Job description

ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is a diversified global leading manufacturer of highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions serving the flow, aerospace and defense, transportation, industrial, and energy markets. Through operational execution, innovation, and disciplined capital deployment, including strategic acquisitions such as SPX FLOW, ITT partners with its customers to deliver enduring solutions to the key industries that underpin our modern way of life. Headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, ITT has a market cap of roughly $20 billion and employs more than 15,000 people across 40 countries and serves customers in approximately 125 countries. Following the acquisition of SPX FLOW, the company is expected to generate $5.4 billion in annual revenue. Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA: Flow Technologies: A global leader in, providing a broad portfolio of pumps, valves, mixing and agitation equipment, heat transfer, homogenizers, separation, water and wastewater treatment, and engineered process solutions. Our leading brands include the iconic Goulds Pumps (with more than 175 years of history), Anhydro, APV, Bornemann, Bran+Luebbe, C’treat, Engineered Valves, Gerstenberg Schröder, Habonim, Johnson Pump, Lightnin, Philadelphia, Plenty, PRO Cast, Rheinhütte, Seital Separation, Stelzer, Svanehøj, Tigerholm, Uutechnic, VIDAR, Waukesha Cherry-Burrell. Motion Technologies: A global leader in brake pads (ICE and electrified brake pads) and shock absorbers (energy absorption solutions) for transportation applications. Our leading brands include Friction Technologies, KONI and Axtone. Connect and Control Technologies: A leader in critical applications for the aerospace, defense and industrial markets, including harsh environment connectors and control components. Our leading brands include ITT Cannon, Enidine, Aerospace Controls and kSARIA. The Field Applications Engineer (FAE) works closely with the ITT Cannon Sales team and directly with customer engineers to recommend products and technical solutions for new design applications. The FAE will engage with the customers’ engineering team to identify system design requirements, unmet technical challenges and lead the solution development to meet the customer’s needs. The FAE will lead the technical identification and product development, coordinating activities with internal team functions including sales, product management, engineering, and operations to ensure success from concept through production. The FAE will provide design solutions, models, and technical proposals and prototypes acting as the lead engineering point of contact with the customer to secure new designs. The FAE will report to both the New Product Development Engineering Manager and the Director of Product Management. • Provide product and technical solutions capability presentations to customers. • Conduct technical product training to customer engineers. • Primary point of contact between customer engineering and internal cross functional team. • Manage and coordinate multiple activities related to Sales, Engineering, Product Management and Operational support. • Build relationships with customer technical community to: • Identify technical requirements of new designs. • Understand technical market trends and identify product expansion opportunities. • Capture Voice of Customer. • Develop and present technical solutions to capture new design wins. • Understand customer applications and requirements to recommend appropriate solutions. • Provide on-site support to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues. • Collaborate with the product design engineering team to develop custom solutions based on customer feedback. • This position requires visibility to export controlled documents and information. • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Connector design engineering experience (10+ years) will be considered in lieu of degree. • 5+ years of related industry experience, connector design. • 5+ years of experience in a field application, product management, or technical sales role within the connector industry. • Strong understanding of connector, cable and system design and manufacturing • Demonstrated ability to directly manager customer engagements including excellent written and oral communication skills. • Self-motivated and ability to work independently with minimal direction. • Strong problem-solving skills. • Ability to manage multiple tasks. • Team player with demonstrated leadership skills working across functional departments. • Organizational skills to anticipate, prioritize, plan, organize to meet and exceed strategic objectives with relentless focus on customer satisfaction. • Experience using CAD in both 2D and 3D modeling. • Working knowledge of MS Office products (e.g., Excel, Word, Pow erPoint) • The ability to travel periodically (up to 40%) Preferred: • Experience in Harsh Environment Circular Connectors, Electrical Cabling, High Power or High-Speed Data transfer a plus • Knowledge in the use of high-performance thermoplastics, metal alloys and the manufacturing requirements needed to utilize them. • CREO Parametric 3D Modeling/Documentation experience We aim to pay our ‘ITT’ers’ fairly and competitively in the locations that they live and work. Pay-for-performance is a principle that we believe in, and employees are rewarded based not only on ‘what’ they accomplish, but also on ‘how’ they reflect ITT’s values. ITT offers a competitive salary and robust total rewards package, such as health insurance, 401(k), short and long-term disability, paid time off, growth and developmental opportunities, and other incentive compensation programs. Specific benefits are dependent upon whether or not the position is part of a collective-bargaining agreement. The salary offered to a candidate is based several factors such as candidate experience and qualifications, location, as well as market and business considerations. Annual Salary is from $92,500.00 to $138,100.00, plus benefits & incentive plans. Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration.

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Must-haves

Our businesses are organized in three distinct segments, each based around our core engineering DNA:
The FAE will report to both the New Product Development Engineering Manager and the Director of Product Management.
Provide product and technical solutions capability presentations to customers.
Conduct technical product training to customer engineers.
Primary point of contact between customer engineering and internal cross functional team.
Manage and coordinate multiple activities related to Sales, Engineering, Product Management and Operational support.
Build relationships with customer technical community to: • Identify technical requirements of new designs.
Understand technical market trends and identify product expansion opportunities.
Capture Voice of Customer.
Develop and present technical solutions to capture new design wins.
Understand customer applications and requirements to recommend appropriate solutions.
Provide on-site support to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
Collaborate with the product design engineering team to develop custom solutions based on customer feedback.
This position requires visibility to export controlled documents and information.
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Connector design engineering experience (10+ years) will be considered in lieu of degree.
5+ years of related industry experience, connector design.
5+ years of experience in a field application, product management, or technical sales role within the connector industry.
Strong understanding of connector, cable and system design and manufacturing
Demonstrated ability to directly manager customer engagements including excellent written and oral communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

Experience in Harsh Environment Circular Connectors, Electrical Cabling, High Power or High-Speed Data transfer a plus
Knowledge in the use of high-performance thermoplastics, metal alloys and the manufacturing requirements needed to utilize them.
CREO Parametric 3D Modeling/Documentation experience
Annual Salary is from $92,500.00 to $138,100.00, plus benefits & incentive plans.
Not ready to apply? Connect with us for general consideration.

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401(K)

Paid Time Off