Application Engineer - Commercial Aerospace

Application Engineer - Commercial Aerospace

Aptiv

Turin or Épernon

Your Role

• Develop new customer opportunities by visiting customers, understanding their challenges/requirements, and proposing technical solutions to proactively get Aptiv connectors designed into production;
• Provide “voice of the customer” feedback to our internal business and engineering teams;
• Track and improve aerospace connector penetration and growth by customer, market, and product lines;
• Recommend new products and technology needed to increase our sales in Commercial Aerospace markets for inclusion on our future roadmap;
• Develop competitor benchmarking information including products, performance, tradeoffs to highlight potential value prop entry;
• Lead BOM development for internal quote process;
• Lead customer technical reviews;
• Support material preparation for internal business reviews.

Metrics:

• Commercial Aerospace market sales, bookings, and profitability growth;
• Product Roadmap for Commercial Aerospace market.

Internal/External Working Relationships:

• Collaborate with Sales, Product Line, and Distribution teams in prioritizing key Commercial Aerospace market opportunities;
• Collaborate with Sales, Product Line, Marketing, and Distribution teams in identifying which of our current automotive products best match Commercial Aerospace market customer needs to promote growth.

Your background

• Undergraduate degree in engineering (mechanical or electrical);
• 3+ years of experience in areas relevant for our business e.g. products like wire harness and connectors and end markets like Commercial Aerospace;
• Demonstrated skills and experience in solving complex technical problems with innovative product solutions – includes structuring the problem, gathering and analyzing data, generating insights, recommendations and gaining customer acceptance;
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to develop polished visuals (PowerPoint) and communicate effectively with customers;
• Growth driven hunter mentality;
• High motivation with a track record of strong performance and career progression;
• Experience in effective collaboration in a team environment.