Technical Marketing Engineer

**The**Opportunity**:
Under limited supervision, provide technical expertise to sales representatives, resellers, and customers during the sales process. Perform technical sales support at customer sites or on a multiple-site basis. Resolve technical product/service issues. Assist customers during the sales process to maximize the benefits derived from the organization's products and/or services.
**A Technical Marketing Engineer (Expert) will contribute their deep technical knowledge and market understanding to support the commercial team and our customers. TMEs develop a deep understanding of NuSil products & end-use markets to guide NuSil’s growth strategy in the Biomaterials (BM) and Advanced Technology (AT) segments. They support marketing campaigns and act as the technical face of the business at trade shows/conferences and customers.**:
***WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR**:

- ** Education:Advanced degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science or related field**:

- ** Experiences: 10 years of silicone industry experience**:

- ** Direct experience with the design, development, manufacture, testing and regulatory requirements associated with silicone product implementation & qualification in Biomaterials and Advanced Technology industries.**:

- ** Ability to work in a highly matrixed environment**:

- ** Ability to travel ~50% of the time**:

- ** Due to the nature of the work being performed, all applicants can be remote based within AMEA region**:
**Preferred skills**:

- **Deep technical knowledge of the chemistry and materials science of silicone products**:

- ** Broad understanding of high purity silicone markets (competitors, end-users and regulatory bodies) serving Biomaterials and Advanced Technology (space, aerospace & defense, electronics and engineering) sectors.**:

- ** Business Acumen: solid understanding of markets and competition, value propositions, business cases, economics-based decision making and basic business financial terms.**:

- ** Extensive knowledge of customer fabrication processes (e.g., injection molding, extrusion, dip coating, spray coating, sheeting, device assembly, etc.), troubleshooting and how silicones can be used in end-use markets**:

- ** Ability to read and understand patents, analyze trends and distill out key information for market analysis.**:

- ** Organization & Project management skills**:

- ** Proactive self-starter able to work in a dynamic environment**:
**HOW YOU WILL THRIVE AND CREATE AN IMPACT**:

- **Work collaboratively with the NuSil Commercial team to generate new business opportunities and identify mutually beneficial projects with customers via market research, networking and promotion of NuSil product offerings.**:

- ** Customer-focused Technical Engagement In-person & virtual support of the Commercial team (e.g., key trade shows/conferences, customers, trainings, etc.) Engage with the customer through technical trainings in-person or virtual Quality/trouble shooting (component or material issues) at the customer location.**:

- ** Market Analysis and Insight Generation (e.g., Where is the industry headed?)**
**o Identify product / performance gaps that customers require and the value of these products to NuSil & the market.**
**o Understand market trends including assessment of IP landscape**
**o Competitive Analysis - Evaluate competitor product launch trends and determine (technology) differentiated positioning.**
**o Guide NuSil product market / development strategy and guide platform technology direction.**:

- ** Technical content creation for customer visits, trade shows, marketing campaigns, etc.**:

- ** Interface with NuSil Product Management, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs to ensure opportunity objectives are clearly understood and cross-functional / departmental coordination is effective.**:

- ** Acquire and maintain working knowledge of commercial account management and transaction processes including the use of Salesforce as an essential tool**:
**Disclaimer**:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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**Dare to go further in your career.**Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

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