Sales Engineer: Humanoids & Surgical Robotics

Bota Systems AG; Zürich; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based bonus

Employee participation

Job summary

Bota Systems AG, based in Zürich, seeks a Business Development Engineer responsible for opening doors with OEMs in humanoids and surgical robotics. You’ll translate customer needs into qualified opportunities, perform on-site demos, and help partners succeed on a lean budget.

You will travel frequently, present to engineers and decision-makers, and collaborate closely with our CEO and R&D to shape product-market fit. Fluent English is required; German is a strong plus.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required (mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, robotics, physics or similar).
• 3+ years in business development, technical sales or application engineering for technical B2B products.
• Comfortable with direct outreach, including cold calls, and with presenting to engineers and decision-makers.
• Hands-on: you set up, demo and explain the product yourself.
• Willing to travel frequently.
• Fluent English; German is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Build the pipeline: Drive growth of the customer pipeline for our product portfolio in humanoids and surgical robotics.
• Identify, engage and win OEMs in these high-growth markets.
• Place qualified leads at the top of the funnel and hand them over with clear technical and commercial context.
• Work through our established sales channels and partners, and help them succeed in these segments.
• Reach customers with low-cost outreach: cold calls, LinkedIn and email; visit customers on site; run hands-on product demonstrations; organize workshops and webinars; leverage trade shows.

Skills

Direct outreach

Product demos

Engineer-facing communication

Travel readiness

CRM experience

Education

Engineering degree

3+ years in BD/technical sales

Tools

HubSpot CRM

Job description

Bota Systems AG, based in Zürich, seeks a Business Development Engineer responsible for opening doors with OEMs in humanoids and surgical robotics. You’ll translate customer needs into qualified opportunities, perform on-site demos, and help partners succeed on a lean budget.

You will travel frequently, present to engineers and decision-makers, and collaborate closely with our CEO and R&D to shape product-market fit. Fluent English is required; German is a strong plus.