Job Description

Job Overview:

• Field Application Engineering Teams work intimately with customers to recommend products and solutions for new and existing applications.
• They identify new applications, requirement modifications and enhancements to meet customer specifications and conduct on-site installation and service of product and are responsible for all technical aspects of the sales cycle for potential application of company products to meet customer needs, including identifying opportunities; determining solutions; creating demand; preparing detailed product specifications and technical marketing support; ensuring high quality and timely project execution and conducting follow-up technical support.
• They also approve operational quality of systems and equipment.

Responsibilities:

• Be the initial point of contact for customer’s local engineering group
• Function as the technical interface between the customer’s engineers and the engineering community on all existing products as well as focus on new product development opportunities
• Interact directly with key customers on a regular basis and coordinate the deliverables related to customer projects including new products, modifications to existing products, test studies, signal integrity modeling, and any other development efforts
• Establish relationships with key customer engineering contacts and decision makers
• Gain a solid understanding of customer’s product set and future roadmap
• Gain a solid understanding of the company’s Appliances products and future roadmap
• Use VOC (Voice of Customer) tools to understand the accounts’ technology, strategic direction, and electronic connectivity needs. Communicate these needs to internal company’s teams
• Support a cross-functional, global team specific to the customer. The team may consist of a Program Manager, Quality Engineering, Logistics, Procurement, Operations, and Sales
• Penetrate customers’ design cycle to be involved in the early stages of new product / platform planning
• Support product & process qualifications
• Support existing applications and products including tolerance analysis, application evaluation, and testing.

Qualifications:

• Ability to leverage engineering competency to understand customer requirements directly related to interconnects, relays, sensors as well as cable and electromechanical assemblies
• Understanding of connector design and mechanical assembly and/or manufacturing techniques
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) review, preparation, and presentation to address customer design, engineering, and manufacturing requirements 
• Understanding of manufacturing processes to include stamping, molding, plating, and automated product assembly
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills demonstrated by the ability to communicate across all levels within and outside of the organization
• Ability and willingness to travel as required
• Successful candidates must have ability and desire to work independently
• Outstanding networking, influencing, and listening skills
• Demonstrated ability to provide effective project leadership
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize
• Strong interpersonal & negotiating skills.

Requirements:

• BS degree in Engineering required (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronic preferred)
• 1-3 years of technical sales or engineering experience
• Experience in the connector industry is a preference
• Experience in working with Appliances OEM is a strong preference
• Travel requirements: 50% domestic or international travel.

Competencies:

Values: Integrity, Accountability,Teamwork, Innovation

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