Sales Engineer Automation in England

Energy Jobline CVL; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automation solutions provider is seeking an Automation Sales Engineer. This remote-based role requires strong engineering skills, ability to generate sales in various industries, and experience with robotics. The ideal candidate will work closely with customers, support sales activities, and collaborate with engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions. A high level of professionalism and communication is essential in this dynamic environment.

Benefits

Modern manufacturing facility

Opportunity to work with latest technologies

Supportive and experienced team

Qualifications

• Experience with bespoke systems, robotics, and conveying systems.
• Related industry experience within sectors like Food, Pharmaceutical, Logistics, and Automotive.
• Ability to present to global blue-chip companies.

Responsibilities

• Generating sales of automation projects.
• Providing support to marketing activities.
• Leading technical review meetings to assess proposals.
• Liaising with the senior management team.
• Conducting site visits and customer liaison.

Skills

Conscientiousness

Excellent IT skills

Communication skills

Solution-based selling

Interpersonal attributes

Understanding of CAD

Education

HNC level qualification

Job description

Automation Sales Engineer

Remote Based / 2 days a month at Head Office in Gloucester

Our client is an established, leading robotic and automation solutions provider with a reputation for successfully delivering systems to the manufacturing industry within the UK and internationally for over 30 years. Operating from modern manufacturing premises in Gloucester, UK, the company is now one of the largest UK-based system integrators, designing and manufacturing robotic systems, automated solutions, and conveyor systems.

Due to continued success, the company is looking to appoint a Sales Engineering professional to join their experienced team and help deliver automation for the future.

Qualifications

• An Automation Sales Engineer, qualified to at least HNC level with bespoke systems, robotics, and conveying system experience.
• An Engineer who is conscientious and hardworking, with excellent IT and communication skills, and with related industry experience within sectors such as Food, Pharmaceutical, Logistics, E‑commerce, and Automotive.
• A confident professional, with engineering and commercial capability to present to global blue‑chip companies whilst maintaining relationships and company reputation.
• A person experienced in solution‑based selling with a passion for the latest automation technologies within system concept development.
• A Sales Engineer with the ability to develop and create conceptual designs with the engineering team, having an understanding of 2D, 3D CAD, and simulation principles.
• An energetic and enthusiastic professional with a proven technical sales background, commercial acumen, good interpersonal attributes, and the ambition to build the future of automation with the established team.

Working environment and opportunities

• Modern manufacturing facility based in Gloucester.
• Be part of an enthusiastic, experienced, hard‑working team which delivers world‑class systems.
• Specialist design and system integration company with a long record of repeat business with well‑known blue‑chip clients.
• A combination of customer site, home, and office work is on offer with this role.
• Working on automated systems with the latest vision, robotic, and AMR technologies.

Responsibilities

• Generating sales of automation projects within varied industry sectors.
• Providing support to the business marketing activities.
• Carrying out technical and commercial evaluation of sales enquiries, determining and ensuring that all relevant information is available.
• Leading, contributing to, and convening technical review meetings to assess proposals.
• Forming relationships with key suppliers to ensure that the latest technologies are understood, enabling the correct technical and commercial solutions to be proposed.
• Providing guidance to customers on possible solutions and initial concepts.
• Directing the supporting team to enable the development of system proposals, simulations, tender documents, and estimation costs in accordance with customer specifications and requirements.
• Becoming a key contributing member of the proposals and engineering teams.
• Maintaining accurate records of all tenders submitted, including associated documentation.
• Supporting weekly sales meetings and preparing weekly status reports of proposal activity where required.
• Liaising closely with the senior management team and providing support to other areas of the business.
• Conducting site visits and customer liaison to accurately and reliably gather all relevant information to allow the development of system solutions (e.g. site dimensions, interface requirements—mechanical and electrical—routings, obstructions, and site‑specific specifications).
• Scrutinising customer contracts and specifications, with the ability to negotiate in favour of successful order placement.

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