Senior Field Application Engineer (Sr. FAE)

For more than 80 years, our client’s engineers and product specialists have partnered with customers to produce highly engineered connectivity and sensing solutions that make a connected world possible. Their focus on reliability, durability, and sustainability exemplifies their commitment to progress. The unmatched range of their product portfolio enables companies, large and small, to turn ideas into technology that can transform how the world works and lives tomorrow.

Role Description:

• As a Senior Field Applications Engineer (FAE) at our client, you will be the technical face of ICT new technology connector solutions.
• You will partner closely with account managers, product managers and end customers to drive new business through engineering and design-in support.
• This role bridges our client products and customer designs, guiding requirements discovery, product selection, specification, and validation.
• Core focus areas: e-mobility, high-speed data connectivity, low voltage and electromechanical solutions.
• You will capture Voice of Customer insights to influence roadmaps and identify application opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with account managers to support customers with engineering and design-in guidance.
• Translate application requirements into connector and interconnect solutions.
• Lead technical discussions in customer engagements.
• Support specification and validation activities.
• Capture Voice of Customer, market trends, and competitive benchmarks.
• Support events like customer Techdays and trade shows.
• Manage multiple stakeholders and collaborate cross-functionally with sales, product management, and engineering.

Requirements:

Experience Required:

• 5+ years of experience in applications engineering, FAE, or technical sales.
• Engineering degree preferred (Mechanical, Electrical, or similar STEM discipline).
• Experience with connectors/interconnect systems preferred.
• Strong customer-facing communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Additional Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of connectors and cable assemblies.
• Experience translating customer requirements into product specifications.
• Exposure to e-mobility, high-speed data, and electromechanical systems.
• Experience with Voice of Customer and competitive benchmarking.
• Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills.
• Willingness to travel.