Field Applications Engineering Manager — Industrial & HealthTech

TDK Corporation of America; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TDK Corporation of America is seeking a Field Application Engineering Manager in Chicago to lead support and development of Industrial and Home Appliances products in North America. You will deliver technical assistance, drive market expansion in HealthTech/MedTech/Robotics, and promote synergistic selling across passive components.

You will collaborate with Global and Product teams, build customer relationships, and create technical materials.

Qualifications

• 5 years of passive electronic components or relevant experience.
• Deep understanding of power conversion for industrial applications.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies and applications including Medical, Avionics and Defense products would be beneficial.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications relevant for Sales & Marketing and Salesforce (CRM).
• Strong attention to detail, good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent presentation skills
• Requires up to 30% to 40% travel to defined customers and/or territories (within US, Mexico, and Canada)
• Training of Quality and AIAG Core Tools

Responsibilities

• Identify new business opportunities and market trends by working closely with the customer’s engineering team on new projects and developments.
• Interact with Global Sales Development (GSD) management in Headquarters to align our local strategy with global and to be abreast of new developments.
• Interact with Products Divisions as required to ensure market information is communicated effectively and new product developments are understood real time.
• Establish and build customer relationships. Provide solution based selling and broad sales account support for customers. Recommends specific components for customer solutions and provides samples for the customer’s engineering team.
• Support activities to reach/exceed assigned Sales Budget and management of direct I&HA customers as needed.
• Provide technical support to customers, Field Sales/Sales Representatives and Distribution branches/accounts.
• Create training materials, marketing guides, applications notes and technical papers/presentations with the intention of promoting our products.

Skills

Technical problem solving

Presentation skills

Customer relationship

Communication

Education

BSEE or similar degree

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Microsoft Office

Job description

TDK Corporation of America is seeking a Field Application Engineering Manager in Chicago to lead support and development of Industrial and Home Appliances products in North America. You will deliver technical assistance, drive market expansion in HealthTech/MedTech/Robotics, and promote synergistic selling across passive components.

You will collaborate with Global and Product teams, build customer relationships, and create technical materials.