Applications Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Hybrid: 2 Days Onsite
Travel: 0%

Join the Maverick Power Team!

At Maverick Power, we don’t just build power distribution solutions—we redefine industry standards. Recognized on the 2025 Inc. 5000 list as #16 in the U.S., #2 in Manufacturing, and #1 in Texas, we are committed to driving innovation, quality, and speed. With multiple manufacturing facilities across North Texas and Phoenix, we are expanding rapidly and looking for top talent to grow with us

If you are ready to be part of a high-energy, solutions-driven team where your work makes an impact, Maverick Power is the place for you.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary + Bonus Potential!
• Paid Time Off, 401K Matching, Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits!
• High-growth organization with advancement opportunities!
• Diverse, Collaborative, & Fun Work Environment!

About the Role:

The Applications Engineer will serve as a technical liaison between sales and design engineering. This role will focus on post sales activity working closely with Inside Sales to ensure scope accuracy and offer value-engineered solutions. The candidate will be able to take customer specifications, one line diagrams and sales quotes to develop Maverick’s engineering drawings and bill of materials to create submittal packages for customer review and approval.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review new orders for technical accuracy and work with internal and external customers to resolve any design questions.
• Review estimated manufacturing and engineering time to ensure projects can be delivered on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Develop or facilitate the development of engineering drawings and bills of material for low and medium voltage switchgear and control panels based on sales quotes and customer drawings and specifications.
• Ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards, such as UL 891, UL1558, UL508A, and NEC.
• Ensure compliance with customers’ drawings and specifications and Maverick Power design standards. Create and/or facilitate conceptual drawings and sketches as required to support the quoting process.
• Provide technical support to project managers and assist with customer communications.
• Participate in customer meetings and act as technical lead in reviewing submittal documentation with customers, end users and engineers.
• Be the champion for accurate and complete scope of supply for every order.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years experience working with power distribution equipment
• Experience in the design and/or manufacture of electrical distribution equipment including the following: UL 891 Low Voltage Switchboards, UL 1558 Low Voltage Switchgear, Automatic Transfer Switches, and Medium Voltage Switchgear (5 and 15 kV).
• Experience in the design and/or manufacture of UL 508A Industrial Control Panels.
• Working knowledge of industrial control components such as transformers, power supplies, metering devices, and automatic power transfer controls.
• Working knowledge of industrial control systems including PLCs, communications networks, and communication protocols.
• Experience in the design of three phase power systems with ability to properly size components, cables, bussing, and enclosures.
• Business acumen to represent Maverick Power in technical and commercial meetings with customers.
• Communication skills to clearly communicate technical information both written and verbally to internal and external customers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in electrical engineering or related field or equivalent work experience.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to twenty-five pounds at times.

Work Environment:
May work in various settings at the Maverick Power facilities, in offices, in multiple shops, and in commercial buildings. Maintaining the same position or posture while performing tasks and sitting for prolonged periods. The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the applicant a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of this position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of the position.

EEO/AAP Statement
We acknowledge and honor the fundamental value and dignity of all individuals. Maverick Power is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or physical requirements. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.