Supreme Integrated Technology - Sales Engineer Internship (Houston)

Supreme Integrated Technology is looking for candidates who want to take the next step in their career to join our 100% employee owned company. SIT’s engineering expertise transforms ideas into success for hydraulic and electric powered moveable structures. SIT specializes in custom systems and projects, making every project unique and offering the opportunity to solve challenge problems for customers. Our projects are typically for defense, marine, oil & gas, civil (movable bridges) and industrial power unit applications. We pride ourselves on a culture of teamwork – because we are a smaller company you have opportunity to be involved in every aspect of a project and make an impact from start to finish.

The Sales Engineer Intern position is intended for students working towards a technical degree to spend the summer rotating through different projects including: engineering, hands-on experience in our shops, creating proposals and shadowing our outside sales team.

As an intern, you will be part of the Campus Ambassador Program which provides an opportunity to network with interns from our sister companies, travel to Houston to visit other facilities and present projects you’ve worked on over the summer to top leadership. We value interns as the future of our company and we work hard to ensure you have meaningful projects throughout the summer.

Specific Responsibilities

• Assist with creating proposals, generating quotes and entering orders.
• Experience on the shop floor with fabrication, system design and assembly.
• Work with engineering team with drawings, shop drawings and assembly layouts.
• Help with customer service via customer requests incoming from telephone and email.
• Shadow outside sales team for firsthand experience with technical sales in the field.
• Assist Sales Department with calculations, sizing and specifications.

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Education

• Must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Distribution preferred.
• Prefer GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to work independently and eager to take on responsibilities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with AutoCAD and SOLIDWORKS design a plus.
• Hands-on mechanical aptitude a plus.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Analytical, problem-solving and conceptual thinking skills.
• Excellent communication skills (including oral, written, and relationship building).

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) plans with company match. A unique benefit SIT offers as part of Employee Owned Holdings, Inc. is an employee stock ownership plan.

What is an ESOP?

ESOP is a special retirement program that allows employees to own stock in the company. When you join EOHI, you automatically begin investing in your future (without having to purchase shares). We are a high growth company committed to training our employee owners to develop their skills and advance in their careers.

• Studies also show that retirement account balances for ESOP companies are 2.5 times higher.
• ESOP companies grow 2.5 times faster than those companies without employee ownership.

• Research shows employee owned companies are superior in performance, employee benefits and employee morale because everyone is working towards a common goal