Technical Sales Engineer

Join Con Met's Wheel Ends Group and our rapidly growing aftermarket business unit as an Applications Engineer in Vancouver, WA. In this role, you'll become a trusted technical partner—both to our customers and across Con Met—helping manage our current aftermarket product portfolio while identifying, developing, and launching new additions to it. This customer-facing position calls on your engineering expertise and project leadership skills to build lasting relationships, drive new opportunities, and support world-class operations.

This is an onsite (not hybrid or remote) office job working with our global wheel end Applications Engineering team in Vancouver, Washington.

Non-local candidates must be open to relocation (relocation assistance available).

Note:

Employer will not sponsor visas for position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis.

Key Duties

• Acts as a customer engineering liaison, building and maintaining a strong cross-functional customer network
• Collaborates with Key Account Managers and Sales Directors as part of the Account Team
• Identifies new business opportunities and develop business justifications
• Provides guidance for technical/product strategies and manages the execution of those strategies based on voice of customer feedback (VOC) and Con Met technical/product strategic initiatives
• Manages customer product portfolio
• Ensures customer quality standards are met

Additional Responsibilities:

• Facilitates decision making and/or selection of products, components, or specific product development projects
• Support or lead development projects as required
• Support investigations to field performance as required, leading the customer response and contributing to corrective action plans for key engineering issues
• Drives for continuous improvement of Con Met product development processes and Con Met products

Qualifications

Required Experience/Traits:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum two years’ experience in relevant field
• Entrepreneurial Spirit:
  Detail-oriented, driven, and proactive in seeking new opportunities
• Strategic Decision-Making:
  Identify opportunities, assess risks, and drive growth and profitability
• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Translate complex technical concepts into compelling value propositions for engineers and executives
• Business Acumen:
  Ability to understand and create financial models to accompany technical proposals. Identify customer needs, industry trends, and market dynamics to offer strategic solutions

Preferred Experience:

• Customer interface/technical sales experience
• Foundry casting, machining, and assembly experience and knowledge
• Automotive or commercial vehicle experience highly preferred
• Experience with CAD programs – Creo and NX are preferred
• Experience with quality documentation including PFMEA’s, Control Plans, and APQP checklists

Con Met is…

An Amsted Industries company and has been advancing the commercial vehicle industry since 1964. A leading global provider to original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket channels, Con Met delivers wheel ends ,cast metal components ,plastic systems , and automated aerodynamic devices . Designed, engineered, tested, and manufactured in-house, Con Met’s comprehensive portfolio is built to enhance vehicle efficiency, performance, and sustainability. Standard on most heavy-duty vehicles in North America, Con Met products are increasingly adopted in global markets.

A Solutions Provider

We’ve been driving the commercial vehicle industry forward with transformative solutions since 1964. In fact, Con Met solutions and products are installed as OEM first-fit equipment on virtually all heavy-duty trucks in North America.

People-First

Collaboration and innovation are at the heart of everything we do. We focus on creating an environment where our people can thrive by improving our workplaces and our communities across all our global locations.

Customer Focused

For decades, Con Met has been a trusted partner to OEMs, fleets, Tier 1 suppliers, and the aftermarket. We supply forward-thinking, high-performance solutions that bring value to our customers.

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