Sales Engineer (OEM) Intern

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

Job summary

Bosch Rexroth, dba HydraForce, Inc. offers an internship in sales engineering to support OEM customers, coordinate sales processes, and provide data-driven insights.

You will liaise with internal teams on production support, product development, availability, and performance using CRM tools. The role involves preparing proposals, building our sales advantage with strong offers, and documenting customer activity.

Qualifications

• Student entering junior or senior year in relevant engineering tech programs.
• Undergrad with hydraulics/fluid power coursework encouraged.
• Interest in a sales engineering career.
• Previous internship in manufacturing useful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Support OEM customers and coordinate sales processes.
• Generate reports on key sales metrics and provide insights.
• Assist Applications Engineering on complex projects and prepare proposals.
• Document activity in CRM and analyze sales data.
• Travel intermittently within the US as needed.
• Lead projects from concept to prototype/production with select customers.

Job description

Company Description

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 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.

Company Description

Bosch Rexroth, dba HydraForce, Inc. 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. Our 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, Bosch Rexroth, dba HydraForce, Inc. has been producing the most innovative elector-hydraulic control solutions for the mobile machinery and industrial equipment markets.

Job Description

• Responsible for supporting OEM 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.


• Take a manifold/application project from concept phase to possible prototype/production with a selected number of customers and present their experience at the end of the internship timeline


• 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 degreed 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, including disability / veterans

• 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.