Sales Engineer (Distribution) Intern

Bosch USA; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Bosch USA, HydraForce division, is offering a part-time internship for students entering their junior or senior year in engineering-related programs. You’ll learn to support distribution customers, analyze sales data, and collaborate with application engineering on proposals and product development.

Open to intermittent US travel; base hourly range published; strong interest in sales engineering is a plus. Indefinite U.S. work authorization is required with no sponsorship planned.

Qualifications

• Currently an undergraduate in mechanical, mechatronic, engineering technology, agricultural, electrical/electronic or industrial engineering.
• Fluid power or hydraulics coursework encouraged for applicants.
• Previous manufacturing internship is useful but not required.
• Interest in a sales engineering career is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support distribution customers and coordinate sales processes.
• Generate and maintain reports on sales metrics for the team.
• Liaise between customers and HydraForce for commercial functions and availability.
• Assist Application Engineering on complex projects and develop offers.
• Document customer activity and use CRM to manage relationships.
• Travel intermittently within the US as required.

Education

Junior or Senior year engineering

Hydraulics coursework encouraged

Job description

Company Description

HydraForce, a Bosch Rexroth company under the compact Hydraulics offers one of the most comprehensive lines of high-quality hydraulic cartridge valves for the mobile and industrial equipment markets. We design and manufacture high performance valves that meet virtually any need encountered in machine design. HydraForce cartridge valves are designed to fit a wide range of industry-common valve cavities. Our employees enjoy a fast-paced and challenging work environment that provides them with daily opportunities to Power Forward their careers. For almost 35 years, HydraForce has been producing the most innovative electro-hydraulic control solutions for the mobile machinery and industrial equipment markets.

Bosch Rexroth

is one of the world’s leading providers of drive and control technologies. Regardless of the motion task that customers face anywhere in the world, they will always find a Bosch Rexroth team with the local experience and the appropriate know-how from more than 30 industries and all drive and control technologies. Our associates take on their customers’ challenges with passion and persistence until the right solution is found. This is what makes Bosch Rexroth a strong, reliable partner for Mobile Applications, Machinery Applications and Engineering and Factory Automation. As the Drive & Control Company, we develop, produce, and distribute our components and system solutions in over 80 countries.

Job Description

• Responsible for supporting Distribution customers, as assigned.
• Coordinate, measure, report and manage sales processes to delight our customers.
• Become a trusted liaison between customers and HydraForce, for critical commercial functions, such as production support, product development, availability, performance, data analysis, etc.
• Generate and maintain regular reports on key sales metrics, providing actionable insights to the sales team and leadership.
• Proactively work with customers and internal resources in support of achieving customer excellence goals.
• Assist Application Engineering on complex projects, preparing proposals, developing our sales advantage with good, better, and best offers.
• Document customer activity and leverage CRM to improve relationships and the customer experience.
• Collect, clean, and analyze sales data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify opportunities to streamline sales processes through data analysis and suggest improvements for increased efficiency.
• Open to intermittent US travel as required.

Qualifications

• Student is entering their Junior or Senior year from quality, mechanical, mechatronic, engineering technology, agriculture, electrical/electronic, and industrial engineering degree programs
• Undergraduate students that have had fluid power or hydraulics course work are especially encouraged to apply.
• Previous internship experience in a manufacturing environment is useful, but not necessary
• Our preference is for students who have an interest in a sales engineering career

Additional Information

Indefinite U.S. work authorized individuals only. Future sponsorship for work authorization unavailable.

The US base hourly range for this position will be in between $18- $27 depending on the credits accumulated for the undergraduate students. Your Recruiter can share more details about the specific hourly range during the interview process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• Bosch adheres to Federal, State, and Local laws regarding drug-testing. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a drug screen and background check. Candidates who have been offered the position must pass both screenings before their start date.