Graduate Sales Engineer
Summary
Graduate program for engineers to learn NI’s test-and-measurement tools, LabVIEW, and customer-facing sales engineering while rotating through technical and commercial teams.
Career Pathway & Development Structure
This is a 1–3 year development journey that helps graduates explore both technical and business career directions. With structured learning, mentoring, customer-facing practice, cross-functional collaboration, and potential cross-city exposure, GSEs will gradually build the skills, confidence, and professional network needed for long-term growth at NI.
1–3 Year Development Journey:
Foundation: Build a strong foundation in NI products, LabVIEW, DAQ, test and measurement fundamentals, customer scenarios, and business processes through structured onboarding and guided learning.
Exposure: Learn through real customer cases, technical applications, marketing and community engagement, cross-functional teamwork, and potential exposure to different cities and market environments.
Career Readiness: Grow toward a long-term career direction through mentoring, regular feedback, development check-ins, and alignment with technical, business, innovation, or customer solution opportunities.
Program Support: You will be supported by structured learning, mentoring, 1:1 coaching, customer-facing assignments, and regular development conversations. The program is designed to help graduates build technical confidence, business awareness, and customer engagement skills in a supportive global company environment.
Development Exposure & Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Collaborate with technical, sales, customer success, and commercial teams to understand end-to-end customer engagement and solution delivery
Gain practical exposure to technical applications, customer discovery, solution configuration, opportunity support, and commercial execution
Participate in customer-facing projects, events, community activities, and business reviews to build both technical depth and market understanding
Depending on business planning, GSEs may also have opportunities to gain experience across different cities to broaden market exposure and customer coverage understanding
Target Permanent Placement & Dual-Track Career Pathways:
GSEs typically grow toward a permanent role within 1–3 years, depending on individual development, strengths, available opportunities, and business needs.
In China, long-term placement is designed around multiple career exits across technical, business, innovation, and customer solution pathways, allowing each GSE to grow toward the direction that best matches individual strengths and business needs.
Final placement will be guided by ongoing coaching, development feedback, individual strengths, career interests, and organizational priorities.
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
Technical Development & Application
Develop practical knowledge of NI products, test and measurement fundamentals, and industry applications such as automated test, electronics validation, semiconductor, EV, aerospace, and industrial systems
Learn to configure solutions, troubleshoot customer use cases, and support proof-of-concept activities
Work with application engineers to develop technical solutions aligned to customer use cases
Customer Engagement & Commercial Exposure
Engage with Sales Engineers and Account Managers in customer meetings, demonstrations, and technical discussions
Assist in identifying, qualifying, and following up on customer opportunities to understand how pipeline development connects to business outcomes
Participate in customer engagements to understand business challenges and solution requirements
Marketing, Community & Ecosystem Engagement
Get involved in marketing initiatives, including events, webinars, campaigns, and customer education activities
Create and adapt technical and commercial content that helps customers better understand NI solutions
Take part in university engagement and user community initiatives to expand your exposure to engineering ecosystems
Business & Cross-Functional Collaboration
Gain exposure to sales processes, pipeline management, and internal systems
Coordinate with sales, marketing, and technical teams to support customer opportunities
Develop an understanding of how solutions translate into business outcomes
Who You Are:
Curious, motivated by continuous learning, and able to absorb new technical and commercial concepts quickly
Able to communicate technical ideas clearly to different audiences
Comfortable collaborating across technical, sales, marketing, and customer-facing teams
Proactive in ambiguous situations and flexible as priorities evolve
Interested in building a long-term career at the intersection of technology, customers, and business impact
For This Role, You Will Need:
A Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related discipline
Foundational understanding of electronics, systems, or programming, such as Python, C, LabVIEW, or similar tools
Ability to communicate effectively in English; local language proficiency may be required depending on the region
Interest in customer-facing roles that combine technical knowledge with business engagement
Willingness to participate in a structured early-career development program with cross-functional collaboration and potential cross-city exposure
Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:
Exposure to test and measurement systems or NI / LabVIEW platforms
Internship, academic, or project experience involving hands-on technical problem solving
Experience presenting, explaining, or demonstrating technical concepts
Interest in marketing activities, content development, or community engagement
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.
We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.