Field Applications Engineer - East Territory

Amphenol HSIO • Hampton, NH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Amphenol Ardent Concepts is seeking a customer-focused Field Applications Engineer to support customers throughout the East Territory, including portions of Canada and the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast United States. Based onsite in Hampton, New Hampshire, this role serves as the primary customer-facing technical resource for assigned opportunities and programs, partnering closely with Field Sales Engineers and Territory Account Managers to understand customer requirements, recommend and position Ardent solutions, advance design-ins, and support successful technical outcomes through pre-shipment. The role combines technical credibility, program ownership, and technical-sales capability. The Field Applications Engineer owns customer-facing technical engagement and high-level program follow-through; advanced custom design, simulation, detailed technical analysis, and factory-facing execution are coordinated with Market Applications Engineering and internal Engineering teams. Travel is up to 35%, including international travel to Canada. The position reports to the Applications Engineering Manager and is a full-time individual-contributor role. Candidates must be U.S. persons as defined in ITAR, including U.S. citizens or resident aliens.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent relevant technical experience will be considered.
• Strong technical-sales capability and ability to communicate technical value clearly to customers and internal teams.
• Sound mechanical and electrical aptitude, including ability to read and interpret technical drawings and documentation.
• Strong communication, presentation, organization, and technical-writing skills.
• Customer-focused, self-directed, and effective in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
• Ability to travel up to 35%, including travel to Canada.
• Experience in a customer-facing technical role, such as applications engineering, technical sales, engineering project or program management, or a comparable position.
• Demonstrated ability to manage technical opportunities from customer discovery through solution alignment, follow-up, and pre-shipment support.
• Experience working across Sales, Engineering, Product Management, and Operations.
• Must be a U.S. person as defined in ITAR, including U.S. citizen or resident alien status.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with high-speed interconnects, signal integrity, connectors, sockets, coaxial or multicoax assemblies, or PCB or IC-package applications.
• Experience supporting semiconductor, quantum computing, military/aerospace, test-and-measurement, or related advanced-electronics markets.
• Experience using CAD or solid-modeling tools.
• Familiarity with CRM systems and technical opportunity or project tracking.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary customer-facing technical contact for assigned East Territory opportunities and programs.
• Partner with Field Sales Engineers and Territory Account Managers to advance technical opportunities, support design wins, and help drive growth within existing and new accounts.
• Lead technical discovery with customers to understand application requirements, constraints, priorities, and success criteria.
• Recommend released Ardent products and solutions, coordinating advanced, custom, or nonstandard requests with Market Applications Engineering and Engineering.
• Act as technical program manager from opportunity discovery through pre-shipment, maintaining internal and external alignment on customer requirements, technical commitments, actions, and timing.
• Prepare and deliver customer-specific technical presentations, product demonstrations, application guidance, and other customer-facing content.
• Coordinate customer technical questions, requests, and program actions through appropriate internal resources.
• Maintain clear records of opportunities and customer technical activity in CRM and related project-tracking tools.
• Develop insights and experience in East Territory applications and deploy value propositions for Sales and Sales Development's new-lead generation campaigns.
• Provide Product Management, Sales, Marketing, and Engineering with customer feedback on applications, market trends, product requirements, and competitive activity.
• Support resolution of field issues by providing context on the original customer application and technical requirements.
• Represent Ardent at customer visits, industry events, trade shows, and technical presentations as required.

Benefits

• Opportunity for career growth within a global organization.
• The company describes its focus as providing a high level of support and responsiveness to employees and customers.

What This Job Offers

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