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Technical Sales Applications Engineer

 

Are you an experienced Technical Sales professional?  We're looking for a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our client's team and drive growth in the Industrial and Aerospace markets.

This role is a unique blend of technical expertise, sales strategy, and customer relationship management, focusing on identifying challenges and providing high-value product and system solutions to  customers.

 

What You'll Do

 

  • Solution Development: Actively engage with customer engineering teams to identify technical issues and propose effective solutions utilizing portfolio of products and capabilities.

  • Business Growth: Collaborate with the sales team to secure new production business based on your technical solutions, then lead the successful launch of these new programs in coordination with operations.

  • Customer Relationship Management: Develop and maintain strong relationships with customer sales and engineering teams, positioning company as a trusted, key solution-provider.

  • Technical Leadership: Provide critical technical support to the sales team, including solution validation, customer presentations, and participation in Technical Reviews.

  • Program Management: Lead the technical interface for program launches and engineering changes, driving projects through each milestone to meet critical objectives for profitability, timing, and technical performance.

  • Product Expertise: Maintain a deep and current technical expertise on products, their applications, and manufacturing processes, as well as an understanding of competitive offerings.

 

What You'll Bring

 

You are a self-motivated, technically sharp professional who excels at both building relationships and managing complex projects.

 

Required Qualifications:

 

  • Education: Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

  • Experience: Minimum 5 years of technical sales experience, preferably in a related industry.

  • Industry Knowledge: Proven knowledge of automotive industry APQP and PPAP requirements and/or Aerospace AS9100 related systems.

  • Technical Skills: Working knowledge of descriptive geometry/GD&T.

  • Communication: Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong interpersonal abilities necessary for high-level customer contact and presentations.

  • Travel: Ability to travel 30-50% of the time to customer locations, manufacturing plants, and company meetings.

  • Other Skills: Well-organized with excellent time management skills, capable of working independently. Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

 

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline.

  • Knowledge or experience with composite materials or industrial application development.

  • Familiarity with CAD/CAE design/analysis.

  • Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Project Tracking tools.

 

Ready to apply your expertise to drive new business in critical industries? Apply today!

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