Application Development Engineer

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Description

DuPont is an innovative leader in advanced, integrated materials for electronic circuits and semiconductor packaging in consumer electronics, transportation, and high reliability industrial applications. The company is uniquely positioned to address the increasingly more complex performance requirements through a broad corporate technology base spanning polymers, fibers, photopolymers, dispersions, coatings and film making. The Industrial and Circuit Solutions (ICS) business unit includes well known industry leading brands such as Kapton® and Oasis® polyimide films, Pyralux® flexible circuit materials, and Riston® dry film photoresist.

Key Responsibility

•            The primary responsibility of the position is to technically support DuPont Industrial and Circuit Solutions (ICS) at large, strategic accounts, and to develop new opportunities with leading Global OEMs and support new product developments.

•            Visible and highly motivated, the successful candidate will manage all aspects of the technology processes within AP region consisting of customers located primarily in China and occasionally in the greater AP region.

•            Supports Account Managers, Sales, Marketing and Product Managers and other ICS support functions in strengthening relationships with customers covering existing accounts as well as establishing relationships with new customers and OEMs.

•            Works closely with technology (ATG/R&D) and marketing by providing voice of customer relative to product performance and expectations of product attributes.

•            Performs technical, scientific, or information assignments. Plans project approaches and routinely formulates work plans. May be responsible for setting and defining technical objectives and assessing results.

•            Key success factors in this role are the ability to identify technical trend, market needs, develop solutions, to allow ICS to deliver and capture value. This requires the successful candidate to gain a deep understanding of customer needs and processes as well as the DuPont product and service offerings, especially Kapton® and Oasis ® insulation materials.

•            The role is highly consultative and the ability to combine technical knowledge/ resources to define and meet objectives that benefit customers and DuPont is critical.

•            Critical activities include prototyping, lab work, technical service, troubleshooting, and hands-on activities.

Qualifications

Requirements

•            Master's degree or above in electrical or mechanical engineering, materials science, electronics

•            At least 3 years’ experience in rail traction motors and/or high voltage electric machine design, aerospace high performance cable design and experience, and/or battery industry experience is an advantage

•            Demonstrated technical performance, the ability to building customer relationships, and business development experience is essential as this is a customer facing role

•            Able to demonstrate a high level of learning agility with the ability to adapt and learn new materials, applications and processes

•            Demonstrated laboratory and hands on experiences

•            Ability to use own initiative, effective time management skills and result orientated

•            Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead a team of peers (which will often include other functions in DuPont, customer and OEM personnel) are essential.  Ability to generate and present technical content to customers through papers, presentations, application note and prototypes.

•            Fluency in English & Mandarin

•            Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint

•            Familiarity with SalesForce.com or other CRM system is a plus

Location & Travel

• Preferably based at the DuPont office in Shanghai, China,

• Ability and willingness to carry out business travel ~20-40%

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