The Position:

As an Account Manager with Network Instruments, you will be responsible for securing maximum sales volume for company products from customers within the territory to which assigned.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Protect existing business and add new business by calling on current and prospective customers in Federal scope.
• Maintain contacts with customers in relation to their requirements; make company services available to customers.
• Perform missionary work on new products and new accounts, including assistance in writing customer specifications, influencing the placing of orders through proper channels.
• Keep informed on new products and other general information of interest to customers.
• Develop strategy and proposals; secure and renew orders; inform customers of supply and price trends; assist in inventory control; arrange delivery dates and other details of the sale.
• Provide information as required on all aspects of customer satisfaction - product and service conformance to schedule, commercial and technical requirements.
• Maintain product sales program within the territory and in support of market segment programs.
• Keep current on competitive activity.
• Keep records and make reports on all phases of activities: sales forecasting, sales plans, sales calls, and expense accounts.
• Stay abreast of factors that affect the local market and report same.

Qualifications:

• Has a secondary degree in Business or equivalent.
• Has a minimum of 5 years of progressive outside sales experience or equivalent training/experience.
• Has demonstrated skills developing long-term customer partnerships up to and including the C-level (customer acquisition, development, and retention).
• Has strong planning, organizational, and territory management skills.
• Has demonstrated skills in teamwork effectiveness across all functional areas.
• Is a creative, motivated individual with assertive consultative selling, conceptual selling, and negotiation skills.
• Is PC proficient in a Windows environment with the MS Office Suite.
• Has excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Is able to travel 25-50% of the time, percentage of travel and frequency of overnight travel dependent upon geographic territory.
• Must be licensed to drive.
• Experience using SalesForce.com preferred.

For this job position, submit your resume, cover letter and any questions to careers@networkinstruments.com. Be sure to reference the job title.

The Position:

As an Account Manager with Network Instruments, you will be responsible for securing maximum sales volume for company products from customers within the territory to which assigned.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Protect existing business and add new business by calling on current and prospective customers in Federal scope.
• Maintain contacts with customers in relation to their requirements; make company services available to customers.
• Perform missionary work on new products and new accounts, including assistance in writing customer specifications, influencing the placing of orders through proper channels.
• Keep informed on new products and other general information of interest to customers.
• Develop strategy and proposals; secure and renew orders; inform customers of supply and price trends; assist in inventory control; arrange delivery dates and other details of the sale.
• Provide information as required on all aspects of customer satisfaction - product and service conformance to schedule, commercial and technical requirements.
• Maintain product sales program within the territory and in support of market segment programs.
• Keep current on competitive activity.
• Keep records and make reports on all phases of activities: sales forecasting, sales plans, sales calls, and expense accounts.
• Stay abreast of factors that affect the local market and report same.

Qualifications:

• Has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
• Has a minimum of 5 years of progressive outside sales experience in Federal scope or equivalent training/experience.
• Has demonstrated skills developing long-term customer partnerships up to and including the C-level (customer acquisition, development, and retention).
• Has strong planning, organizational, and territory management skills.
• Has demonstrated skills in teamwork effectiveness across all functional areas.
• Is a creative, motivated individual with assertive consultative selling, conceptual selling, and negotiation skills.
• Is PC proficient in a Windows environment with the MS Office Suite.
• Has excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Is able to travel 25-50% of the time, percentage of travel and frequency of overnight travel dependent upon geographic territory.
• Holds a valid Driver's License.
• Experience using SalesForce.com preferred

For this job position, submit your resume, cover letter and any questions to careers@networkinstruments.com. Be sure to reference the job title.

The Position:

As an Account Manager with Network Instruments, you will be responsible for securing maximum sales volume for company products from customers within the territory to which assigned.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Protect existing business and add new business by calling on current and prospective customers.
• Maintain contacts with customers in relation to their requirements; make company services available to customers.
• Perform missionary work on new products and new accounts, including assistance in writing customer specifications, influencing the placing of orders through proper channels.
• Keep informed on new products and other general information of interest to customers.
• Develop strategy and proposals; secure and renew orders; inform customers of supply and price trends; assist in inventory control; arrange delivery dates and other details of the sale.
• Provide information as required on all aspects of customer satisfaction - product and service conformance to schedule, commercial and technical requirements.
• Maintain product sales program within the territory and in support of market segment programs.
• Keep current on competitive activity.
• Keep records and make reports on all phases of activities: sales forecasting, sales plans, sales calls, and expense accounts.
• Stay abreast of factors that affect the local market and report same.

