Product Specialist

For a manufacturer of specialty electronics assembly materials (Indium Corporation of America - Clinton, NY): responsible for researching and analyzing customer and market data; facilitate customer and prospective customer business and ensure requirements of both customer and Indium Corporation are met; serve as a product line resource to internal departments including sales, operations, R and D and other marketing groups on matters requiring support; maintain product stewardship responsibilities for products specified (price sheets, lead times, technical data sheets, SDS sheets, product rationalization, etc.); benchmark Indium’s technical data sheets to leading competitors and implement best practice and high value content to Indium’s literature; collect and compile global and regional market related data (market size, growth rates, major customers, pricing, technical trends, market share, competitor analysis – by application segment) for use in strategic plan and day-to-day decision-making; develop proficiency in Indium products, markets and overall technology; provide product and process training within Indium, to customers, and to industry conferences; use Indium Corporation’s SimLab and equipment at equipment partner sites, execute process optimization, product characterization and benchmark testing of Indium’s soldering materials to meet/exceed defined performance requirements; support the launch of new products with technical data sheets, presentations, sales tools, training tools, and launch packages; work with product manager to analyze pricing guidelines and recommend regional adjustments; be a resource to sales by highlighting market opportunities, breaking down barriers, creating regionally specific sales tools, and communicating to product management needs such as new products, new sales tools, etc.; support technical personnel in composing and publishing articles; support Marcom programs such as trade show selection and media relationships as requested; support R and D through beta site development and monitoring; and perform other duties or special projects as assigned.

Requirements

1. Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in a technical field (Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, etc.), or a related field.

2. 1 year of experience in the job offered or 1 year of experience in data analysis in a technical field. Experience can be gained while pursuing degree.

3. Knowledge of electrochemistry, statistical mechanics, metal and crystal deposition, material characterization tools, analysis tools, remote automation of scientific instruments using Python.

4. Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint), LaTeX and Python programming.

Work Location: Clinton, NY.

Hours:  40 per week – Monday through Friday.

Salary: $70,000

To apply please send a resume to Nate Discavage at ndiscavage@indium.com