Job Title: Senior Field Technical Manager
Location: San Jose, CA
HR Req #208F-208

Sharp Microelectronics of the Americas, a division of Sharp Electronics Corporation is seeking a Senior Field Technical Manager for San Jose, CA facility.

Job Summary:

Under minimum supervision, support the sales of electronic components which require professional engineering knowledge sufficient to make recommendations involving fundamental engineering principles and to persuade potential buyers of the practical value of our products.  Prepares moderately complex financial and operational estimates with the factory from blueprints, plans, or other records submitted by potential customers, and reports customer practices regarding utilization of company products.

Job Responsibilities:

• Respond to technical inquiries from customers
• Develop technical documents to assist customers with interfacing to our components products
• Troubleshoot technical problems over the phone and at the customers' facilities
• Assist in training Sharp's sales people and manufacturer's reps, as directed.
• Attends and staffs trade shows and seminars
• Monitor product trends and makes recommendations for future products.
• Services product demo equipment
• Gathers and evaluates competitive information.
• Interfaces on a technical level with our factory engineers.
• Publish applications notes and/or technical articles.
• Capable of training fellow FAEs and Marketing staff in area of expertise.
• Establishes an effective line of communication with manufacturers of products complementary to the Sharp component line, i.e., LCD controllers, digitizers, backlights, inverters, software, etc.
• Publishes magazine articles, technical papers or other published material.
• Has successfully designed and built specialized equipment such as demo equipment or other tools for use in the field.
• Has shown ability to master the authoring or modification of software as it related to Sharp products or equipment.
• Has demonstrated the ability to take a leadership role in coordinating any trade shows that he is responsible for.
• Has mastered the systems sale approach, by regularly designing in components across all product lines.

Job Requirements:

Four-year college degree in engineering.  Preferably eight or more years experience in Application Engineering.  Technical proficiency necessary.  Must have the technical knowledge to communicate on an engineering level with customers and assist with the "design in" of various electronic components.  Excellent technical and communication skills.

To apply, please email resume to recruiter@sharpsec.com.  In the subject line, be sure to include in the following order, the HR REQ#, your name, and the job title for which you are applying