Key Account Project Engineer - Bay Area CA

Position: Key Account Project Engineer – Bay Area CA

Company: Our client is a world-leading manufacturer of industrial adhesives for a wide variety of industries including automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, and semiconductors, just to name a few. They are known for solving customer problems with innovative custom solutions. With nearly $200 Million global revenue, the company is rapidly expanding its US footprint.  

We appreciate our employees by providing:

• Competitive base salary
• Bonus and Commission
• Benefits
• Training period in Germany
• Investment in R&D (15% of revenue per year)

Your unique role with the company: Reporting to the Global Key Account Manager, you will be a critical member of the North American sales team. You will be the project leader for the technical implementation of projects at the key account.

• Analyze customer needs and determine technical and process-related requirements.
• Coordinate with the customer and the technical departments at HQ, subsidiaries, and sales engineers in Asia and Europe.
• Track and identify technical trends relevant to the customer with possible fields of application (trend scouting).
• Communicate with technical experts to gain information on current and future projects (road map meetings).

Location: Hybrid role, home and San Jose office

What we are looking for in a Candidate:

·        2-5+ years’ experience in a technical environment

·        2+ years’ technical sales experience mandatory

·        Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Materials Engineering, or similar

·        Excellent presentation and communication skills

·        Analytical thinking with a logical and structured approach

·        Fast understanding of technical facts

·        National and international travel readiness