Director of Business Development

Fidus Systems

$120K — $150K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years of sales experience in semiconductors or related engineering services.
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent required; Engineering or Business preferred.
  • Prior experience with both turnkey design services and onshore outsourced staffing.
  • Familiarity with the semiconductor silicon ecosystem, especially with FPGA/ASIC vendors, is highly valued.
  • Demonstrated technical competency in electronic design services required.
  • Experience with ITAR or defence/aerospace sectors is beneficial.
  • Must be able to travel up to 50%.

Responsibilities

  • Drive and close new business opportunities for Fidus design services.
  • Generate revenue through effective prospecting and account management.
  • Leverage existing industry relationships for new business introductions.
  • Develop deep knowledge of client needs to identify engineering opportunities.
  • Position Fidus as a key design consultant for innovative hardware projects.
  • Articulate the value of premium North American engineering rates effectively.
  • Build relationships within the silicon ecosystem to create a strong referral pipeline.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with a Tier 1 high-tech design house in a fast-growing industry.
  • Be part of a company where your voice can shape its evolution.
  • Engage with cutting-edge technologies solving challenging problems.
  • Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package and a supportive work culture.
  • Join a company focused on aggressive growth and market leadership.
Full Job Description
The role

We are seeking a technically fluent, commercially driven hunter with deep familiarity with hardware design cycles, a track record opening net-new logos, and proven success selling high-complexity North American engineering services into semiconductor, Telecom/Datacom, or Aerospace & Defence markets. The preferred candidate will be located within a key target territory - Pacific Northwest (WA/OR), North Central (Chicago or Saint Paul), South East (Atlanta) or US Central South (TX) - and required to travel 50% of the time within territory.

What's in it for you
  • Working with a Tier 1 high-tech design house in a rapidly expanding industry: We work on advanced technologies enabling AI, IoT, Autonomous Vehicles, and Fintech.
  • Join an evolving company: Make your voice heard and create the change you want to see.
  • Work with Cutting Edge Technology: You will have the opportunity to work on a variety of leading technologies and be part of a team that solves the hard problems that new technologies present.
  • Generous Benefits Package and Company Culture: Our employees are everything to us. Featuring a full benefits package, healthy work/life balance, and a company culture where you feel like you are part of a family.
  • Join a Company Built for Growth: We are actively pursuing large-scale growth, both organically and through strategic acquisitions, to expand our market leadership.


A look into the role
  • Drive and close new business opportunities selling Fidus design services and engineering products.
  • Generate revenue through prospecting, up-selling, and cross-selling activities within a defined territory or account.
  • Leverage existing partner relationships in the industry for introductions to new contacts.
  • Develop in-depth knowledge of clients' business priorities, design challenges, and roadmap initiatives that can be translated into opportunities for Fidus to win their engineering business.
  • Position Fidus as an early-stage design consultant in the conception and delivery of customers' innovative hardware products.
  • Confidently position and defend premium North American engineering rates by articulating design risk reduction, first-pass silicon success, and co-location advantages - without reliance on offshore cost arbitrage.
  • Build and leverage relationships within the AMD, Altera, Intel, and Xilinx field application engineering (FAE) and silicon distribution ecosystems to generate pipeline and qualified referrals.

Requirements
Attributes and qualifications required
  • Minimum 8 years of sales experience working with semiconductors, electronic design services, FPGA ecosystems, embedded software, or adjacent engineering services industries.
  • Completion of a Bachelor's degree or the equivalent.
  • Prior experience selling services in both turnkey design and onshore outsourced staffing, for high-speed, high-complexity designs.
  • Experience selling within or alongside the semiconductor silicon ecosystem - including FPGA/ASIC silicon vendors or their value-added distribution partners - is a strong asset.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business will be considered a strong asset.
  • Ability to successfully demonstrate the required technical competency in electronic design services or similar industries.
  • Familiarity with ITAR, Controlled Goods programmes, or selling into defence/aerospace prime contractors is a meaningful asset for candidates targeting our Aerospace & Defence and secure industrial verticals.
  • Ability to travel up to 50%.


If all of this excites you, has your attention, and you can't wait to join our amazing team and work environment, then we want to hear from you!

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