Sales Engineer

Solutions Driven; Stuttgart; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Job summary

Solutions Driven is seeking a Sales Engineer to manage universities, research institutes and industrial R&D labs across South Germany. You will handle inbound leads, advise researchers on instrument selection, and provide first-line technical guidance throughout the sales cycle.

The role is home-based in South Germany near Stuttgart with 30–40% travel, full training provided, and a clear path into business development and key account roles as you grow.

Qualifications

• Degree in a technical field (chemistry, physics or material science)
• 1–3 years of customer-facing or technical sales experience
• Confidence presenting to scientists and engineers

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound leads in a key South Germany territory
• Advise researchers on selecting the right instrument for their application
• Provide first-line technical guidance during the sales cycle
• Represent the company at conferences and on-site spectroscopy days
• Build a proactive pipeline by tracking budgets and lab setups

Skills

Fluent German

Strong English

Customer-facing experience

Presentation confidence

Education

Technical degree in chemistry or physics or material science

Job description

Have a technical degree but want to move out of research and into sales? This role is a structured way in.

Our client is a global manufacturer of spectroscopy and photonics instruments, and part of an international, listed technology group. They're hiring a Sales Engineer to look after universities, research institutes, and industrial R&D labs across South Germany.

What you'll do

• Handle a steady flow of inbound leads in one of the company's most active territories
• Help researchers choose the right instrument for their application
• Give first-line technical guidance throughout the sales cycle
• Represent the company at conferences, trade shows, and on-site "spectroscopy days"
• Gradually build a proactive pipeline by tracking new research budgets, spin-offs, and lab set-ups

What they're looking for

• A technical degree, ideally in chemistry, physics, or material science (engineering and biology also considered)
• One to three years' experience, ideally customer-facing or in technical sales. Recent graduates who clearly want a sales career are welcome to apply.
• Confidence presenting to scientists and engineers
• Fluent German and strong English
• The right to work in Germany

Spectroscopy knowledge is a bonus but not required. Full product and application training is provided, including a visit to the company's US headquarters.

The set-up

• Home-based in South Germany, ideally near Stuttgart
• Around 30 to 40% travel, mostly to conferences and customer visits
• Competitive package with health and wellness benefits
• A clear route into business development and key account roles as you grow