Strategic Design Engineer

Amphenol Aerospace; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amphenol Aerospace Operations is seeking a Strategic Design Engineer to join the Engineering/Sales Team, covering the West Coast Territory. This role focuses on targeting customers, developing penetration plans, and coordinating design proposals with KAMs, SAMs, and regional sales.

The position requires a background in electronics packaging for Aerospace and Military products, excellent communication, and the ability to travel 50-60% as needed. Remote work from CA or AZ is supported.

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to work in a team.
• Experience interpreting drawings and prints in aerospace/electronics packaging.
• Bachelor-level engineering degree required; 5+ years packaging experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with KAMs/SAMs to identify target customers and programs in the region.
• Develop plans with Sales to penetrate new accounts and competitors’ customers.
• Lead quarterly design reviews with regional sales and update pipeline using the Amsterdam Design Pipeline.
• Map programs at accounts with the Sales Team and coordinate resources with engineering.
• Provide technical support to Field Sales and customers and generate design proposals.

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Technical aptitude

Interpret drawings

CAD drawings

Electronic packaging

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD drawings & models

MS Office (PowerPoint/Excel/Word)

Job description

The Role -

Amphenol Aerospace Operations is seeking a Strategic Design Engineer to join the Engineering/Sales Team, covering the West Coast Territory.

The key responsibilities of the Strategic Design Engineer include, but are not limited to:

• Work with the Key Account Managers (KAMs) & Sales Account Managers (SAMs) to identify target customers and target programs within the region.
• Develop plans with the Sales Team on how to penetrate accounts that don’t currently use our products but our competitors’.
• Quarterly design reviews with Regional Sales Manager (RSM) and Sales Team using the Amsterdam Design Pipeline, keeping pipeline up to date.
• Program mapping at accounts with the Sales Team.
• Identify potential products and services at current accounts and proper resources to address the customer needs.
• Communicate design progress and wins with the business units from General Manager (GM) to the Product Managers with the Sales Team.
• Provide technical support to Field Sales & our customers.
• Work with Factory Engineering & Product Management, to generate design proposals and provide value added design solutions for new and existing programs.
• Make technical product presentations and demonstrations to promote Amphenol products.
• Help improve through-put with the factories on completion of new drawings & part number assignment.
• Participate in professional organizations to maintain current knowledge of technical innovations.

Location: Remote from home office in CA or AZ

Salary: $89,500 - $130,000

The Person -

The key skills and qualities of a Strategic Design Engineer at Amphenol Aerospace Operations:

• Basic understanding of electronics packaging components for Military & Aerospace products.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to work under pressure and deadlines.
• Technical aptitude.
• Ability to interpret drawings & prints.
• Dedication & drive.
• A minimum of 5 years electronic packaging experience or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor of Science or Engineering Technology in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Travel extensively within designated geography, 50 to 60 % of the time or as needed.
• Ability to travel out of town and be on the road for extended periods of time.
• Proficiency working with Microsoft Office software – Power Point / Excel / Word.
• CAD drawings & models.

The Company -

With manufacturing sites in Sidney, NY, Mesa, AZ, Nogales, MX, and a Design Center in Pasadena, CA, Amphenol Aerospace Operations has been a leader in designing and manufacturing electrical components for the aviation and commercial airplane industry for over 100 years.

Focusing on serving the needs of advanced and challenging market segments, we pride ourselves on our consistent ability to innovate and provide the markets with new creative solutions.

Working at Amphenol means you are recognized and valued for your contributions because we believe that our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. We support and encourage career development for all employees and have ample opportunities for advancement.

We pride ourselves for being customer-centric, accountable, reliable, and enthusiastic in all that we do. These values are ingrained in each of us and contribute to a culture of teamwork and meaningful work.

Amphenol offers competitive pay and benefits. The candidate must be able to legally work in the United States; we are unable to provide sponsorship. This position requires access to controlled technology that is subject to US export controls. Qualified candidates must be a US person (including US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) or eligible to obtain required authorization(s) from the U.S. Government.

Amphenol is a proud Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status. We aim to create an inclusive working environment where all employees are respected and treated equally.

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