Field Sales Engineer - Volontariat International en Entreprise (VIE)

SELTECH is an international electronic solution provider and distributor with offices and logistics facilities in France, Germany, China, Singapore and USA. Founded in 1989, we are are a dynamic privately owned company. Our headquarters are located near Paris in France.

We are specialized in high-end solutions: acoustic components and capacitive/inductive sensing solutions. Together with our technology partners we are serving B2B customers in the Smart Home, Mobile Consumer Electronics, IoT, Wearables, Automotive, Medical and Industrial sectors.

We are present in the USA since more than 12 years with a very well-established number of running customers.

We are looking for a motivated Field Sales Engineer in our San Diego, California office to reinforce the activity in North America. He or she will be trained and supported by the local Sales Manager.

THE POSITION

Sales Effort

• Implement sales plan to meet sales volume, revenue and market share
• Visit prospects and customers on the West Coast in a defined territory to maintain existing business and develop new opportunities
• Supply fully detailed customer visit reports
• Reply to customers’ requests regarding commercial and technical issues
• Maintain and strengthen relationship with Seltech’s key partners such as Knowles and Azoteq
• Build forecasts with existing and potential customers
• Present an updated budget in the company CRM system

Marketing Effort

• Collect customer information such as organization structure, market position, etc.
• Do market research for audio, video and connected devices market segments to locate potential customers
• Collect dates and places of fairs involving potential or existing customers
• Get competition information for evaluation of the market position
• Find new market opportunities and product trends

Technical Effort

• Learn and enhance technical knowledge on acoustics and sensor technologies to be able to provide technical support to the customers and offer competitive solutions
• Collect and share technical information to improve the global technical knowledge of Seltech team

Salary

• According to the VIE program
• All expenses related to business trips will be assumed by Seltech
• You will be equipped with a personal computer and phone

YOUR PROFILE

Experience:

• 1 to 5 years experience in sales or in a technical field

Language skills:

• Proficient in French and English, written and spoken

Required:

• With an Engineering Degree, electrical/mechanical engineering preferred
• Willing to travel
• Team player, confident in direct customer communication
• Pro-active working style and entrepreneurial spirit
• You can demonstrate sales orientation, negotiation and organizational skills
• You have technical interest and understanding in the field of electronics

If you would like to take on this challenge please submit your application using the subject Field Sales Engineer USA – San Diego to julien.jourdan@seltech-international.com. For more information please contact us at this email address.