Marketing Engineer II

Daikin Applied is seeking a Marketing Engineer II to help identify business opportunities and execute marketing strategies to win business. This person will support product managers in implementing business and product strategies & serve as a functional expert and liaison for the technical systems side of the marketing team. Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor! 

Location: Staunton, VA; hybrid 

Your Responsibilities: 

• Provide marketing support or project management for product development or maintenance. 

• Develop or maintain literature and promotional tools. 

• Assist with development or maintenance of technical unit selection software. 

• Investigate reported bugs and suggested enhancements in unit selection software, and other various applications. 

• Perform marketing evaluations that consider distribution needs, customer needs, market trends, competition, P&L requirements, and recommend appropriate action with direction. 

• Assist by providing information to the Product Manager for sales forecast and ROI projections. 

• Communicate marketing needs to other functional groups. i.e) engineering, IT, planning 

• Use of good communication skills. 

Your Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering  

• Master’s Degree (preferred)  

• 2-5 years working in the HVAC industry (preferred) 

• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information. Collects and researches data. Uses intuition and experience to complement data. 

• Design - Generates creative solutions. Uses feedback to modify designs. Applies design principles. 

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner. Gathers and analyzes information skillfully. Develops alternative solutions. 

• Customer Service - Responds promptly to customer needs. Solicits customer feedback to improve service. Responds to requests for service and assistance. Meets commitments. 

• Oral and Written Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations. Listens and gets clarification. Demonstrates group presentation skills. Writes clearly and informatively. Presents numerical data effectively. 

• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness. 

• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions. Displays orientation to profitability. Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition. Aligns work with strategic goals. 

• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget. Contributes to profits and revenue. Conserves organizational resources. 

• Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals. Understands organization's strengths & weaknesses. Analyzes market and competition. Identifies external threats and opportunities. Adapts strategy to changing conditions. 

• Judgment - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment. Supports and explains reasoning for decisions. Includes appropriate people in decision-making process. 

• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities. Uses time efficiently. Develops realistic action plans. 

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. 

• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations. Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis. 

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variablees 

Your Benefits: 

Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:  

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance   

• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions 

• Company provided life insurance + optional employee paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage and voluntary accident coverage 

• Short-term and long-term disability 

• 3 weeks of paid time off for new employees + 11 company-paid holidays 

• Vacation accrues on a monthly basis, unless applicable federal, state, and local law requires a faster accrual 

• Paid sick time in accordance of the federal, state and local law 

• Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service