Technical Sales Engineer

Join ConMet's Wheel Ends Group and our rapidly growing aftermarket business unit as an Applications Engineer in Vancouver, WA.

In this role, you'll become a trusted technical partner—both to our customers and across ConMet—helping manage our current aftermarket product portfolio while identifying, developing, and launching new additions to it.

This customer-facing position calls on your engineering expertise and project leadership skills to build lasting relationships, drive new opportunities, and support world-class operations.

This is an onsite (not hybrid or remote) office job working with our global wheel end Applications Engineering team in Vancouver, Washington. Non-local candidates must be open to relocation (relocation assistance available).

Note: Employer will not sponsor visas for position.  Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis.

Key Duties


* Acts as a customer engineering liaison, building and maintaining a strong cross-functional customer network


* Collaborates with Key Account Managers and Sales Directors as part of the Account Team


* Identifies new business opportunities and develop business justifications


* Provides guidance for technical/product strategies and manages the execution of those strategies based on voice of customer feedback (VOC) and ConMet technical/product strategic initiatives


* Manages customer product portfolio


* Ensures customer quality standards are met

Additional Responsibilities:


* Facilitates decision making and/or selection of products, components, or specific product development projects


* Support or lead development projects as required


* Support investigations to field performance as required, leading the customer response and contributing to corrective action plans for key engineering issues


* Drives for continuous improvement of ConMet product development processes and ConMet products

Qualifications

Required Experience/Traits:


* Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent


* Minimum two years’ experience in relevant field


* Entrepreneurial Spirit: Detail-oriented, driven, and proactive in seeking new opportunities


* Strategic Decision-Making: Identify opportunities, assess risks, and drive growth and profitability


* Communication Skills: Translate complex technical concepts into compelling value propositions for engineers and executives


* Business Acumen: Ability to understand and create financial models to accompany technical proposals.

Identify customer needs, industry trends, and market dynamics to offer strategic solutions

Preferred Experience:


* Customer interface/technical sales experience


* Foundry casting, machining, and assembly experience and knowledge


* Automotive or commercial vehicle experience highly preferred


* Experience with CAD programs – Creo and NX are preferred


* Experience ...