This position is in the European BD team, supporting customers in Europe, with their associated manufacturing partners in Asia. Located in the business unit in Böblingen, business development acts as a «bridge» between division / business unit and sales. In your role as BD Engineer, you will work closely with sales and manage the contact into numerous departments inside the business unit. You will: Help sales with technical questions about our solutions Assist sales in commercial questions about our solutions Successfully position our solution versus competitive offerings (in front of sales and in front of customers) Introduce new solutions to sales (and customers) and present their benefits Help to organize and host customer visits (tactical and strategic aspects of this) Leverage learnings from account/deal situations and turn them into guidance for other sales situations Depending on qualification you will either develop into or already start in the specific business segment of PAC (power, analog, control). Amongst others, the cross functional PAC business team covers customers & applications in the automotive space. This position is an ideal entry position into the Advantest marketing organization. It offers numerous growth opportunities over time, either within business development (by taking on more responsibilities) or in other related departments.