STAFF FIELD APPLICATION ENGINEER

At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world. 

Job Overview

The Americas Sales team for the Industrial Automation & Electrification BU has a vision of winning in the market with a passionate organization that delivers unique solutions to our customers. We are seeking for a Field Application Engineer to help us make this vision a reality. In this exciting role, you will be in charge for closing technical sales efforts providing an extraordinary customer experience. Providing a solution to our customers’ design challenges, generating demand through design wins, and establishing strong business relationships.  
 

Ideal candidate would reside in: Milwaukee, Chicago or Cleveland (Mayfield)  


Job Overview

 

  • Work closely with customers, often at their site, to promote TE’s portfolio and provide solutions (board connectivity, relays, filters, systems) for new and existing applications. 
  • Identify new applications, requirement modifications and enhancements to meet customer’s specifications and conduct on-site Voice of Customer sessions.
  • Oversee  technical aspects of sales cycle, identify opportunities, create demand, ensure timely project execution and conduct follow up on-site technical support.
  • Drive brand awareness and position TE’s solutions & capabilities.
  • Understand customer’s applications and engage with Engineering at an early design phase to qualify TE products. 
  • Work with Key Account Manager and Global Account Manager to execute strategy and a development account plan. 
  • Collaborate with multiple global functions within the organization, particularly with Product Managers, Engineering, Project Managers, Quality, to ensure a smoot and timely launch of new projects. 
  • Drive the design-in of new products and manage a seamless and speedy execution of sales and engineering projects.
  • Perform an application breakdown and identify product available market.
  • Provide customer with valuable support, consultancy, and advise in technical related items concerning TE products. 
  • Manage projects, focus on design activities, and follow through entire design activity cycle.
  • Conduct product trainings, lunch & learns, tech events.
  • Disciplined internal reporting of projects and other business activities through Salesforce.com

 

Key Goals & Objectives/Measurements

  • Pipeline
  • Conversion
  • Revenue growth 
  • Bookings/Billings
     

What your background should look like:

 

 

  • Engineering degree preferred
  • Minimum 8 years of experience in or related to Sales 
  • An academic qualification in an engineering competence or equivalent field technical experience is a distinct advantage
  • Should have had previous experience in a customer facing capacity
  • Optimally have a deep and broad knowledge of TE Connectivity technology, product portfolio, and the markets they serve
  • Excellent relationship and communication skills
  • A passion for serving and helping customers
  • Strong communication  and influencing skills, as well as the ability to build strong relationships with multiple organization functions (inside and outside of TE)
  • Strong selling, presentation and negotiation skills
  • Ability to work to deadlines and  targets
  • Ability to identify and pursue new business opportunities in line with business plans
  • Flexibility in travelling (25-50%)
  • Fully familiarized  with the computer and common software (Salesforce)
  • Industry preferred: Electronics or related field

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY
TE Connectivity is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. Our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next-generation transportation, renewable energy, automated factories, data centers, medical technology and more. With more than 85,000 employees, including 8,000 engineers, working alongside customers in approximately 140 countries. TE ensures that EVERY CONNECTION COUNTS. Learn more at www.te.com and on LinkedIn, Facebook, WeChat, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).

 

COMPENSATION
•    Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $129,600 - $194,400 (subject to change dependent on physical location)
•    Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. TE Connectivity reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.
•    Total Compensation = Base Salary + Incentive(s) + Benefits


BENEFITS
•    A comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, 401(k), disability, life insurance, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and voluntary benefits.

 

EOE, Including Disability/Vets

 

Location: 

Chicago, IL, US, _

City:  Chicago
State:  IL
Country/Region:  US
Travel:  25% to 50%
Requisition ID:  126611
Alternative Locations: 
Function:  Sales & Marketing


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