Technical Sales Engineer

Automation Experts; Hall Green; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Pension 6%

Private healthcare

25 days holiday

Laptop

Mobile phone

Product training

Job summary

Automation Experts is seeking a technically minded Technical Sales Engineer in the West Midlands with UK-wide customer travel. You will identify opportunities, develop practical engineering solutions and progress projects from enquiry to quotation.

The role combines technical applications, relationship building and commercial development across automation technologies, motors and conveyors with strong customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical sales, applications engineering or customer-facing technical roles.
• Strong mechanical/technical understanding and engineering reasoning.
• Confident communication with technical and commercial customers.
• Good problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly.
• Applicants must have the right to work in the UK (no sponsorship).

Responsibilities

• Manage your own UK travel diary, visiting customers about three days per week.
• Identify and develop opportunities within automation and machine building.
• Understand customer requirements and prepare quotations and lead-time estimates.
• Provide technical support by phone, email and visits.
• Build relationships with engineers, buyers and end users.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop opportunities.

Skills

Technical sales

Mechanical understanding

Communication

Problem solving

Time management

Driving licence

Education

Bachelor-level degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Electromechanical/Physics/Software Engineering

Job description

Technical Sales Engineer

£45,000 - £50,000 + Car Allowance + 6% Pension + Healthcare

West Midlands Based - UK Customer Travel

Ref: 25759

Are you a technically minded engineer who enjoys working with customers, identifying opportunities and developing practical engineering solutions?

Join an established international engineering business specialising in motion control and automation technology. This customer-facing role combines technical applications, relationship building and commercial development, giving you the opportunity to work with a wide range of industrial customers and progress projects from initial enquiry through to quotation and development.

Technical Sales Engineer - The Role:

• Manage your own customer visit diary, travelling across the UK approximately three days per week
• Identify and develop opportunities within automation, machine building and industrial equipment
• Understand customer applications, technical requirements and commercial needs
• Recommend suitable motion-control products and engineering solutions
• Qualify opportunities and proactively progress them through to quotation and project development
• Prepare quotations, lead-time estimates and customer follow-ups
• Provide technical support by phone, email, online meetings and customer visits
• Build relationships with engineers, machine builders, buyers and end users
• Work with internal sales, marketing and technical teams to develop opportunities

Technical Sales Engineer - The Person:

• Degree qualified in Mechanical, Electrical, Electromechanical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering or a related discipline
• Strong mechanical / technical understanding and practical engineering reasoning
• Experience in technical sales, applications engineering, design engineering, field service or another customer-facing technical role
• Background in automation, motors, drives, robotics, packaging machinery, conveyors or machine building would be advantageous
• Confident communicating with technical and commercial customers
• Commercially aware, with the judgement to identify worthwhile opportunities and determine next steps
• Proactive, organised and comfortable managing your own workload
• Strong technical problem-solving and communication skills
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly
• Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available

What's on Offer?

• Car allowance and mileage support
• 6% pension contribution
• Private healthcare option
• 25 days' holiday, increasing with tenure
• Laptop and mobile phone
• Product training and support from experienced colleagues
• Varied technical and commercial opportunities across UK industry
• Located in West Midlands, this role would be commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Redditch, Nuneaton and other surrounding areas.