Now Hiring - Field Application Engineer - East Coast in Waynesboro, VA

SUMMARY: Responsible for providing product related technical services in support of Regional Sales Manager strategies. Field Application Engineer is deployed to tradeshows, industry events and customer facilities within regional assignment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Product Engineering/Sales

• Uses technical knowledge of the test and measurement marketplace to assist in prospecting for new customers and identifying new opportunities within existing customer companies
• Evaluates customer application requirements and defines design requirements for RNPs
• Develops and/or delivers in-depth and high-level technical presentations for customers and demonstrates products.
• Proactively establishes professional, technical relationships with customers
• Uses Interconnect Designer and other online sales tools
• Strives to maximize VPC product content when configuring VPC solutions for customer applications
• Provides technical information to customer relating to assembly, use and maintenance of the fielded product
• Provides post sales follow-up support as directed by RSM
• Documents efforts in the Sales Database.
• Support VPC co-workers on technical related issues
• Works with appropriate Application Engineer within VPC organization to support field application needs
• Troubleshoot product quality concerns prior to turning over the process to VPC Quality department
• Performs other related duties as assigned by management.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Technical degree from a college or university and 2 years’ technical sales experience, preferably connector industry related and/or training in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Windows OS, MS Office Software, including PowerPoint and Outlook, Internet Browsers. Must be able to utilize customer and sales databases.