Qualifications

• Has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration or equivalent.
• Has a minimum of 5 years of progressive outside sales experience or equivalent training/experience.
• Has demonstrated skills developing long-term customer partnerships up to and including the C-level (customer acquisition, development, and retention).
• Has strong planning, organizational, and territory management skills.
• Has demonstrated skills in teamwork effectiveness across all functional areas.
• Is a creative, motivated individual with assertive consultative selling, conceptual selling, and negotiation skills.
• Is PC proficient in a Windows environment with the MS Office Suite.
• Has excellent verbal, written, interpersonal, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Is able to travel 25-50% of the time, percentage of travel and frequency of overnight travel dependent upon geographic territory.
• Holds a valid Driver's License.
• Experience using SalesForce.com preferred.

For this job position, submit your resume, cover letter and any questions to careers@networkinstruments.com. Be sure to reference the job title.

The Position:

Network Instruments LLC is looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer with 5+ years of implementing high speed FPGA design using VHDL and designing high-speed electronic circuits.

Job Responsibilities:

• Bring cutting edge high-speed FPGA designs from specification to final production
• Define and research components for use in design
• Schematic entry and management using Orcad
• Work with PCB layout designers for layout and checking the board files for correctness
• Bring final design through regulatory testing

The individual must be able to demonstrate the following skills:

• Advanced knowledge of VHDL design and verification
• High speed digital and analog circuit design and troubleshooting

Optional Experience:

• Ethernet/Fibre Channel experience
• Embedded C/C++ code or PIC experience
• RF Receiver experience
• DSP experience

Tools:

• Xilinx ISE, Active HDL, Orcad, Xilinx EDK

For this job position, submit your resume, cover letter and any questions to careers@networkinstruments.com. Be sure to reference the job title.

Purpose:

Sales Order Processing and Invoicing, Order Fulfillment, Data Entry, and Shipping for Network Instruments' Logistics Department.

Responsibilities:

• Review and examine Sales Order documents for completeness and accuracy.
• Process and invoice Sales Orders in Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains.
• Order fulfillment, product licensing, packing and shipping.
• Effectively utilize Salesforce.com, a database, for recording products, licenses and customer information.
• Maintain, organize and archive documents in digital and paper filing systems.
• Provide timely updates to appropriate Sales contacts regarding order completion/shipping status.
• Work closely with and provide backup for the Warehouse Manager as needed.
• Assist with projects as requested.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 1 to 2 years of experience in order invoicing and data entry.
• Ability to follow detailed instructions and procedural walk-throughs to successfully complete tasks is essential.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are critical.
• Proven ability to identify, research and solve problems as well as meet deadline.
• Attention to detail and ability to manage time is essential.
• Able to work independently as well as in team environments.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains is preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook). 
• Previous experience with UPS WorldShip and FedEx Ship Manager systems is a plus, but will train.
• Forklift certification useful, but not required.

For this job position, submit your resume, cover letter and any questions to careers@networkinstruments.com. Be sure to reference the job title.

Purpose:

Coordinates comprehensive marketing and communication efforts for EMEA market.  

Duties & Responsibilities

• Interface with channel partners on the development and execution of joint marketing activity.
• Coordinate marketing campaign activity. Improve e-mail marketing success. 
• Support EMEA sales territory with UK, French and German marketing support and translation.
• Track and report all campaign activity.
• Coordinate marketing campaigns; seek to continuously improve the effectiveness.
• Identify and plan presence at European trade shows.
• Assist sales team with qualifying leads by contacting leads within identified timeframe.
• Interface with key journalists to promote company's press announcements.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in marketing, business, communications, or equivalent.
• Minimum of three years of experience in marketing communications, including email marketing campaigns.
• Requires excellent written and verbal communications. Ability to write marketing copy as needed. Comfortable promoting IT & networking topics.
  • Fluent in speaking French necessary. Ability to read and write in French highly desired.
  • Ability to speak German preferred.
• Ability to effectively work under tight deadlines and manage projects independently.
• Ability to work with diverse constituent groups (internally and externally).
• Strong organizational skills and keen attention to detail.
• Strong computer skills in Microsoft Office programs. Experience with Google Adwords, and CRM programs (SalesForce.com) preferred.
• Trade show and event planning experience preferred
• Business-to-Business marketing communications and channel marketing experience in a related field (technology, networking, computer engineering) preferred.
• Experience working with the press preferred.
• Ability to travel throughout EMEA territory on a quarterly basis and to the US on an annual basis.

