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Job Description:
The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
As an Application Engineer in the Automotive Aftermarket Division, you will leverage your technical expertise and customer-centric approach to demonstrate the value of innovative solutions. You will work closely with customers, sales teams, and product development teams to drive productivity, profitability, and application excellence across the automotive ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Value Creation & Application Support
- Demonstrate the value of products, processes, and solutions to improve customer productivity and profitability
- Deliver hands-on product demonstrations and technical training for customers, distributors, and internal teams
- Support sales teams and end-users with application setup, troubleshooting, and optimization
Customer Engagement & Relationship Building
- Build and maintain strong relationships with OEMs, key accounts, dealerships (AOEM and non-AOEM), and distributor partners
- Drive customer intimacy through regular technical interactions, plant visits, and application reviews
Technical Expertise & Innovation
- Develop, negotiate, and validate customer-specific technical test specifications
- Conduct field testing, product trials, and new product evaluations
- Benchmark products against competitors and provide actionable insights
- Identify customer needs and feed inputs into new product development and cost reduction programs
Training & Content Development
- Create and deliver technical collateral, training modules, and application guides
- Conduct large group training sessions (internal and external stakeholders)
Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
- Collaborate with product development teams to
📌 Application Engineer – Automotive Aftermarket Division (Bengaluru)
🏢 3M
📍 Bengaluru