Senior Technical Sales Engineer

TE Connectivity India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

TE Connectivity India Pvt Ltd in Bengaluru is seeking a Lead Sales Development Representative to act as the technical face for ICT connector solutions and to drive new business through engineering support and design‑in activities.

You will collaborate with account managers, product managers, and customers to define requirements, select products, specify solutions, and validate designs, while capturing Voice of Customer insights to influence roadmaps and identify opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in applications engineering, FAE, or technical sales.
• Strong customer-facing communication and influencing skills.
• Willingness to travel.
• Experience with connectors/interconnect systems is a plus.
• Ability to translate customer requirements into product specifications.
• Exposure to e-mobility, high-speed data, and electromechanical systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with account managers to support customers with engineering and design‑in guidance.
• Translate application requirements into connector and interconnect solutions.
• Lead technical discussions in customer engagements.
• Support specification and validation activities.
• Capture Voice of Customer, market trends, and competitive benchmarks.
• Support events like customer Techdays and trade shows.
• Manage multiple stakeholders and collaborate cross‑functionally with sales, product management, and engineering.

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

LEAD SALES DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE

Job Posting Title : Senior Technical Sales Engineer

Job Overview

You will be the technical face of ICT new technology connector solutions and partner closely with account managers, product managers and end customers to drive new business through engineering and design‑in support. This role bridges TE products and customer designs, guiding requirements discovery, product selection, specification, and validation. You will capture Voice of Customer insights to influence roadmaps and identify application opportunities.

Job Requirements

• Partner with account managers to support customers with engineering and design‑in guidance.
• Translate application requirements into connector and interconnect solutions.
• Lead technical discussions in customer engagements.
• Support specification and validation activities.
• Capture Voice of Customer, market trends, and competitive benchmarks.
• Support events like customer Techdays and trade shows.
• Manage multiple stakeholders and collaborate cross‑functionally with sales, product management, and engineering.

What your background should look like

• 5+ years of experience in applications engineering, FAE, or technical sales.
• Engineering degree preferred (Mechanical, Electrical, or similar STEM discipline).
• Experience with connectors/interconnect systems preferred.
• Strong customer‑facing communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong technical knowledge of connectors and cable assemblies.
• Experience translating customer requirements into product specifications.
• Exposure to e‑mobility, high‑speed data, and electromechanical systems.
• Experience with Voice of Customer and competitive benchmarking.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel.

Competencies Values

Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork

ABOUT TE CONNECTIVITY

TE Connectivity plc (NYSE: TEL) is a global industrial technology leader creating a safer, sustainable, productive, and connected future. As a trusted innovation partner, our broad range of connectivity and sensor solutions enable the distribution of power, signal and data to advance next‑generation transportation, energy networks, automated factories, data centers enabling artificial intelligence, and more. Our more than 90,000 employees, including 10,000 engineers, work alongside customers in approximately 130 countries. In a world that is racing ahead, 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: $xxx – xxx (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

Experience Level Senior Level