Technical Applications Engineer

About the role

Kyocera AVX is looking for a Technical Applications Engineer in Fountain Inn. The role provides technical product demonstrations and sales support to customers across commercial, industrial, automotive, medical, communications and high-reliability electronics, working with field sales, development engineering and customers to secure design approvals and new business.

Key responsibilities

• Work with sales, engineering and product management to develop customer-specific passive solutions that lead to design-in of KYOCERA AVX products.
• Analyze customer application requirements and work with engineering to assess project feasibility.
• Prepare technical proposals, presentations, studies, papers, teardowns and other documents defining technical solution guidelines for customers, distributors and internal sales support.
• Develop product and program implementation plans and keep track of project and design status.
• Stay current with the latest electronic component technology and troubleshoot applications and resolve customer engineering issues.
• Build credibility with customers so they rely on you as their primary technical resource, and follow up on customer activity to spot new sales opportunities.
• Provide product training for sales representatives and distribution teams, and support reference designs.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; electrical engineering experience or aptitude preferred.
• At least 1 year of experience in technical marketing or sales, preferably in electronic design and component manufacturing, with a strong understanding of electrical engineering applications.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills at the sales and customer level.
• Able to travel 10% of the time; overseas travel may occasionally be required.