Application Engineer, Energy NA

Aptiv•Troy, MI

11d

About The Position

This is an exciting, high-impact opportunity to help shape the course of one of the world’s leading technology company’s expansion from automotive to other market areas. The company is focusing on accelerating growth in non-automotive, or adjacent markets, including Industrial, Robotics, Commercial Vehicles, Construction, Agriculture, Commercial Aerospace, Space, and Energy. This role will be responsible for developing connection system solutions for customers challenges in the Energy Markets, such as battery energy storage and backup and solar. We are looking for technical problem solvers who understand how to win business.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in engineering (mechanical or electrical)
3+ years of experience in areas relevant for our business e.g. products like wire harness and connectors and end markets like energy storage or solar
Demonstrated skills and experience in solving complex technical problems with innovative product solutions – includes structuring the problem, gathering and analyzing data, generating insights, recommendations and gaining customer acceptance
Strong communication skills, including the ability to develop polished visuals (PowerPoint) and communicate effectively with customers
Growth driven hunter mentality
High motivation with a track record of strong performance and career progression
Experience in effective collaboration in a team environment

Responsibilities

Develop new customer opportunities by visiting customers, understanding their challenges/requirements, and proposing technical solutions to proactively get Aptiv connectors designed into production.
Provide “voice of the customer” feedback to our internal business and engineering teams.
Track and Improve energy market connector penetration and growth by customer, market, and product lines
Collaborate with Sales, Product Line, and Distribution teams in prioritizing key energy market opportunities
Collaborate with Sales, Product Line, Marketing, and Distribution teams in identifying which of our current automotive products best match energy market customer needs to promote growth
Recommend new products and technology needed to increase our sales in energy markets for inclusion on our future roadmap
Develop competitor benchmarking information including products, performance, tradeoffs to highlight potential value prop entry
Lead BOM development for internal quote process
Lead customer technical reviews
Support material preparation for internal business reviews