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Accuride International is an extremely successful, ISO 9001-certified, global, hardware solutions provider supporting the Furniture, Electronic, Appliance, Automotive and other industries. Please visit www.accuride.com for more details on the company, our products and our over 50-year history of achievement as an industry leader.

This is a great opportunity to join a highly successful and respected global employer. The ideal candidate should be a highly accomplished OEM sales professional with OEM Hardware Sales experience in Automotive, Industrial/Electronic, Commercial, Aerospace and/or Military markets. Specific experience in the Automotive market is desirable.

As a valued member of the OEM Sales Team, your primary focus will be to increase sales and to support OEM efforts in the Automotive, Industrial/Electronic and Commercial markets within your territory. Specific emphasis will be placed on the Automotive market. Efforts to help define customer and market needs, provide commercial and technical support, and build relationships by providing technical product presentation are fundamental to the success of this Sales position. Your success will be measured through increased sales in your territory.

The effective management of your territory requires that you have proficient oral and written communication skills and be able to demonstrate your ability to negotiate and solve problems with positive results. We expect the successful candidate be able to independently manage the Sales territory and independently direct the activities needed for increased sales and growth within the territory.  You will be expected to gather market and customer specific technical information, submit accurate sales forecasts, operate within your travel budget, and maintain customer and target account lists. You will be required to conduct business from your home office and from the road with an expectation of overnight travel approximately 40% to 50% of the time.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or business with an emphasis in marketing/sales preferred
• 2+ years of OEM sales experience with engineered products required
• Specific sales and engineering experience in the OEM Automotive market is a plus
• Three or more years of relevant sales experience with Automotive,Industrial/Electronic,Commercial or Military mechanical or hardware products required
• Must be proficient with the PC including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Technical ability with electro/mechanical concepts that allows you to work comfortably with the customer base within target markets required

We seek candidates located in one of the following areas: Detroit, Chicago, South West Michigan, or Northern Indiana. We offer a competitive compensation package, including a bonus plan, medical/dental, an outstanding 410 K program and a car program. Contact Maria Kludt at mkludt@accuride.com.

Accuride International is an extremely successful, ISO 9001-certified, global, hardware solutions provider supporting the Furniture, Electronic, Appliance, Automotive and other industries. Please visit www.accuride.com for more details on the company, our products and our over 50-year history of achievement as an industry leader.

This position focuses on designing products that meet specific customer and/or market needs.

This includes:

• Developing new electro-mechanical components, devices and assemblies.
• Performing complex design activities relating to mathematical analysis of design elements; product testing and evaluation; design documentation; problem solving and troubleshooting; and supervision of model building and test process.
• Performing design verification using DFMEA and Tolerance Stack-up analysis.
• Performing analysis on product test results and designing changes and enhancements based on analysis.
• Meeting with vendors and customers to evaluate product performance and design improvements based on evaluation.
• Leading cross-functional teams as a project group leader.

Qualifications:

• BSME and typically 5 or more years related experience. Professional Engineer (P.E.) designation preferred.
• Experience in metal working, good knowledge of mechanics of materials and general mechanical theory.
• Knowledge of statistical systems, project planning, plastics design, pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Basic knowledge of electronics design, electronics wiring and schematics; the ability to design and build simple electronic devices; knowledge of electronic device systems for motorized movement.
• Ability to design and build electronic devices to integrate with mechanical components.
• Creativity and experience in conceptualizing and new product development
• Advance math skills and strong analytical abilities
• Ability to perform the most complex design assignments
• Ability to manage people on a project basis
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• The ability to engage with customers directly
• Effective presentation skills
• Proficiency with 2D and 3D CAD software such as: Solidworks, Inventor or Pro-E
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software such as: MS Project, Excel and Word

We seek local candidates only. The company does not sponsor H1B visas. We offer a competitive compensation, including medical/dental and an outstanding 401k program. Contact Maria Kludt at mkludt@accuride.com.

Accuride International Inc., 12311 Shoemaker Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670, 562.903.0200