- Works directly with customers and/or collaborates with Product Specialists/Managers and other Development Teams / Market Leaders, to understand the needs of the customer and develop product/process solutions and Critical to Quality (CTQ) attributes.
- Develops and manages relationships with strategic contacts among key customers and industry contacts. Significant travel for face to face customer support / understanding required.
- Participates in market and product/service strategy and roadmap creation as well as support strategy execution.
- Provides engineering support to the customer to identify and resolve design issues or opportunities.
- Represents the company at customer sites and trade shows, where applicable.
- Communicates the customer’s requirements to the company for engineering and production purposes.
- Interfaces with customers and/or Materion internal quality teams on all technical quality issues and monitors corrections/improvements through to completion.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or related technical field
- 5+ years' experience in customer-facing technical roles, with a strong focus on supporting sales teams and driving business growth
- Proven track record of working closely with sales to identify opportunities, expand customer accounts, and achieve revenue targets
- In-depth knowledge of materials manufacturing processes
- Direct technical experience in PVD and CVD industry strongly preferred
- Previous experience in the Semiconductor Industry preferred
- Strong materials/metallurgy background
- Outgoing and proactive personality with a natural ability to build rapport with customers; highly motivated to engage with clients and drive conversations forward
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, both with customers and internally
- Able to work cross-functionally across sales, technology, operations, and quality teams
- Must be willing to travel 50–75%
- Detail-oriented and self-motivated
- Ability to communicate effectively with staff and all management levels
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to work collaboratively with people of diverse backgrounds both locally and globally
Materion Corporation and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to not unlawfully discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also the Company’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or related technical field
- 5+ years' experience in customer-facing technical roles supporting sales and driving business growth
- Proven track record of working closely with sales to identify opportunities, expand accounts, and meet revenue targets
- In-depth knowledge of materials manufacturing processes
- Direct technical experience in PVD and CVD industry
- Previous experience in the Semiconductor Industry
- Strong materials/metallurgy background
- Outgoing and proactive personality with ability to build rapport with customers
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work cross-functionally across sales, technology, operations, and quality teams
- Willingness to travel 50-75%
- Detail-oriented and self-motivated
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams globally
What We Do
Materion (NYSE: MTRN) is one of the world’s premier advanced materials solutions providers. At Materion, we are committed to developing, manufacturing and marketing highly engineered advanced materials for global customers across a wide range of markets, including consumer electronics, defense and science, industrial and aerospace, automotive electronics, telecommunications infrastructure, appliances, medical and energy. Our products, processes and expertise help enable our customers’ technologies. Our unique product portfolio includes: - Specialty engineered alloys - Beryllium and non-Be metal and metal matrix composites - Engineered clad and plated metal systems - Precious and non-precious specialty metals - Precision optical filters - Inorganic chemicals and powders - Specialty thin film coatings We differentiate ourselves in these markets with a strong global base of manufacturing operations and service capabilities, a broad array of high-performance products, and specialized materials engineering expertise that ranges across metallurgy, chemistry, thin film deposition and coating, and high precision optical filter technology. Our people are our strength: - Materials scientists - Chemists and physicists - Manufacturing and process engineers - Applications and sales engineers - Customer service teams - Technical support staff - Supply chain / logistics / materials management experts Founded in 1931 with roots going back more than 100 years, the company today serves customers in more than 50 countries. We have operating, service center and major office locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia, and employ approximately 2,500 people worldwide. What we offer: - Broad range of technical capabilities & core offerings - Customizable engineered materials - Application experts - Solutions that enable our customers to win... Discover What's Possible!
