Associate Sales Engineer – Industrial Controls

Podium Automation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Podium Automation in New York, NY is hiring an Associate Sales Engineer to bridge engineering and commercial conversations. You’ll translate electrical specs and project requirements into accurate quotes and clear proposals while working with sales, engineering, and operations teams.

In this early-stage role you’ll shape playbooks, tooling, and processes to scale our quoting motion and support discovery calls from first contact through handoff to production.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years in a sales engineering or related role.
• Foundational knowledge of industrial control panels, motor controls, PLCs, and VFDs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-obsessed mindset and eagerness to build trust with technical buyers.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Join first calls with prospective customers to understand control panel needs, timelines, and technical requirements.
• Review customer documentation (single-line diagrams, BOMs, specs, RFQs) and translate into standard inputs for quoting.
• Partner with engineering to scope standard builds and escalate non-standard requirements.
• Support the quote-to-close workflow with follow-ups, clarifications, and revisions.
• Help build and refine internal software tooling and processes that speed up quoting.
• Serve as a technical contact between customers and our design/manufacturing teams.
• Contribute customer insights back to product and engineering to inform the roadmap.

Skills

Control panels

PLC

VFDs

Technical pre-sales

Electrical fundamentals

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Job description

Podium Automation in New York, NY is hiring an Associate Sales Engineer to bridge engineering and commercial conversations. You’ll translate electrical specs and project requirements into accurate quotes and clear proposals while working with sales, engineering, and operations teams.

In this early-stage role you’ll shape playbooks, tooling, and processes to scale our quoting motion and support discovery calls from first contact through handoff to production.