Technical Sales Engineer and R&D Engineer - Japanese Bilingual-57579

Job Description

Title: Technical Sales Engineer

Location: Newark, CA

Salary Range: $75,000 - $100,000 + bonus (2 times per year)

Benefits: Hybrid work style; Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance; 401K; FSA; Life & Disability Insurance; PTO

Summary

Provide technical service support to production, sales & marketing and R&D staff. Contact with customers and provide products technical information and support in feasibility of designs and technical issues.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Be focal technical service liaison between management, production department, sales and marketing department, affiliated companies, and customers with newly developed techniques or practices in processing company products.
• Assist Sales Representatives on technical issues with custom designs on silicone rubber products.
• Implement and incorporate design changes, engineering changes and specification details: data transfer etc. to overseas design groups.
• Coordinate and manage all communications on technical issues on silicone rubber products and similar articles, tooling, tool transfer, tool modifications, jigs and fixtures with Japan, Malaysia, Europe, Mexico and China.
• Visit customers with Sales Representatives or independently if needed to provide technical assistance on design issues of silicone rubber products and similar articles. Make design recommendations when needed and assist with all tooling and sample issues until project rolls into production.
• Continuously seek technical data from Japan and related industries, train Sales Representatives and customers on new and current technologies on silicone rubber products and similar articles.
• Research and study about new trends and products in market, and make creative suggestions to management, sales and customers to win new business for strategic business plan over competition.
• Work together with Sales Representatives, and support them for costs calculations based upon market conditions and negotiations with Japan
• Fulfill an additional value in products, applications/ designs as technical engineer, and support all Sales Representatives to promote their sales.
• Partial work assignment with R&D Manager for supporting and assisting R&D Manager/Projects.
• This position requires to report R&D matters to R&D Manager and report Sales and Marketing matters to Sales Manager.
  
  

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
  
  

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  
  

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree (B. S.) Engineering degree from four-year College or university; or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiently use AutoCAD and Pro-Engineer.
  
  

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• For communication with parent company in Japan, Japanese speaking is required.
  
  

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
  
  

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
  
  

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
  
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• General office working environment. Business trips are required.
  
  

To apply, please email resume to sthe@pasona.com