NGK · 2 weeks ago
Research & Business Development Engineer (Emissions/Sensors)
Deer Park, IL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid Level
0+ years expNGK is a company focused on gas sensing technologies, and they are seeking a Research & Business Development Engineer to bridge communication between customers and the company. The role involves researching market needs, building customer relationships, and promoting technical products and services.
Automotive
Responsibilities
Research gas sensing needs in potential market
Responsible for the communication between customers and NGK, and acts as the liaison for the commercial and technical aspects of business development
Build and maintain relationships with potential customers and gather information to confirm value propositions of NGK products or developing products
Interacts with other engineering groups to define, document, analyze, perform, and interpret tests for products, systems, components, or modifications
Identifies functional problems which the potential new customer has and suggests resolutions
Confers with existing and prospective customers and assesses customer needs
Promotes and implements technical products and services into customer development and production programs
This includes the function of retuned part analysis from customers
Responsibilities include providing product functionality and capability reports, and acting as technical liaison both internally and externally
Active/open networking/communication towards external parties of potential market for new sensor product marketing
Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners and internal members
Confer with key customer personnel in engineering, purchasing and quality etc. to assess their needs and to determine their technical and business requirements (Quality/cost/performance), whilst always understanding the direct impact on NGK
Monitor and share updates on relevant regulations, subsidies and policy developments in a timely manner based on instructions from supervisor
Responsibility for the preparation and physical presentations provided to customers that are related to all aspects of the new business needs and seeds
Monitor competitor performance and recommend product/technology & commercial development strategies as required
Anticipates possible future actions of the competition
Ensure meetings with customers capturing detailed reports, outcomes and necessary actions whilst documenting the details and capturing them on the database
Coordinates and supports visits to customers and/or NGK facilities for issues such as customer audits, senior management business meetings, workshops, quality issues, etc
Organize and lead regular meetings with headquarters, ensuring effective communication and alignment
Collaborate with HQ sensor division to communicate/interchange customer requirements and establish best case solutions from a commercial and technical perspective
Collaborate with international colleagues in Japan and Europe to develop a common product strategy and business roadmap
Acts as the communication window for each business account in cooperation with NGK group and partners
Strives to establish NGK as global supplier of the new products
Negotiate with NGK HQ to obtain the appropriate support necessary to conduct business operations
Responsibility for providing any supports Test Technician
Undertakes the responsibilities of the Test Technician when necessary
Prepares proposals for testing programs, outlines specific testing conditions, and develops operating procedures
Performing the retuned parts analysis of NOx sensor for mutual understanding of customer use and sensor construction/performance itself
Ensures compliance and support of company policies, procedures, and objectives
Performs duties as deemed necessary by direct supervisor and senior management
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent
Zero (0) to five (5) years of direct experience as application engineer, engineering sales, relationship building and customer-facing experience
Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology
Strong customer interface communication and negotiation skills
Proactive task and project completion
Ability to gather and analyze market and technical information, and to produce insightful reports in target areas
Ability to apply logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to solve problems/customer concerns
Effective and open oral and written communication skills
Excellent inter-personal skills, computer literate
Preferred
Experience in automotive sector preferred
Company
NGK
NGK Ceramics Polska Sp. z o.o. to część międzynarodowej grupy NGK Insulators Ltd., światowego lidera w produkcji materiałów technologicznych.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase