About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Strategic Account Manager / Sales Engineer (Teradyne, Boise, ID) based in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Build, cultivate, and maintain meaningful relationships with key stakeholders across strategic customer accounts, developing trusted partnerships that support long-term growth.
- Develop and execute effective account and sales strategies in collaboration with internal teams to identify opportunities, secure new business, and increase customer engagement.
- Discover and pursue new business opportunities while expanding the existing customer base and installed equipment footprint to generate additional engineering and production business.
- Serve as a strong advocate for customer needs, ensuring issues, opportunities, and requirements are understood and addressed in a timely and effective manner.
- Identify opportunities to increase market share and expand the use of semiconductor test solutions across customer engineering and production environments.
- Oversee key aspects of account activity, including tester installations and upgrades, sales coordination, service and support arrangements, competitive sales processes, and product roadmap alignment.
- Manage forecasting, quoting, order booking, and other sales activities while maintaining accurate and timely information across multiple accounts.
- Partner with sales, service, support, and other internal stakeholders to coordinate customer activities and deliver solutions aligned with customer needs and business objectives.
- Develop and support compelling business proposals that clearly communicate value and address customer requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent professional experience is required; an MBA is considered a plus.
- At least 10 years of overall professional experience, including 5+ years in capital equipment sales within the semiconductor industry or a related field.
- Experience with semiconductor automated test equipment or a closely related technology environment is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated success in identifying and securing new business opportunities while growing and expanding existing customer accounts.
- Strong ability to develop long-term customer relationships, understand stakeholder priorities, and turn customer needs into commercial opportunities.
- Highly responsive and customer-focused, with the ability to advocate effectively for customer requirements while balancing broader business objectives.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at different levels.
- Detail-oriented and process-driven, with strong time-management skills and the ability to independently manage multiple accounts and priorities.
- Ability to understand complex customer requirements, develop appropriate strategies, and coordinate multiple commercial and technical activities.
- Must be able to carry the minimum required auto liability insurance due to automotive responsibilities.
- Local candidates are required for this position; relocation assistance is not available.
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Conditions
- Base Salary: $121,800–$195,000 USD, with placement within the range based on experience, skills, demand, and location.
- Eligibility for discretionary bonus opportunities based on financial performance.
- Additional eligibility to participate in the organization’s sales incentive plan.
- Remote position for a qualified local candidate.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefit programs.
- Access to Flexible Spending Accounts.
- Retirement savings plans to support long-term financial planning.
- Life and disability insurance coverage.
- Paid vacation and holidays.
- Tuition assistance programs and additional professional development support.