Business Development Manager – Advanced Materials

Business Development Manager – Advanced Materials Job Type: Direct Hire, Remote Compensation — Base salary based on experience, up to $175,000 base plus commission Travel — Up to 50%, domestically and internationally. About the role This company is hiring a Market Development Manager to grow one of its strategic markets for advanced materials and engineered components. You’ll identify promising applications, build relationships with OEMs and other manufacturers, and turn early engineering conversations into design wins and production programs. This role combines new business development with technical selling. You’ll work with customer engineers to understand challenges involving weight, heat, wear, strength, or radiation shielding, then partner with engineering and manufacturing teams to evaluate where the materials or processes can meet the application’s requirements. You’ll also build the business case with procurement and executive stakeholders, balancing technical performance with cost, manufacturability, and production volumes. What you’ll do Develop and execute a growth plan for your assigned market. Map target OEMs, suppliers, and applications, then prioritize opportunities based on technical fit, revenue potential, and path to production. Build a pipeline through direct outreach, customer discovery, industry events, and strategic account development. Establish relationships across engineering, procurement, operations, and executive teams. Engage customers early enough to influence material selection, specifications, and component design. Work with CPS engineering to translate performance and manufacturing requirements into a proposed solution. Own the commercial relationship from initial discovery through feasibility, prototyping, qualification, and production ramp-up. Coordinate with engineering, operations, quality, and product development to keep opportunities moving. Develop proposals and business cases, negotiate commercial terms, and secure design wins. Identify opportunities to introduce additional CPS technologies within existing accounts. Maintain accurate opportunity records and forecasts in the CRM. Share customer feedback, market trends, and competitive insights to inform growth plans and product development. Required qualifications Bachelor’s degree in engineering, materials science, physics, chemistry, or a related technical discipline. At least five years of experience in technical sales, market development, applications engineering, product management, or business development, with demonstrated responsibility for developing new business. Experience selling engineered products, advanced materials, precision components, or complex manufacturing solutions. Track record of advancing complex, multi-year sales cycles, ideally with examples of securing a design win and helping move it into production. Ability to discuss performance requirements with engineers and explain the commercial value of a proposed solution to procurement and executive stakeholders. Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%. Preferred industry and technical experience Energy, power generation, or electrification — Experience with OEMs or suppliers in power equipment, power electronics, or related thermal management applications. Medical devices or imaging — Experience selling engineered components into medical equipment, diagnostic imaging, or radiation shielding applications. Advanced manufacturing or materials — Experience with specialty metals, powder metallurgy, metal injection molding, technical ceramics, composites, or comparable engineered materials. Familiarity with OEM design-in processes, including material selection, prototype evaluation, supplier qualification, and production release. Technologies you’ll represent AlMax® advanced structural materials and fiber-reinforced metal matrix composite sheets Tungsten and nickel superalloy injection-molded components Radiation shielding solutions Advanced pressure…

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