France Sales Engineer: Drive Design Wins & Growth

Molex; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 67,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Molex is seeking a commercially minded Sales Engineer based in the South of France to drive growth. You will build strategic customer relationships, identify opportunities, and influence designs that translate into profitable revenue.

This role blends technical insight with consultative selling across Industrial, Automotive, Aerospace, Datacom, and emerging market applications. You will join an internationally connected sales team, owning the French market and shaping customer strategy while

Qualifications

• Experience in technical sales, sales engineering, application engineering, business development, or a customer-facing engineering role.
• Ability to understand customer applications and translate technical requirements into commercially valuable solutions.
• Experience developing customer relationships and supporting business growth initiatives.
• Strong consultative selling, account planning, pipeline management, and opportunity development skills.
• Effective communication and presentation skills with both technical and commercial stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within a matrix organization.
• Fluent French and professional working proficiency in English.
• Willingness to travel regularly throughout France and occasionally internationally.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute customer and territory growth strategies across France.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with engineering, procurement, design, and commercial stakeholders.
• Identify, qualify, and develop new project opportunities within existing and prospective accounts.
• Understand customer applications and recommend Molex solutions that create value and secure design wins.
• Manage opportunities through the complete sales cycle, including technical specification, RFQ, pricing, negotiation, approval, and production launch.
• Create and maintain account plans that support long-term growth objectives and market share expansion.
• Partner with authorized distributors to increase market coverage and develop target customers.
• Apply value-based and consultative selling techniques to align Molex capabilities with customer business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, operations, marketing, and customer service.
• Monitor market trends, customer strategies, emerging technologies, and competitive activities.
• Maintain accurate pipeline, forecast, and customer information within CRM systems.
• Represent Molex at customer meetings, industry events, exhibitions, and technical seminars.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical discipline

Job description

Molex is seeking a commercially minded Sales Engineer based in the South of France to drive growth. You will build strategic customer relationships, identify opportunities, and influence designs that translate into profitable revenue.

This role blends technical insight with consultative selling across Industrial, Automotive, Aerospace, Datacom, and emerging market applications. You will join an internationally connected sales team, owning the French market and shaping customer strategy while