Senior Technical Application Consultant

Join HARTING, a leader in connectivity products and custom solutions. We are seeking a Senior Technical Application Consultant (Hybrid; based in Elgin, Illinois) to join our growing team as an embedded, customer-facing technical expert dedicated to supporting a strategic hyperscale data center account.

About the role

This role provides rapid-response application engineering support, drives design collaboration, and serves as the primary technical interface between the customer and internal product and engineering teams. The Senior Technical Application Consultant operates as a solutions-oriented partner, contributing to system-level design concepts, accelerating issue resolution, and enabling design wins at scale.

HARTING aims to be a trusted advisor to customers and positions itself as the go-to expert for industrial connectivity solutions, partnering directly with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Distribution partners for standard product, designed-in value-added products, and Product Development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical point of contact and respond rapidly to engineering needs.
• Triage technical issues and drive resolution across internal teams.
• Support new product designs, integration, and system-level architecture discussions.
• Partner with account teams to secure design wins and support qualification builds.
• Translate customer requirements and field insights into actionable feedback.
• Align customer timelines with internal engineering and program management.
• Maintain technical documentation and deliver training.
• Other duties as assigned.

Travel: 30-40%, including periodic international travel (valid passport required).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in application engineering, field engineering, or product development.
• Ability to move beyond product selection into solution conceptualization.
• Skilled at building strong relationships with engineering teams.
• Experience with providing early design guidance and concept development.

Benefits

• 21 days PTO (Paid Time Off) to start, increasing to a maximum of 36 days.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with several Blue Cross Blue Shield plan options.
• Company-sponsored life, AD&D, and short- and long-term disability at no cost to employee.
• Paid parental leave, tuition and fitness reimbursement, and a hybrid working policy.
• 401(k) with a 4% dollar-for-dollar match, fully vested upon eligibility.

Pay

HARTING's Total Compensation Structure includes a Base Salary and a 5% discretionary annual bonus.