Summary of job contents Drive the development of electronic product sales in a defined geography. Provide pre-sales product and Application support. Provide basic “feature benefit” and application sales training to sales engineers and selected customers for electronic products. Electronic Products defined as: Servo and stepping motor drives and controls, mechanical ball screw and belt drive actuators, PLC’s HMI’s, CPX valve manifolds. b. Key accountabilities • Primarily responsible for pre-sales support of all motion controllers, electric drives products (servo & stepper drives, actuators, and PLC‘s Knowledge of typical applications is required • Drive the sales of electronic products through Festo Sales Engineers, Industry Segment Managers and selected distribution. These will be considered your “internal customers“ • Maintain good working knowledge of new products and their applications. • Works closely with US Product Management, Industry Segment Managers, District Sales Managers and the E- Drives application engineers • Additional work hours in excess of normal business hours may be necessary to perform essential duties and responsibilities. • Travel may be required via any means of transportation determined by Company for business reasons such as, training, customer sites/visits or a company business event. c. Knowledge/skills/experience Specialist Knowledge: Technical knowledge X Knowledge of products X Knowledge of customers X Knowledge of market/industry segments X Knowledge of Festo as a company X Business knowledge X Management knowledge n/a Skills: Language Skills: English Language Computer Skills: Computer Literate Knowledge & Experience Education BS-EE or equivalent (See below) Experience: 3-5 years of field experience sizing/selecting and commissioning servo and stepper systems in an industrial environment. Computer literate In Festo: Special experience in a particular industry segment: automotive, semiconductor, photovoltaic, food and beverage and end-line packaging Special experience in a particular function: Management experience: n/a Basic Competencies Very important Important Less important Performance orientation X Problem solving X Openness and Flexibility X Toughness X Personal planning and Organisation X Communication X Team working X Tolerance X Function-specific Competencies Very important Important Less important Strategic orientation X Critical and Entrepreneurial Thinking X Conflict Management X Innovation and Creativity X Negotiation Skills X Role model and Leadership motivation X Leading, Planning and Organizing X Delegation X The salary range for this position is $115,000-$135,000.