Business Development & Field Expert

About the role

As a Business Development & Field Expert at TE, you will work closely with customers on their premises to uncover needs, propose innovative solutions, and drive the adoption of TE’s technologies, especially within the automotive sector.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities for both new and serial projects (RFI & RFQ).
• Track competition replacement opportunities and promote locally produced products (Local 2 Local).
• Serve as the primary technical contact for new‑technology product opportunities for local customers (HM, SEC, OEM).
• Act as the technical bridge between customer engineers and TE Engineering Centers for existing and new product development.
• Lead technical support meetings, training sessions, workshops, and benchmarking activities for automotive products.
• Analyse customer requirements, match them to current TE offerings, and propose modifications or new product concepts to R&D.
• Coordinate with Account Managers, Product Managers, Business Development Specialists, and production sites.
• Monitor emerging market trends and relay insights to Sales, Marketing, and Engineering.
• Prepare and present interconnect solutions highlighting performance features and benefits.
• Report design activity, project status, and action plans on a monthly basis.
• Build relationships with key engineering contacts and decision‑makers.
• Participate in trade shows, exhibitions, and standards organization meetings.
• Support new product introductions as the resident engineering expert for the automotive segment.

Required profile

• Engineering degree, preferably Mechanical engineering; engineering school background is a plus.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Minimum 5 years of experience, ideally in electro‑mechanical component manufacturing.

Required skills

• Mechanical engineering knowledge.
• MS Office proficiency.
• Experience in electro‑mechanical component manufacturing.