Associate Sales Engineer: RF/Interconnect Solutions

Amphenol Corporation; Hampton (NH); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Ardent Concepts seeks an Associate Sales Engineer to own and develop a portfolio of Tier 2 and Tier 3 customers while building a career in technical sales. This is a customer-facing, revenue-producing role designed for an early-career engineer who blends engineering with relationship-building and business development.

The successful candidate will manage the customer lifecycle from inquiry through design-in and production, collaborating with Territory Sales Managers, Applications

Qualifications

• 0-3 years of professional experience.
• Strong technical aptitude and interest in learning RF/microwave, electrical interconnect, signal integrity, semiconductor test, and related technologies.
• Strong interpersonal skills and genuine interest in working directly with customers.
• Ability to translate technical information into clear customer communication.
• Organized and capable of managing multiple customers, quotations, opportunities, and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated with an interest in developing business and building customer relationships.
• Experience with Salesforce or CRM systems is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop an assigned portfolio of Tier 2 and Tier 3 customer accounts.
• Serve as a primary commercial contact for assigned customers and build relationships with engineering, procurement, and other customer stakeholders.
• Respond to and qualify inbound customer opportunities.
• Conduct technical discovery to understand customer applications, requirements, challenges, and program timing.
• Develop working knowledge of Ardent's products and recommend appropriate solutions based on customer requirements.
• Coordinate with Applications Engineering and other technical resources when deeper engineering support is required.
• Develop and coordinate quotations and maintain consistent commercial follow-up throughout the sales cycle.
• Proactively follow open opportunities and quotations to understand customer status, competitive position, technical requirements, and next steps.
• Identify additional applications and design-in opportunities within existing accounts.
• Prospect into targeted new customers and applications.
• Develop smaller and emerging customers into larger, more strategic relationships over time.
• Coordinate samples, evaluations, technical documentation, and customer follow-up.
• Maintain accurate customer, contact, opportunity, activity, and forecast information in Salesforce.
• Partner with Territory Sales Managers and sales leadership on larger or more complex opportunities where additional support can accelerate growth.
• Participate in customer visits, technical meetings, trade shows, and industry events as appropriate.
• Communicate customer feedback and emerging application requirements to Marketing, Applications Engineering, and Product Development.
• Develop increasing independence in account strategy, technical selling, forecasting, and commercial decision-making.

Skills

Technical aptitude

Customer-facing

Communication skills

Time management

Travel readiness

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Amphenol Ardent Concepts seeks an Associate Sales Engineer to own and develop a portfolio of Tier 2 and Tier 3 customers while building a career in technical sales. This is a customer-facing, revenue-producing role designed for an early-career engineer who blends engineering with relationship-building and business development.

The successful candidate will manage the customer lifecycle from inquiry through design-in and production, collaborating with Territory Sales Managers, Applications