Aerospace Technical Sales Leader – Space & Defense

Chase Corporation; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Chase Corporation and Sheldahl are seeking a highly motivated Technical Sales Leader to drive strategic growth in Space, Aerospace, Defense, and Advanced Satellite Communications markets. You will work with spacecraft engineers, thermal engineers, and program teams to identify, specify, and commercialize advanced Sheldahl and Chase technologies in mission-critical applications.

The successful candidate will combine technical credibility with commercial acumen, developing customer relationships

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in technical sales, applications engineering, or related field.
• Experience selling technically complex or highly engineered solutions into aerospace/defense sectors.
• Experience managing long-cycle, qualification-driven opportunities from early engagement to production adoption.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute growth strategies for priority space, aerospace, satellite, and defense accounts across engineering, program, technical, and commercial stakeholders.
• Identify and develop new customers, applications, and programs to expand Chase/Sheldahl presence in aerospace markets.
• Manage opportunities from early design engagement through qualification, production approval, and commercial conversion.
• Lead consultative technical discussions to understand application requirements, environmental conditions, reliability expectations, and qualification standards.
• Position technologies across spacecraft thermal management, satellites, launch vehicles, avionics, electronics packaging, flexible circuits, and other high-reliability applications.
• Develop differentiated value propositions based on performance, reliability, weight reduction, durability, manufacturability, and system value.
• Translate customer requirements and Voice of Customer insights into product-development priorities, partnering with R&D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Product Management.

Skills

Consultative selling

Relationship management

Communication

Negotiation

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field

Job description

Chase Corporation and Sheldahl are seeking a highly motivated Technical Sales Leader to drive strategic growth in Space, Aerospace, Defense, and Advanced Satellite Communications markets. You will work with spacecraft engineers, thermal engineers, and program teams to identify, specify, and commercialize advanced Sheldahl and Chase technologies in mission-critical applications.

The successful candidate will combine technical credibility with commercial acumen, developing customer relationships