Graduate Sales Engineer

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.