profile.

  2. 25 readers review it

    Recruiter, hiring manager, skeptic and more read every draft, round after round. You get the best round.

    The review screen in CV Rocket: how each CV was read, round by round.

  3. We apply on Generac's form

    Our application engine gets through the hardest forms there are. Where a question needs you, AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

    An application in CV Rocket: every answer filled in on the employer's form.

  4. Every reply, sorted

    Generac's answer lands in your private mailbox, and we classify it on arrival: interview, question, rejection.

    The CV Rocket inbox: each employer reply classified as an interview, an action or a rejection.

  5. Reply with AI

    AI helps you write the email, checks it and sends it. We show you whether the recruiter read it.

  6. The interview in your calendar

    Full integration with your calendar. The invitation goes straight in.

    An interview invitation in the CV Rocket inbox, added to the candidate's calendar.
Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

Why it works

3×

more interviews than doing it yourself with ChatGPT.

ChatGPT writes a CV and never learns what happened to it. We see every reply. For each CV we know:

  • How it was written, and how the review scored it
  • When we applied, and how long after the posting went up
  • Which posting, which company, which city
  • Who got the interview, and who heard nothing

That is how we know which CVs get called.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

The numbers game

More applications. More interviews.

Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting and paid once. Send enough of them and the law of large numbers finds you the job.

Get the CV for this job
By hand5–10
With CV Rocket100
applications a day

Nearby

Live postings like this one

Same employer first, then the same role elsewhere.

Before you press

Straight answers

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.

What if my background isn't good enough?

We make the most of the background you have. The CV uses every piece of relevant proof your profile holds, and one of the 25 readers reads your whole profile and flags what the CV left out.

Do you really apply for me?

Yes, on the employer's own form, the hardest ones included. Where a question needs you, you answer it right there and AI suggests the best answer. Don't want us applying from our IP addresses? Use our Chrome extension: we apply straight from your own browser.

Is it a subscription?

No. You pay once per CV, from $25. Every application goes out with its own CV, written for that posting.

One job. One CV.
Paid once.

Pick the posting you want. We write for it, apply for you and catch the reply.

Get the CV for this job

From $25 per CV, paid once. No subscription.