New Business Development Manager
Rogers Corporation · US
Summary: This role is responsible for originating, shaping, and accelerating AI ‑ enabled new business opportunities by engaging with emerging technology com...
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Summary: This role is responsible for originating, shaping, and accelerating AI ‑ enabled new business opportunities by engaging with emerging technology companies and startups across Aerospace & Defense, Consumer Electronics, Robotics, and AI ‑ enabled physical systems. The role operates as the front ‑ end owner of early ‑ stage opportunities and leads a cross ‑ functional SWAT team—including product line management (PLM), technical service engineering (TSE), and internal fast ‑ response engineering teams—to convert high ‑ potential ideas into rapid prototypes, samples, and early design wins. Success requires a strong entrepreneurial mindset, deep collaboration, and the ability to operate at startup speed while leveraging enterprise ‑ scale capabilities. Qualifications: - Identify and qualify AI‑driven startups and emerging technology companies across: Aerospace & Defense (autonomy, sensing, EW, radar, secure compute), Consumer Electronics (edge AI, AR/VR, wearables, next‑gen compute), Robotics & Automation (humanoids, AMRs, industrial robotics, perception) and AI‑enabled physics and hardware‑software co‑design platforms - Anticipate technology inflection points where advanced pri...