Summary
Direct Electron, LP is a manufacturer of premium performance detectors for TEM. A pioneer in the development of direct electron detectors, the company offers core products using the award-winning DDD sensor technology for life science 3DEM applications, and offers premium fiber-coupled or lens-coupled CCDs for materials science applications.
The technical marketing engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise in the support of marketing efforts. As an essential part of the marketing efforts, a successful marketing engineer will establish and maintain customer relationship on technical matters, train new users and give technical talks, plan and support product demonstration and trade shows, develop successful customer use cases, and provide feedback to further advance R&D efforts.
Job Description
Key responsibilities of the technical marketing engineer position based in San Diego include:
- Product demonstration and user training;
- Market development: provide insights of customers and market segments. Look for high-impact conferences and trade shows and plan talks or product demonstrations.
- Competitive analysis: use competitive knowledge to establish differentiating features of Direct Electron products;
- Customer engagement: transfer technical expertise to customers through efficient user training and build customer loyalty;
- Problem solving: resolve technical issues and help customer establish successful workflow;
- Feedback to R&D: deliver customer priorities and changing marketing needs to guide future product development;
Job Requirements
- Advanced university degree in a relevant scientific field is required (i.e. Master’s or PhD in Molecular or Cellular Biology, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemistry, Physics, or Materials Science).
- Must have ability and recent experience to operate TEM and digital TEM cameras as an expert user.
- Experience with 3D EM techniques and methodologies.
- Experience with the full 3D EM workflow from sample preparation to data processing.
- Strong presentation skills and demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with highly-technical customers.
- Interest and ability to understand new products and tools.
- Ability to travel both domestically as well as internationally.
Application Information
Please submit your resume/CV to info @ directelectron.com for consideration.
This posting will be removed after the position has been filled.