Business Development Sales Engineer

**Due to the military contract requirements US Citizenship or Permanent Residency is a mandatory for consideration**

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment regardless of age, national origin, race, color, disability, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law.

The Business Development Sales Engineer is designed as a leadership pipeline position, with the opportunity to develop into Director of Business Development, or Sales Director for future succession over the next several years. Position will work closely with engineering, manufacturing, and executive leadership to identify new profitable opportunities, support customer programs, and expand our presence in key strategic markets including aerospace, defense, and highperformance manufacturing.

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelors' degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, or Business related fields, or equivalent industry experience;
• * 5 years' industrial, manufacturing, sales/marketing experience
• * Experience in Aerospace, Defense, Industrial areas, with metals experience
• * Strong technical / mechanical aptitude
• * Leadership desire and growth potential
• * Motivation to grow in a dynamic field with a great organization
• * Ability to travel nationally and internationally

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Train and learn our systems, market positions, and technical best fit capabilities to maximize effectiveness of efforts for our stakeholders
• Serve as a technical sales partner to customers by understanding their needs and matching them with our capabilities and solutions.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to ensure successful program execution for customers
• Manage customer engagements, conflicts, and expectations for positive outcomes
• Support and collaborate with the current Sales leadership members, while developing commercial leadership capabilities
• Develop new business opportunities with OEMs, prime contractors, and Tier1 suppliers
• Engage with customer engineering teams early in the product design process to identify manufacturability best fit, and optimization.
• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, and program strategies in collaboration with internal teams
• Professional presentation and representation of ELLWOOD at all trade shows, industry conferences, and customer meetings
• Travel approximately 25-35% to support customer engagement and industry events