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TE Connectivity SR FIELD APPLICATION ENGINEER in SHANGHAI, China
SR FIELD APPLICATION ENGINEER
At TE, you will unleash your potential working with people from diverse backgrounds and industries to create a safer, sustainable and more connected world.
Job Overview
TE Connectivity’s Field Application Engineering Teams work intimately with customers to recommend products and solutions for new and existing applications. They identify new applications, requirement modifications and enhancements to meet customer specifications and conduct on-site installation and service of product and are responsible for all technical aspects of the sales cycle for potential application of company products to meet customer needs, including identifying opportunities; determining solutions; creating demand; preparing detailed product specifications and technical marketing support; ensuring high quality and timely project execution and conducting follow-up technical support. They also approve operational quality of systems and equipment.
What your background should look like:
Responsibilities & Qualifications
Be the initial point of contact for customer’s local engineering group
Function as the technical interface between the customer’s engineers and the TE engineering community on all existing products as well as focus on new product development opportunities
Actively contribute to new product development opportunities for TE at the customer with the ability to provide conceptual design modeling
Interact directly with key customers on a regular basis and coordinate the deliverables related to customer projects including new products, modifications to existing products, test studies, signal integrity modeling, and any other development efforts
Establish relationships with key customer engineering contacts and decision makers
Gain a solid understanding of customer’s product set and future roadmap
Gain a solid understanding of TE Appliances products and future roadmap
Use VOC (Voice of Customer) tools to understand the accounts’ technology, strategic direction, and electronic connectivity needs. Communicate these needs to internal TE Connectivity teams
Support a cross-functional, global team specific to the customer. The team may consist of a Program Manager, Quality Engineering, Logistics, Procurement, Operations, and Sales
Penetrate customers’ design cycle to be involved in the early stages of new product / platform planning
Support product & process qualifications
Support existing applications and products including tolerance analysis, application evaluation, and testing
Competencies
Competencies & Experience Required/Desired:
Ability to leverage engineering competency to understand customer requirements directly related to interconnects, relays, sensors as well as cable and electromechanical assemblies
Understanding of connector design and mechanical assembly and/or manufacturing techniques
Oral, written and presentation skills demonstrated by the ability to communicate across all levels within and outside of the organization, include global communication
Ability and willingness to travel as required
Successful candidates must have ability and desire to work independently
Outstanding networking, influencing, and listening skills
Demonstrated ability to provide effective project leadership
Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize
Strong interpersonal & negotiating skills
BS degree in Engineering required (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronic preferred)
3-5 years of technical sales or sales experience
Experience in working with Appliances OEM is a strong preference
Workable level with Japanese & English
Competencies
Values: Integrity, Accountability, Inclusion, Innovation, Teamwork
Location:
SHANGHAI, SH, CN, 200233
City: SHANGHAI
State: SH
Country/Region: CN
Travel: 10% to 25%
Requisition ID: 121999
Alternative Locations:
Function: Engineering & Technology
TE Connectivity and its subsidiaries, affiliates, and operating units (collectively, the "Company") is committed to providing a work environment that prohibits discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability or any other characteristics protected by applicable law or regulation.