Technology Segment Specialist Power & Energy Storage
Prague - Czech Republic
Job Summary
Avnet Abacus
Avnet Abacus is a pan-European distributor committed to supporting customers from design to fulfilment. Avnet Abacus exceptional linecard features globally recognized manufacturers and an extensive product range that includes interconnect passive electromechanical power supply energy storage wireless & sensor products and solutions. Avnet Abacus is a regional business unit of Avnet with European headquarters in Belgium (Avnet Europe Comm. VA).
Technology Segment Specialist Power & Energy Storage
Location: Czech responsible for Eastern Europe
Travel: frequent travel across the region (customer sites vendor meetings events)
Role summary
Avnet Abacus is seeking a handson Technology Segment Specialist to drive technical sales and business development for powersupply modules and energystorage solutions. This hybrid FAE / Business Development role acts as the technical interface between customer engineering teams and supplier partners (e.g. Advanced Energy XP Power Vicor Delta Flex Power). You will provide architecture guidance generate project pipeline support design wins enable the commercial team and convert technical engagements into revenue across the Eastern European region.
What is there for you:
- Flexible and hybrid work
- Meal allowance
- 25 days of annual leave
- Company car
- Life insurance & corporate travelling insurance
- Employee assistance program
- And more
Key responsibilities
- Proactively develop and implement technical account penetration strategies across the assigned markets; present new products and technologies to current and prospective customers.
- Engage in supplier and customerled design reviews and provide actionable application guidance.
- Uncover and document customer requirements from system level down to component level; propose and validate appropriate powersupply and energystorage solutions.
- Build and maintain relationships with key technical decisionmakers and influencers within customer accounts.
- Drive adoption of vendor solutions by enabling the local sales teams with technical content presentations demos and training.
- Track and manage the largest design opportunities from concept through production coordinating supplier resources to maximize the chance of success.
- Create technical sales tools (reference designs application notes ROI/total cost analyses demos) that position Avnet Abacus as a trusted technical partner.
- Manage projects endtoend through close collaboration with customers internal sales product management supply chain and vendors.
- Monitor market and competitor activity; communicate industry trends and roadmap inputs to suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Maintain uptodate knowledge through internal and external technical training and certifications as required.
- Actively engage existing and potential leads with continuous followup and status updates.
Required qualifications
- Bachelors degree or higher in Electrical Engineering Electronics Power Engineering or related field.
- Minimum 3 years handson design experience in power electronics power supplies or energy storage (FAE / application engineering / design).
- Strong technical knowledge of power supply modules (ACDC DCDC PoL) battery systems and BMS concepts.
- Excellent verbal and written English. Fluency in English plus at least one Eastern European language is mandatory.
- Proven ability to interact with engineering teams run design reviews and produce technical deliverables (schematics reference designs lab test plans).
- Customerfacing experience and comfort with frequent regional travel.
- Strong communication presentation and stakeholdermanagement skills.
Education:
- Bachelors degree or higher
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About Company
Avnet guides today’s ideas into tomorrow’s technology. We design and manufacture for start-ups – the technology dreamers poised to be the next big thing. And we supply and deliver for the contract manufacturers and OEMs who need to stock shelves around the globe. Our culture was found ... View more