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. The Senior Technical Application Consultant is an embedded, customer-facing technical expert dedicated to supporting a strategic hyperscale data center account. 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 HARTING customers and positions itself as the go-to source expert for industrial connectivity solutions. We partner directly with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Distribution partners for standard product, designed-in value-added products, and Product Development initiatives.

To succeed in this role, you will be highly driven to:

• 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%
  
• Must have valid passport for periodic international travel
  

Requirements

Skills and experience to thrive in this role:

• 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

• This role is eligible for a 5% discretionary annual bonus. 
  

• 21 days PTO (Paid Time Off) to start – quickly earn more PTO as you stick with us (36 days max)
  
• Medical, dental, and vision Insurance – several Blue Cross Blue Shield plan options to choose from
  
• 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!