Jobs at SonTek/YSI

SonTek/YSI, a thriving manufacturer of high quality acoustic Doppler instruments used for water velocity and flow measurement, is presently seeking an energetic individual to join our San Diego-based team as an applications engineer in coastal/oceanographic technical sales. Ideal candidates will have the following minimum requirements.

Responsibilities

• Promote SonTek instruments into the coastal/oceanographic customer base, including technical education, preparing competitive strategies, and writing relevant documentation to support this effort.
• Support all sales channels including direct sales to customers and via independent selling partners.
• Write technical papers and application notes, and travel to conferences and exhibitions in support of the SonTek product line.
• Demonstrate sufficient expertise in the application of SonTek products to help grow company market share within targeted marketing areas around the world.
• Help develop sales/marketing tools, strategies, and tactics to support the SonTek product line.
• Assist in business planning process, setting sales goals, and working with various sales channels to achieve them.

Qualifications

• Minimum of B.S. degree in applied science or engineering with a minimum of 2 years of relevant industry experience in a coastal or oceanographic application.
• Basic understanding of vector mathematics.
• Able to discuss ongoing projects with leading scientists and researchers around the world.
• Knowledge or direct experience in projects involving water current measurement, sediment transport, turbulence, wave direction, or coastal dynamics is a plus.
• Previous experience in business development, consulting, or technical sales in the marine industry is preferred.
• Able to read, write, and speak English fluently.
• Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills.

Tasks

• Assist sales staff in responding to general inquiries.
• Write and follow-up on quotations.
• Prepare sales proposals.
• Document customer issues in CRM system; prepare monthly reports.
• Organize and attend relevant tradeshows and related events.
• Demonstrate products onsite or from small boats.
• Diagnose instrument problems and provide solutions to customers.
• Write application notes.
• Visit customer sites directly or with an outside representative.
• Occasionally travel domestically and/or internationally (may be up to 50% at times).
• Become an expert in the functional and application of the SonTek coastal/oceanographic product line.
• Develop appropriate materials to train customers and representatives worldwide.
• Assist in the preparation and planning for product advertising, tradeshows, and distribution.

Resume:

Email resume (in Word, PDF, or plain text format) to:
jobs@sontek.com (Subject: Application Engineer)

• Or, you can mail your resume to:

SonTek/YSI
Attn: Human Resources
9940 Summers Ridge Road
San Diego, CA 92121-3091

SonTek/YSI, a thriving manufacturer of high quality acoustic Doppler instruments used for water velocity and flow measurement, is presently seeking an energetic individual to join our San Diego-based team as the principal development scientist and oceanographer in support and growth of SonTek's coastal oceanography product line. Ideal candidates will have the following minimum requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a vigorous technical program applied to growing SonTek's coastal oceanography product line.
• Proactively engage the scientific community and SonTek's engineers with applied research using the company's core technologies.
• Identify emerging technologies and applications pertinent to the product line and coordinate implementation/incorporation in a project-oriented framework involving company's R&D and Sales & Marketing teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a MS (PhD preferred) in one of the following areas (or equivalent): Physical Oceanography, Fluid Dynamics, Applied Acoustics, Physics, Ocean Engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in project-based work.
• Knowledge and experience in the fundamental theories, concepts, and current state-of-the-art research and/or technology development in the area of coastal oceanography or environmental fluid dynamics, including, but not limited to, measuring turbulence, mixing, coastal zone currents, directional surface waves, bottom boundary layer dynamics and sediment transport.
• Strong understanding of underwater acoustics is a plus.
• Able to work in the field (e.g., beach, estuary, bay, coastal zone, etc.).
• Occasionally able to go to sea on a small boat and/or research vessel.
• Able to read, write, and speak English fluently.

Competencies

• Programming experience in MATLAB, IDL, or similar environment.
• Perform data analysis in the frequency-domain (spectral data).
• Good interpersonal and presentation skills required.
• Knowledge of programming in C/C++ and/or embedded firmware design is a plus.

Tasks

• Annually publish (author or co-author) at least two articles in a recognized scientific journal or trade magazine.
• Occasionally travel domestically and/or internationally.
• Engage scientific community in high-level discussion.
• Attend relevant industry tradeshows and scientific conferences.
• Assist Technical Support, Sales, and R&D staff with high-level data analysis and interpretation.
• Perform complex time-series analysis.
• Write code/programs to expedite and expand data analysis capabilities, including that of directional surface wave data.
• Interface with Sales/Marketing and R&D staff on product development projects.
• Become an expert in the functional and application of the SonTek coastal oceanography product line.

Resume:

• Email resume (in Word, PDF, or plain text format) to:
  jobs@sontek.com (Subject: Oceanographic Scientist)
• Or, you can mail your resume to:

SonTek/YSI
Attn: Human Resources
9940 Summers Ridge Road
San Diego, CA 92121-3091