Engineer Support - Aerospace manufacturing

Cornerstone Management Solutions; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Management Solutions is seeking an Inside Sales Engineer to support technical sales in aerospace, chemical processing, and polymers. This onsite role near Colorado Springs offers growth into a Business Development path and opportunities to work closely with engineering and operations teams.

You will qualify inbound opportunities, gather requirements, prepare quotations, and manage customer activity in Salesforce while educating customers on the right technical solutions.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years in inside sales or customer-facing engineering roles.
• Engineering degree or comparable technical background preferred.
• Manufacturing experience in aerospace, chemicals, polymers, or materials.
• Ability to understand technical applications and explain to customers.
• Strong organization and multi-lead management.
• Willingness to grow into Business Development.

Responsibilities

• Qualify inbound leads and customer opportunities.
• Gather technical and application requirements.
• Coordinate with engineering, quoting, operations, and customer service.
• Prepare and follow up on quotations.
• Manage opportunities and customer activity in Salesforce.
• Educate customers and identify the right technical solution to keep projects moving.

Skills

Inside sales

Application engineering

Customer-facing

Salesforce CRM

Lead management

Technical communication

Education

Engineering degree or technical background

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

We are recruiting an Inside Sales Engineer for a growing advanced manufacturing company serving technical industries such as aerospace, chemical processing, and polymers.

This opportunity is ideal for an early-career engineer or technical professional who enjoys working with customers and wants to develop a career in technical sales and Business Development.

What We Are Looking For

• 2-5 years of experience in inside sales, application engineering, technical sales, project engineering, or a customer-facing engineering role
• Engineering degree or comparable technical background strongly preferred
• Manufacturing experience, ideally involving aerospace, chemicals, polymers, materials, or another technical product
• Ability to understand technical applications and communicate confidently with customers and internal engineering teams
• Strong organization, follow-through, and comfort managing multiple leads, quotations, and longer-term opportunities
• Willingness to ask good questions, challenge assumptions, and respectfully push back when necessary
• Salesforce or similar CRM experience preferred
• Interest in growing into a Business Development position

What You Will Do

• Qualify inbound leads and customer opportunities
• Gather technical and application requirements
• Coordinate with engineering, quoting, operations, and customer service
• Prepare and follow up on quotations
• Manage opportunities and customer activity in Salesforce
• Educate customers, identify the right technical solution, and keep projects moving

This is an onsite position near Colorado Springs area with limited initial travel. Candidates should be open to increased travel as they progress into Business Development.

Interested?