Field Applications Engineer (FAE)

Job Description

Job Description

Amphenol High Speed and Commercial Products Groups are the market leaders for high speed, high bandwidth electrical connectors for the Telecom/Datacom, Automotive, Industrial, and Diverse markets such as (Robotics, Smart Meters, Lighting, Non-Invasive Medical, E-Mobility, etc.). Our products help to enable the electronics revolution and remain a key enabler for all the major Tier 1 OEMs globally. Our global headquarters is located in Wallingford, CT and we have design, sales, and manufacturing locations around the world. Amphenol Communications Solutions is looking for a Field Applications Engineer to join our Central East Sales Team, providing technical expertise across a wide range of markets. This role reports to the National Sales & Distribution Leader who is based in Atlanta, GA.

Location: Dallas, TX / Austin, TX / Atlanta, GA
The candidate will work remotely but will be required to travel as needed based on customer requirements. This role involves covering the Southeastern and South-Central regions, which include multiple states and key clients from Texas to North Carolina.

Responsibilities
We value our relationships with these companies, and we depend on our Sales and Field Applications Engineering Teams to foster these ongoing business partnerships.

The FAE engineering team interfaces with customers, internal product development, product marketing, and the extended sales team to provide world-class interconnect solutions to our customers. The FAE is expected to:

• Be an engineering resource on the sales team to lead technical aspects of the sales cycle; discovery, design, prototyping, and production
• Provide technical marketing support for the development and design-in of Commercial Products, including internal/external power, memory, storage, and internal IO
• Prepare and participate in technical presentations
• Develop customer-facing material that is application specific
• Provide customer support for all technical inquiries; provide product solutions to address customer concerns
• Help devise strategies to differentiate our products and solutions from our competitors
• Meet and exceed strategic objectives

Education/ Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering discipline
• Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Preferred
• 2+ years’ experience in Design or Applications Engineering of electrical hardware components/ interconnect solutions industry
• Experience providing product marketing and technical support to produce design wins

Skills

• Proficient in communicating across organizational hierarchies
• High level of customer service, ability to build rapport with customers
• Proficient use of modeling tools such as Creo or SolidWorks
• Strong organizational and presentation skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365
• Problem-solving mindset and ability to work autonomously
• Curiosity and willingness to continuously learn about new technologies
• Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences