Sales Engineer

Rubicon Recruitment Agency; Coventry; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car from day one

Annual bonus up to 5%

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Early finish on Fridays

Open plan site with ~15 people

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment Agency is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to cover Coventry and the UK, offering a stable, technical role with a company car from day one. You will manage an established accounts portfolio, understand hydraulic systems, and provide first-line application support across the UK.

You should have a mechanical or hydraulic engineering qualification and experience in technical sales, with the ability to read hydraulic schematics, travel as needed, and build long-term customer

Qualifications

• Mechanical/Hydraulic engineering qualification or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Background in hydraulics industry to hit the ground running.
• Customer-facing experience in technical sales, engineering or service.
• Confidence reading hydraulic schematics (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow an established portfolio of customer accounts from a Coventry base, travelling across the UK.
• Visit customers regularly to understand their hydraulic circuits and provide first-line application support.
• Prepare preliminary solutions and quotations within pricing policies.
• Collaborate with technical, customer services, quality and operations teams to deliver projects.
• Maintain an accurate pipeline and sales forecast, and spot new business opportunities.
• Support product training, troubleshooting and warranty returns when needed.

Skills

Hydraulics knowledge

Customer-facing experience

Technical sales

English communication

Education

Mechanical/Hydraulic engineering qualification

Job description

Sales Engineer - Coventry - up to £40,000 per annum + bonus

An up to £40,000 role where your hydraulics knowledge counts for more than a hard sell.
You'll look after established customer accounts, getting to know their systems and becoming the person they trust for the right answer.
It's stable and technical, and you'll start with a company car from day one.

As a Technical Sales Engineer, you will benefit from:

• A company car from day one


• An annual performance bonus of up to 5%


• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays


• An early finish on Fridays


• A close-knit, open plan site of around 15 people


• Working with two experienced engineers who already know the accounts inside out

As a Technical Sales Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and growing an established portfolio of customer accounts from a Coventry base, travelling across the UK with most customers close to home


• Visiting customers regularly to understand their hydraulic circuits and give first-line application support


• Putting together preliminary solutions and quotations within agreed pricing policies


• Working with the technical, customer services, quality and operations teams to deliver customer projects


• Keeping an accurate pipeline and sales forecast, and spotting new business opportunities as they come up


• Supporting product training, troubleshooting and warranty returns when needed

As a Technical Sales Engineer, your experience will include:

• A mechanical, hydraulic or related engineering qualification, or equivalent hands-on experience


• A background in the hydraulics industry, so you can hit the ground running


• Customer-facing experience in technical sales, engineering or service


• Confidence reading hydraulic schematics (desirable)


• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office


• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the UK, with occasional overseas trips

If you're a Technical Sales Engineer who would rather build long-term customer relationships than chase cold leads, this role offers the stability and technical depth to really make it your own.

While Rubicon uses AI to help speed up processes across the business, every application is reviewed by a human to ensure the right decision is made.