Engineering Sales Entry Professional
The posting
Location
Singapore, Singapore
Job ID
R0010824
Date Posted
2022-07-14-07:00
Company Name
Hitachi Asia Ltd.
Profession (Job Category)
Engineering & Science
Job Schedule
Full time
Remote
No
Summary of the position
The Sales Application Engineer is a sales support role working directly with our customers/distributors to ensure highest quality, and most reliable system is provided for their application. Working as part of a cross functional team, the Application Engineer role allows for a diverse set of experiences including requirement development, design, field support and direct customer interfacing. This individual will complete and/or coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and provide customer focused input to the team for success in the market.
Duties and responsibilities
- Work with internal and external Product Management, Commercial, and Engineering teams to develop proposals based on authorize specifications and market requirements.
- Work directly with engineering teams/ product manager to define and coordinate projects.
- Serve as the technical point of contact and facilitate communication between the sales team, engineering support team and customers/distributors – pre sales via sales manager and post sales support
- Prepare technical/commercial proposal for submission.
- Provide parts quote to distributor with clarification on serial number and part number
- Provide support during new product launches and on an as-needed basis for quality, reliability and productivity improvements.
- Support for product training, pre-sales technical; marketing activities ( brochure/ ppt and sales tools), when assigned.
- Build the library of competition, updated competition info and activities, keep the installation reference for SEA.
- Establish a library of data sheets and drawing for all the range of products
- Take responsibility of ensuring products registrations, certificates and local regulations and safety standards, as well as technical and operational guidelines from Sullair.
- Handle warranty and quality claim between distributor and factories
- Work with the Service Team Support to identify and resolve field issues.
- Work out the annual training program and perform it with timely manner.
- Provide support to meet assigned quality and reliability targets.
- Travel 10-30% in SEA to customer sites and facilities.
- Other tasks assigned by supervisor.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 3-5 years’ experience and/or related, or Diploma in mechanical engineering with > 5 years experience.
- 5 years practical compressor industry experience preferred
- Language: English & Mandarin language.
Professional experience
- Experience in the specifications of oil-flooded screw, oil- free screw compressed air systems required.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
- Strong customer focus with a demonstrated ability to develop relationships and interface with customers on critical technical matters.
- Highly organized with a strong attention to detail.
- Technical aptitude to quickly and efficiently gather, understand, condense and organize information necessary to make informed engineering decisions.
- Ability to communicate clearly using both written and verbal methods.
- Ability to communicate professionally with all levels of the organizations including both internal and external customers.
- Possess a self-motivated desire to learn and have the ability to share and apply new knowledge effectively.
- Strong analytical abilities and technical knowledge of systems and controls.
- Initiative and independence with a demonstrated ability to succeed in a cross functional team environment.
- Business result-oriented, intercultural sensitivity.
- Prefer experience in working in MNC previously.
Key behaviors
- Must work well in a team environment
- Proactive and positive attitude.
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Taken from Hitachi's own posting, last seen live on 1 Nov 2026.
About Hitachi
Transformers, HVDC links, high-voltage products and grid automation from Hitachi Energy, plus data storage, IT services, air compressors and factory equipment from other Hitachi companies, sold to utilities, EPC contractors, data centers, manufacturers and enterprise IT buyers.
Pay schedule: Each role is a salaried job with the Hitachi company that posts it (Hitachi Energy, Vantara, Digital Services, Global Air Power and others), with incentive plans and local benefits named in only a few postings.
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