Technical Sales Engineer

Intellithink Industrial IoT; Chennai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellithink Industrial IoT in Chennai is seeking a proactive Sales Engineer to drive growth across South India. You will identify opportunities, engage with manufacturers, and position predictive and prescriptive maintenance platforms as strategic solutions.

Extensive travel across Tamil Nadu and neighbouring states is expected. The ideal candidate holds a BE/BTech and has 3–8 years in industrial, technical, software, SaaS, automation, or engineering solution sales.

Qualifications

• BE/BTech degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• 3-8 years of experience in industrial, technical, software, SaaS, automation, or engineering solution sales.
• Experience selling technology solutions to manufacturing customers; familiarity with Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT, AI, reliability or digital transformation initiatives advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities and generate leads across South India.
• Engage with industrial customers and conduct product demonstrations.
• Prepare techno-commercial proposals and manage sales cycles.
• Close business opportunities and drive revenue growth.
• Travel extensively across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.

Education

B.E./B.Tech degree

Job description

Intellithink is an industrial AI and machine intelligence company focused on helping manufacturers improve asset reliability, operational efficiency, and maintenance effectiveness. Our flagship platform combines predictive and prescriptive analytics, machine health monitoring, and AI-driven decision support to help industries move from reactive maintenance to proactive and intelligent operations.

Role Overview

We are looking for an energetic and customer-focused Sales Engineer based in Chennai to drive business growth across South India. The primary responsibility of this role is to identify opportunities, engage with industrial customers, understand their operational and maintenance challenges, and position Intellithink's predictive and prescriptive maintenance platform as a strategic solution.

The role requires extensive travel across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala, working closely with Plant Heads, Reliability Managers, Maintenance Teams, Operations Leaders, and CXO-level stakeholders. The candidate will be responsible for generating leads, conducting product demonstrations, preparing techno-commercial proposals, managing sales cycles, and closing business opportunities.

Target Industries

The focus will be on large and mid-sized manufacturing organizations including Automotive OEMs, Auto Component Manufacturers, EV Manufacturers, Metals, Heavy Engineering, Chemicals, Cement, Power, Electronics, and other process industries, with particular emphasis on the Chennai-Sriperumbudur-Oragadam, TADA industrial corridor and the broader South Indian manufacturing ecosystem.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should possess a B.E./B.Tech degree and have 3-8 years of experience in industrial, technical, software, SaaS, automation, or engineering solution sales. Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills are essential. Experience in selling technology solutions to manufacturing customers and familiarity with Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT, AI, reliability, or digital transformation initiatives will be highly advantageous.

• This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong sales professional to work with cutting-edge industrial AI solutions and contribute to the digital transformation journey of some of India's leading manufacturing organizations.