For this job position, submit your resume, cover letter and any questions to careers@networkinstruments.com. Be sure to reference the job title.

Purpose:

Performs a variety of clerical and administrative activities to support staff, ensuring the smooth flow of information and follow up for existing and prospective customers.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities consist of clerical and administrative activities such as:
• Import-Export processing and paperwork for all shipments, including customer orders, RMA returned shipments, and shipments for company internal use.
• Handle letters and email enquiries.
• Complete import-export documentation and resolve all import/export and HM Revenue & Custom queries.
• Verify that all procedures adhere to import-export regulations.
• Maintain and build working relationships with resellers and customers, answering all requests and queries relating to orders via telephone, e-mail and fax.
• Identify and  implement operational cost reduction initiatives.
• Basic bookkeeping and VAT administration.
• Examine procedures and recommend appropriate changes to improve operating efficiency.
• Ensure the smooth operation of the day-to-day business of the company, working closely with the Vice President of Sales, EMEA to meet the company's needs: 
• Co-ordinate and process all incoming & outgoing mail.
• Screen telephone calls and handle enquiries, resolving or ensuring they are passed to the appropriate person.
• Identify and resolve database discrepancies or errors.
• Project work-research or write reports and produce letters upon request.
• Maintain office systems and where appropriate organise maintenance and repair.
• Order stationary, office equipment and furniture.
• Health & Safety representative functions.
• Processing all purchase invoices and ensure payment of supplier invoices by arranging cheque or forwarding to the head office for wire transfer depending on the amount due.
• Organise and process all Personnel and Office monthly expenses.
• Personnel Administration for local office.
• Reception duties for occasional business visitors.

Qualifications

• High school graduate, 2 or 4 year college graduate preferred.
• Minimum of 3-5 years previous job experience with customer service or sales support experience.
• Excellent communication skills (interpersonal and written).
• Excellent computer knowledge with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated proficiency composing written communications.
• High energy level, comfortable performing multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities.
• Resourceful, well organized, highly dependable, efficient and detail oriented.

For this job position, submit your resume, cover letter and any questions to careers@networkinstruments.com. Be sure to reference the job title.

The Position:

As a Sales Engineer, you will lead the technical portion of the sales process in conjunction with a sales representative and partner. The Sales Engineer is responsible for all product recommendations, technical solutions, and product positioning of a sale.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Identifies current and future customer requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand product and service requirements.  Provides product, service, or equipment technical and engineering information by answering questions and requests.
• Analyzes clients' networks and needs in order to design solutions.
• Conducts presentations on product benefits and technical attributes.  Gains customer acceptance by explaining or demonstrating cost reductions and operations improvements.
• Delivers product training to end users and partners.  
• Manages product installations and appropriate follow up.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
• Territory includes:  Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas.  Travel includes 30-40%.

Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent.
• Five years engineering and sales experience.  
• Good knowledge of the product and market. Awareness of latest technology related to product and business.  Detailed knowledge of IP networks and design.
• Solid sales technique.
• Good communication skills, including ability to explain technical aspects to both technical and non-technical professionals.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Is able to travel 30-40% of the time.   
• Holds a valid Driver's License.
  

Organizational Alignment

• Reports to Manager of Sales Engineering.

For this job position, submit your resume, cover letter and any questions to careers@networkinstruments.com. Be sure to reference the job title.

The Position:

Assist in the development of network protocol analysis and network management software systems. The primary software platform is Windows XP, Windows 7, Server 2003/2008 and newer.

You will join a team of highly competent software engineers, where you will be able to use your current design experience and continue learning new and exciting technologies at our corporate Minnetonka location.

Qualifications

• Strong skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.  Experience with JQuery is a plus.
• Passion for well-structured and architected solutions.
• Ability to deliver high-performance, customer-focused features.
• Attention to ergonomics and aesthetics of user interface.
• Good problem solving abilities.
• Proven ability to initiate and drive forward software development.
• Experience in debugging and testing new software constructs as well as ability to predict and prevent negative side effects when modifying existing or legacy code.

For this job position, submit your resume, cover letter and any questions to careers@networkinstruments.com. Be sure to reference the job title.