Sales Engineering

Career Opportunities with Power Device Corporation
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For more than 60 years, Power Device Corporation (PDC) has been a leader in high-reliability Connectivity, Power, and Control solutions for Aerospace, Defense, and Space applications. Our commitment to quality, on-time delivery, and customer support enables mission-critical success.

100% onsite at either our Bohemia, NY or Poway, CA locations unless traveling to customer locations (20 - 40% travel).

Compensation for this role is $120,000 - $140,000 annually.

This position requires a U.S Person or a person who can qualify for a Department of State or Department of Commerce License.

Position Summary
The Applications Sales Engineer serves as the technical and commercial bridge between customers, engineering, and sales. This role combines deep technical expertise with customer-facing sales support, driving business growth through technical solutions, proposal development, and customer engagement. The individual will support both pre-sales and post-sales activities, contribute to new business capture, and ensure that PDC solutions align with evolving customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the primary technical interface with customers , supporting both pre-sale and post-sale activities.

Support sales efforts by developing technical solutions, presentations, and proposals .

Participate in customer meetings, design reviews, and technical discussions to identify requirements and position PDC products.

Assist in developing win strategies and pricing inputs for new business opportunities.

Build and maintain strong relationships with customer engineering and procurement teams.

Technical Expertise & Product Support

Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned product families.

Analyze customer requirements and translate them into technical solutions and product configurations .

Evaluate competitor products and support competitive positioning strategies.

Resolve technical issues, answer customer inquiries, and overcome technical objections.

Support new product development from concept through production.

Provide voice-of-customer feedback to engineering and product management.

Contribute to product roadmaps by identifying emerging market needs and technologies.

Assist in defining product requirements and validating solutions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Act as liaison between customers, engineering, manufacturing, and business units .

Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and Engineering teams to ensure alignment on strategy and execution.

Provide technical training to internal teams and customers on new products and technologies.

Documentation & Communication

Develop and maintain technical documentation including Data sheets, Application notes, White papers.

Support proposal generation and technical content for customer submissions.

Track opportunities and communicate status updates internally.

Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.

Experience: 6-8+ years of experience in:

Applications Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Technical Sales

Background in space or aerospace electronics with experience in radiation-tolerant components, power architecture, and embedded computing systems such as single board computers (SBCs) or flight processors

Experience supporting customer proposals and technical sales efforts strongly preferred.

Ability to translate complex technical concepts into customer solutions

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Proven ability to work across cross-functional teams

Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

Customer-focused mindset with the ability to influence decisions

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. This job description indicates, in general the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions (as covered under the ADA) expected of the incumbent. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice as required.

Power Device Corporation is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all persons in all facets of employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.

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