Automation Solutions Sales Engineer

Qualified Staffing; Oak Creek (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with matching

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Profit sharing

Job summary

Qualified Staffing is sourcing a Sales Engineer for our client in the Milwaukee/Oak Creek area. This direct-hire position focuses on technical sales and application support for industrial process controls and automation used in heat treatment and related markets.

The role involves delivering engineered proposals, supporting customers across heat-treating and related industries, conducting site visits, and collaborating with engineering, service, and project teams. Travel 50-75% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or technical degree in electrical, mechanical, or metallurgical engineering or related training.
• 5+ years in technical sales or application engineering in industrial automation or heat-treating equipment.
• Hands-on with PLC, HMI, SCADA, oxygen probes, flow meters, and closed-loop control systems.
• Familiarity with heat-treating processes, atmosphere control, carbon control technologies, or furnace operation preferred.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, and RFQs.
• Experience preparing technical proposals, quotations, and engineered system solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary technical sales resource for controls products including carbon/CP controllers and process controllers.
• Develop and deliver engineered sales proposals for furnace control, automation upgrades, and system modernization.
• Support customers in heat treating and related industries with guidance, product selection, and solution configurations.
• Conduct site visits to evaluate systems, gather data, troubleshoot challenges, and suggest upgrades.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate scopes of work and proper documentation.
• Prepare demonstrations, technical presentations, ROI analyses, and competitive differentiation.
• Assist with quoting accuracy by assessing needs, estimating costs, and ensuring internal compliance.
• Maintain relationships with existing customers while expanding market reach through proactive engagement.
• Participate in industry events and customer training to promote Company technology.
• Track opportunities and pipeline status using Salesforce.
• Travel 50-75% as required for customer support and business development.

Skills

Technical sales

Customer relations

Industrial automation

Engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or technical degree in electrical/mechanical/metallurgical engineering

Tools

PLC

HMI

SCADA

Oxygen probes

Flow meters

Job description

Qualified Staffing is sourcing a Sales Engineer for our client in the Milwaukee/Oak Creek area. This direct-hire position focuses on technical sales and application support for industrial process controls and automation used in heat treatment and related markets.

The role involves delivering engineered proposals, supporting customers across heat-treating and related industries, conducting site visits, and collaborating with engineering, service, and project teams. Travel 50-75% is expected.