Sales & Applications Engineer

Automation Experts; Blantyre; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Enhanced pension

Benefits

Job summary

Automation Experts in Glasgow is seeking a Sales & Applications Engineer to drive applications and business development across the UK and Europe, developing relationships with end users in Aerospace, Gas Turbine, Automotive and related industries.

The role is predominantly office-based with some travel to trade shows and client briefings; you will collaborate with Project Engineers and Procurement to understand customer requirements and deliver technical sales presentations, with a competitive

Qualifications

• Graduates with 2–3 years' industrial engineering experience and strong interest in technical sales.
• Technical expertise in Engineering, Process Engineering or Metallurgical qualifications is advantageous.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Commercial awareness with a proactive, self-motivated approach.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and Europe for meetings and exhibitions.

Responsibilities

• Applications and business development across the UK and Europe.
• Develop relationships with end users in Aerospace, Gas Turbine, Automotive and related industries.
• Identify new business opportunities and support existing customer accounts.
• Collaborate with Project Engineers, Technical Specifiers and Procurement to understand customer requirements.
• Prepare and deliver technical sales presentations and product proposals.
• Represent the company at meetings, industry events and exhibitions.
• Support marketing activities to promote processing solutions.
• Work with internal engineering teams to develop bespoke solutions.

Skills

Industrial engineering experience

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Relationship building

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering or Metallurgical degree

Job description

Sales & Applications Engineer

£38,000 - £39,000 + Bonus, Enhanced Pension, Benefits

Glasgow. Ref: 25571

A fantastic opportunity to join a long-established engineering business with over 60 years' experience designing and manufacturing bespoke systems for advanced material processing.

With a presence in over 30 countries, this organisation is a global leader in advanced technology solutions for metal products.

This will be a predominantly office based role with some travel for trade shows and client briefing as required.

Sales & Applications Engineer - The Role:

• Applications and business development activities across the UK and Europe.
• Develop relationships with end users across Aerospace, Gas Turbine, Automotive and related industries.
• Identify new business opportunities and support existing customer accounts.
• Work closely with Project Engineers, Technical Specifiers and Procurement Teams to understand customer requirements.
• Prepare and deliver technical sales presentations and product proposals.
• Represent the company at customer meetings, industry events and exhibitions.
• Support marketing activities to promote innovative processing solutions.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams to develop bespoke solutions for customer applications.

Sales & Applications Engineer - What We're Looking For:

• Graduates with 2-3 years' industrial engineering experience and a strong interest in technical sales are encouraged to apply.
• Technical expertise within Engineering, Process Engineering or Metallurgical based qualifications highly advantageous.
• Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
• Commercial awareness with a proactive and self-motivated approach.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple customer opportunities.
• Computer literate with a systematic approach to managing information.
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK and Europe for customer meetings and exhibitions.

Why Join?

• Work with cutting-edge processing technology and bespoke engineering solutions
• Build relationships with leading manufacturers across a range of high-tech industries
• Excellent career development opportunities within a growing international business
• Competitive salary, quarterly bonus, pension scheme with salary exchange, pension top-up bonus and life assurance
• Varied, customer-facing role combining engineering knowledge with commercial development
• Located in Glasgow, this role would be commutable from East Kilbride, Cumbernauld, Wishaw and Livingston or surrounding areas.