Sensor and Image Sensor Technical Specialist

Avnet • Tempe, AZ

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About The Position

The Sensor and Image Sensor Technical Specialist identifies opportunities to expand business in support of sales strategy, focusing on sensor, image sensor, embedded vision, and related sensing solutions. The role develops and maintains productive relationships with customer technical and supplier stakeholders, providing technically credible solutions to support revenue growth and business objectives.

The specialist supports sensor and imaging growth plans by engaging customer engineering and procurement teams, influencing specifications, design-ins, and product adoption. They contribute technical expertise across a broad range of sensing and imaging products and collaborate with account managers, field applications engineers, and suppliers to align solutions with customer requirements. The position involves analyzing account and program performance, monitoring technology and market trends, and supporting opportunity strategy and negotiations. The role manages moderately to highly complex opportunities with guidance from senior peers as needed and may mentor colleagues.

Requirements

• Typically 5+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience providing comparable knowledge and job skills.
• Solid technical and business understanding of sensor, image sensor, and embedded vision solutions and how customers use them in real-world applications.
• Ability to manage moderate-to-high complexity across accounts and opportunities using structured problem solving and sound technical judgment.
• Ability to build credibility with customer engineers while advancing commercial objectives.

Responsibilities

• Support execution of sensor and imaging growth plans by engaging customer engineering and procurement teams to influence specifications, design-ins, and product adoption.
• Identify and develop demand for sensor and imaging products through technical discovery and solution alignment.
• Serve as a technical resource and subject matter contributor for assigned sensor and imaging products, including environmental, motion, position, optical, radar, ultrasonic, MEMS, image sensor, camera, and embedded vision solutions.
• Work with account managers, field applications engineers, and suppliers to position solutions that meet customer performance, reliability, integration, and cost requirements.
• Analyze program and account performance related to sensor and imaging solutions and provide feedback on success factors, gaps, and growth opportunities.
• Maintain working knowledge of sensor and imaging technologies, competitors, and market trends, and articulate solution-level differentiation and tradeoffs.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with supplier field teams, including sales, applications engineering, and product management.
• Support negotiations and opportunity strategy for mid-to-large opportunities.
• Contribute to team success and potentially mentor colleagues on products, applications, tools, or selling motion.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off
• 401(k) and pension plan
• Paid holidays
• Family support, including paid leave, surrogacy, and adoption
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Health savings account and flexible spending account
• Education assistance
• Employee development resources
• Employee wellness, leadership development, and mentorship programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• Opportunities to give back to the community

What This Job Offers

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