Murata Manufacturing

Business Development Engineer

Murata Manufacturing • $70K — $95K *
Novi, MI 48375In-Person
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
  • 1-2 years of related experience.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Well-developed presentation and facilitation skills.
  • Strong time management, problem-solving, and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

  • Enable design-in by providing technical and application support to customers.
  • Identify opportunities for new or revised products to meet market demands.
  • Collaborate with sales teams to manage product specifications at responsible customer accounts.
  • Monitor competitor activities to enhance Murata's market position.
  • Analyze market trends and customer needs to maintain Murata's leading position.
  • Promote assigned products at customer sites in collaboration with sales resources.
  • Facilitate product training and create promotional tools for effective product dissemination.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous Paid Time Off including holidays.
  • 401(k) employer match for retirement savings.
  • Hybrid working schedule for eligible jobs.
  • Tuition reimbursement for approved educational programs.
  • Flexible spending accounts for health expenses.
  • Talent Development program for career advancement.
Full Job Description
Why Consider This Job Opportunity

The Business Development Engineer is responsible for representing the company via technical and application support of specific products and working with sales to achieve design-in of Murata's products. While this position is typically focused on specific products, product groups, or technology areas; the Business Development Engineer is also responsible for being able to understand and represent general technical aspects of all products marketed by the company.

Workplace Policy

Hybrid from Novi, Michigan.

What To Expect (Essential Job Responsibilities)

Product:
  • Enable design-in by providing effective technical and application support to customers.
  • Recognize and define opportunities for new products or when changes to existing products are required to meet changing market needs.
  • Manage product specification at the responsible customers in cooperation with local sales resources and product divisions.
  • Track competitors' activities for the purpose of developing countermeasures and strategies to increase Murata's share.
  • Study and report, utilizing marketing systems tools, the latest needs, and trends in markets and at customers to ascertain the impact to Murata. Take action to establish/maintain Murata's industry leading market position.


Promotion
  • Conduct product promotion for the assigned products at the assigned customers, in cooperation with local sales resources and product divisions, to ensure life cycle matches to customer program(s) maturity.
  • Issue flash report notifications to sales concerning introduction of new product, process or factory change, and/or promotion status change of products.
  • Make good use of existing sales tools and create new tools for the assigned products as well as customers.
  • Facilitate easy access by related parties for use in promotion activities at customers.
  • Assist Manager to position Murata as the acknowledged technical leader in North America by authoring application guides and technical papers, via cooperation with Murata Product Divisions, on mainstream topics.
  • Provide product training by creating the material and delivering the training.


Miscellaneous Job Responsibilities

Price:
  • Understand the pricing strategy and profitability of the assigned products.
  • Assist Manager per request on price book development.

Place:
  • Assist Manager in activities to recognize the total demand for the assigned products at the assigned customers for the purpose of creating strategies to develop new business to increase coverage of overall market.
  • Support product promotion at Distributors including suggesting stocking plans for new products, creating technical materials for use by the distributors in promotion of the products and assisting the Distribution Group in fulfillment of their distribution strategy.

Research:
  • Research new market to develop new business and develop market and product road map.
  • Participate as required in Marketing Road Map (MRM) cross product group market research activity.

Account Management:
  • Support Technical issues and Quality Control claims: support to resolve quality claims with QC department for Murata Electronics and Japan.
  • Provide price quotes to sales or Murata's Quote center, for individual opportunity up to complete contract, based on product group policy.


What Is Required (Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 1-2 years of related experience.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Ability to demonstrate proficiency in interpersonal skills including effective collaboration and communication skills.
  • Well-developed presentation skills as well as facilitation skills to work among individuals from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds.
  • Strong time management skills to accomplish short and long-term assignments as well as judgment, problem-solving, and analytical skills.


How To Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Specific knowledge of Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (Classic and Low Energy), PCIe, SDIO, PCM, I2S, I2C, and UART specifications.
  • Working experience on debugging Wi-Fi and Bluetooth issues.
  • Working experience using ARM microprocessors and implementing power-save solutions.
  • Working experience of wireless (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth) regulatory testing; specifically, FCC and CE regulatory.
  • Experience debugging hardware/firmware/software system issues on embedded platforms.
  • Previous experience using Broadcom, Cypress, Qualcomm, TI, and Marvell Wi-Fi/Bluetooth solutions.


Travel

Frequent local, domestic and infrequent international travel

Perks

  • Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous Paid Time Off including paid holidays and floating holidays.
  • 401(k) employer match on retirement planning.
  • Hybrid working schedule for eligible positions.
  • Tuition reimbursement on approved programs.
  • Flexible and health spending accounts.
  • Talent Development program.

Imagine the possibilities as a member of Murata's innovative global team.

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Murata offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

About Murata Manufacturing

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic components, based in Kyoto. The company was established in 1944 as a personal venture of Akira Murata, the founder, and started as a manufacturer of ceramic capacitors for radios. Today, Murata Manufacturing is a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of advanced electronic materials, leading-edge electronic components, and multi-functional, high-density modules. The company's products are used in a wide range of applications, including smartphones, automotive electronics, healthcare devices, and energy management systems. Murata Manufacturing has operations in Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
Learn more about Murata Manufacturing
Size
77,581 employees
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
1944
NASDAQ
MRAAY
* Ladders Estimates

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