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Role:

Sales Engineer Main Focus:

Sell and technically scope custom industrial equipment and automated finishing/conveyor systems for manufacturing clients.

Key Responsibilities:

Understand customer manufacturing, coating, material handling, and throughput requirements . Design/recommend customized liquid, powder, conveyor, and automation systems . Prepare estimates, technical proposals, ROI information, and specifications . Present technical solutions to engineers, plant managers, procurement teams, and executives . Manage technical aspects of the sales cycle from discovery/RFP through contract closure . Coordinate with mechanical/electrical engineering and fabrication teams . Develop B2B opportunities in metal fabrication, wood, plastics, aerospace, and automotive . Travel to customer facilities for site visits, plant walkthroughs, presentations, and equipment startups .

Must-Have Qualifications:

3+ years in Sales Engineering, Application Engineering, or Technical/Industrial Sales. Experience with heavy machinery, industrial automation, fluid handling, or finishing equipment . Ability to read and redline engineering drawings and facility layouts . Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, automation, pneumatic/fluid systems . Strong technical communication and consultative sales skills. Willingness to travel across North America .

Preferred:

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering , or related field. Experience with powder coating, spray systems, cure ovens, or finishing equipment . Experience selling custom capital equipment through long, specification-driven sales cycles. Autonomous field-sales experience for remote/hybrid candidates. Ideal Candidate in

One Line:

A technical industrial Sales Engineer who can understand a customer's manufacturing process, design/specify the right equipment solution, work with engineering teams, and drive a complex capital-equipment sale through closing.