Sales Application Engineer

Sharp & Carter; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp & Carter is seeking a Sales Application Engineer for a global leader in water analysis and testing solutions. You will provide pre-sales support, product demonstrations, and technical training across municipal, environmental, and industrial water applications, enabling customers and distributors to succeed.

This field-based role involves extensive travel in APAC, collaborating with sales and product teams to drive growth, deliver customer value, and strengthen partner capabilities through

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in water analysis or environmental testing, with analytical instrumentation.
• Proven background in customer-facing Applications Engineer or Technical Sales role.
• Strong presentation, training, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to support commercial discussions with technical credibility.
• Willingness to travel extensively across APAC.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical pre-sales support to customers, distributors, and sales teams.
• Conduct product demonstrations and technical presentations.
• Support complex sales opportunities, tenders, and solution development.
• Deliver technical training and enablement for distributor partners.
• Provide troubleshooting and post-sales technical support.
• Collaborate with sales and product teams to drive regional growth.

Skills

Water analysis

Pre-sales support

Technical presentations

Customer engagement

Troubleshooting

Distributors experience

Independent field work

APAC travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemistry / Environmental Science / Engineering

Tools

Analytical instrumentation

Job description

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for a technically minded and customer-focused Sales Application Engineer to join a global leader in water analysis and testing solutions. Reporting to the APAC Hub Lead, you will be supporting customers, distributors, and sales teams across the APAC region, this role sits at the intersection of technical expertise and commercial success, helping customers implement innovative water testing technologies across municipal, environmental, industrial, and recreational water applications.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity exists for a technically minded and customer-focused Sales Application Engineer to join a global leader in water analysis and testing solutions. Reporting to the APAC Hub Lead, you will be supporting customers, distributors, and sales teams across the APAC region, this role sits at the intersection of technical expertise and commercial success, helping customers implement innovative water testing technologies across municipal, environmental, industrial, and recreational water applications. As the technical specialist for the region, you will work closely with distributor partners and end users, providing pre-sales support, product demonstrations, technical training, troubleshooting, and application guidance. This is a highly visible, field-based position suited to someone who enjoys combining technical problem-solving with customer engagement and business growth. With extensive travel throughout the APAC region, you will play a key role in driving adoption of industry-leading technologies while strengthening partner capability and customer relationships.

Duties

• Provide technical pre-sales support to customers, distributors, and sales teams.
• Conduct product demonstrations, trials, and technical presentations.
• Support complex sales opportunities, tenders, and solution development.
• Deliver technical training and enablement programs for distributor partners.
• Provide troubleshooting, commissioning, and post-sales technical support.
• Act as a trusted advisor across water testing and analysis applications.
• Gather customer and market insights to support product improvement and innovation.
• Support new product launches, exhibitions, and industry events across APAC.
• Collaborate with sales and product teams to drive regional growth opportunities.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience in water analysis, environmental testing, analytical instrumentation, or a similar technical field.
• Proven background in a customer-facing Applications Engineer, Technical Sales, or Field Engineering role.
• Strong technical presentation, training, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to support commercial sales discussions with technical credibility.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capability.
• Experience working with distributors or channel partners is highly regarded.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently in a field-based role.
• Willingness to travel extensively throughout the APAC region.

About the Company

This organisation is a globally recognised provider of water analysis and testing solutions, supporting customers in ensuring water quality, safety, and compliance across a broad range of industries. With a strong reputation for innovation, technical excellence, and customer support, the business designs and delivers advanced technologies that help organisations monitor and manage water quality with confidence. Operating across international markets, the company continues to invest in product development, customer partnerships, and sustainable solutions that contribute to healthier communities and environments worldwide.