Business Development Manager - Robotics

Vishay Precision Group • San Francisco, CA

7d • $110,000 - $160,000 • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a strategic and proactive Business Development Manager to support the growth of a new division focused on robotics and consumer electronics markets. This is a highly visible, greenfield opportunity responsible for identifying and developing new business opportunities, opening strategic customer relationships, and expanding the company’s market presence.

Requirements

• 7+ years of business development, strategic sales, technical sales, or account growth experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Proven success identifying, prospecting, and developing new business opportunities in technical markets.
• Experience within robotics, humanoid robotics, automation, sensors, electronics, semiconductor, consumer electronics, or related industries.
• Understanding of force/torque sensing, sensors, measurement technologies, or electromechanical components preferred.
• Experience supporting products through the lifecycle from concept, design, and development through production.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, influencing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to engage both engineering and business stakeholders.
• Highly organized with strong pipeline management and project tracking capabilities.
• Experience using CRM platforms such as Salesforce.
• Self-motivated and capable of operating independently in a remote environment.
• Willingness to travel up to 75%

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of force/torque sensing, sensors, measurement technologies, or electromechanical components preferred.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prospect, and develop new business opportunities within robotics, humanoid robotics, consumer electronics, and related technology markets.
• Build and expand relationships with strategic customers, including both new logo acquisition and growth within existing top-tier accounts.
• Develop projects and opportunities from early-stage concept discussions through commercialization and mass production.
• Serve as a trusted partner to customers by understanding technical challenges, application requirements, and market trends.
• Collaborate closely with Sales, Applications Engineering, R&D, Marketing, and Product Management teams to support customer engagement and project development.
• Promote VPG's sensing technologies, including force, torque, strain measurement, and related sensor solutions.
• Maintain a strong opportunity pipeline and effectively manage customer engagement activities through CRM tools.
• Lead business development activities while coordinating with internal resources that support the sales process.
• Provide market intelligence, competitive insights, and customer feedback to support business strategy and product development.
• Meet established KPIs focused on project creation, opportunity development, customer engagement, and pipeline growth.

Benefits

• Base Salary: $110,000 - $160,000 per year depending on experience.
• Company sponsored benefits that include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D insurance, disability and flexible spending account (FSA)
• Voluntary Critical Illness & Accidental Injury Insurance
• Company 401(k) Plan with 4% employer match (Employee/Employer Contributions 100% vested upon hire)
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Bons eligible

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior