【Purpose】
The Appliances business unit of TE Connectivity has an opportunity for an experienced Field Application Engineer in South.China to support key direct customers growth in the region. The business unit has determined that, for our key customers, having knowledgeable engineering presence locally is critical to long-term success in supporting our customers’ product and design needs and in advancing our Company’s interests.
The FAE will serve as a technical resource for our customers’ engineers and program / platform managers by providing technical expertise, design work, product application information, and general support for strategic customers. The selected engineer will collaborate with client design engineers and TE Connectivity product managers to oversee connector product design from market definition through production and release. Provide physical/mechanical manufacturing concepts, proposals, and general design support for highly specific client products. Act as initial point of contact and establish relationships with key engineering stakeholders at client manufacturing sites. Review and support highly technical client manufacturing, testing, and reliability requirements on physical connector performance. Interpret engineering drawings and virtual models in support of cost estimation and fabrication of prototypes. Work with cross-functional teams in development and manufacturing for thorough understanding customer requirements and design requests. Lead internal discussions on Bill of Materials (BOM) and preparation of customer quotes. Review, prepare and present design proposals to customers both externally and internally. Provide technical assistance, engineering proposals, customer training, technical advice, demonstrations, tech days, workshops and presentations to introduce TE technologies and products that meet client needs, and be a significant interface between TE Connectivity’s sales and engineering organizations and our customers.

【Responsibility】
61 Be the initial point of contact for customer’s local engineering group
61 Function as the technical interface between the customer’s engineers and the TE engineering community on all existing products as well as focus on new product development opportunities
61 Actively contribute to new product development opportunities for TE at the customer with the ability to provide conceptual design modeling
61 Interact directly with key customers on a regular basis and coordinate the deliverables related to customer projects including new products, modifications to existing products, test studies, signal integrity modeling, and any other development efforts
61 Establish relationships with key customer engineering contacts and decision makers
61 Gain a solid understanding of customer’s product set and future roadmap
61 Gain a solid understanding of TE Appliances products and future roadmap
61 Use VOC (Voice of Customer) tools to understand the accounts’ technology, strategic direction, and electronic connectivity needs. Communicate these needs to internal TE Connectivity teams
61 Support a cross-functional, global team specific to the customer. The team may consist of a Program Manager, Quality Engineering, Logistics, Procurement, Operations, and Sales
61 Penetrate customers’ design cycle to be involved in the early stages of new product / platform planning
61 Support product & process qualifications

【Job Qualifications】
61 Ability to leverage engineering competency to understand customer requirements directly
61 Understanding of connector design and mechanical assembly and/or manufacturing techniques
61 Oral, written and presentation skills demonstrated by the ability to communicate across all levels within and outside of the organization, include global communication
61 Ability and willingness to travel as required
61 Successful candidates must have ability and desire to work independently
61 Outstanding networking, influencing, and listening skills
61 Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize
61 Strong interpersonal & negotiating skills
61 BS degree in Engineering required (Mechanical / Electrical / Electronic preferred)
61 >=3 years of technical engineering, technical sales or sales experience
61 Experience in working with Appliances OEM is a strong preference
61 Located at GuangZhou/FoShan