Senior Applications & Sales Engineer — Testing Solutions

Element U.S. Space & Defense group; Santa Clarita (CA); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401k with employer match

PTO and holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Element U.S. Space & Defense is seeking a Sr Applications Engineer in Santa Clarita, CA to support sales and operations by generating quotations and technical offers.

This role requires five years of lab testing experience across environmental, mechanical, dynamics or EMI, with a strong customer interface and the ability to translate requirements into proposals. A BS degree is preferred, and program management experience is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Five years of laboratory testing experience in Environmental, Mechanical, Dynamics Vibration/Shock and EMI.
• BS degree preferred; experience may commensurate for educational requirements.
• Must be able to sell testing services to prospects and have strong customer interfacing.

Responsibilities

• Assist day-to-day quoting process and ensure quotations are accurate and on time.
• Develop and write quotations for new and existing accounts.
• Optimize price on quotations to position EUSSD to win the work.
• Collaborate with facility managers, regional sales managers, and customer service.
• Answer technical questions from Sales and potential clients.
• Maintain awareness of competitors and market trends.

Skills

Five years experience

BS degree preferred

Program management

Selling testing services

Customer interface

Customer service principles

Costing and quoting

Military specifications knowledge

US work eligibility

Education

BS degree preferred

Job description

Element U.S. Space & Defense is seeking a Sr Applications Engineer in Santa Clarita, CA to support sales and operations by generating quotations and technical offers.

This role requires five years of lab testing experience across environmental, mechanical, dynamics or EMI, with a strong customer interface and the ability to translate requirements into proposals. A BS degree is preferred, and program management experience is highly desirable.