Space Tech Technical Sales Engineer

Foundational; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EMI share options (UK employees)

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Enhanced Parental Leave

Cycle to work scheme

Offices in central London

Job summary

Foundational in London is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to be the technical voice in sales conversations, translating laser ranging data capabilities into customer value for satellite operators and agencies. This is a future role with on-site work.

You will run discovery calls, scope solutions, respond to RFPs, support integration of retroreflectors, and help shape product and engineering with customer feedback. Travel to conferences and customer sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Engineering or physics background required.
• Experience in technical sales, pre‑sales, applications engineering or systems engineering preferred.
• The ability to explain complex ideas simply to engineers and executives.
• Willingness to travel to customers and conferences.

Responsibilities

• Run technical discovery calls and demos with prospective customers.
• Scope solutions: tracking tier, data products, and retroreflector.
• Answer technical requirements in RFPs and supplier questionnaires.
• Support customers as they integrate retroreflectors onto their spacecraft.
• Feed customer needs back to product and engineering.
• Build technical sales material: case studies, data samples and integration guides.

Skills

Technical sales experience

Explain complex ideas

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering or Physics background

Tools

CRM tools

Job description

Foundational in London is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to be the technical voice in sales conversations, translating laser ranging data capabilities into customer value for satellite operators and agencies. This is a future role with on-site work.

You will run discovery calls, scope solutions, respond to RFPs, support integration of retroreflectors, and help shape product and engineering with customer feedback. Travel to conferences and customer sites is expected.