HVAC Outside Sales Engineer — 100% Commission + Draw

Ambient Enterprises; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambient Enterprises is seeking an Outside Sales Engineer to drive growth with contractors, engineers, and end-users across greater Cincinnati. Leverage HVAC product knowledge to pursue new business, manage sales cycles, and deliver responsive technical support.

You will design and specify systems, prepare proposals, and guide projects from concept to commissioning, ensuring client satisfaction and long-term partnerships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline.
• 3 years direct selling, marketing, or designing HVAC products for mechanical contractors or design engineers.
• 3 years of business development and relationship management within the HVAC industry.
• 3 years' experience in sales and marketing presenting HVAC equipment solutions, including mentoring quotations and proposals.
• 3 years' experience in pre-sale and post-sale support for HVAC equipment.
• 3 years' experience utilizing customer relationship management skills to anticipate and meet customer needs.
• 3 years' experience managing jobs at various stages of development.
• 3 years' experience solving application issues, delivery delays, billing discrepancies, and job site concerns.
• 5 years' experience with Windows-based applications for selection, pricing, quoting, submittals, ordering, expediting, and billing for HVAC projects.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with owners, engineers, contractors, and end-users.
• Identify and develop opportunities with new and existing customers using HVAC knowledge.
• Drive annual sales growth and secure long-term opportunities.
• Provide technical expertise on design, product selection, and specifications.
• Prepare detailed proposals, estimates, and take-offs tailored to customer needs.
• Manage projects from design through commissioning, ensuring quality and satisfaction.
• Coordinate communication between branch staff, customers, and partners.
• Review feasibility assessments and bid documents for potential projects.
• Maintain and expand technical product knowledge to better serve customers.
• Deliver high standards of customer support throughout the sales cycle and beyond.

Skills

Relationship management

HVAC product knowledge

Technical sales

Proposal writing

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related discipline

Job description

Ambient Enterprises is seeking an Outside Sales Engineer to drive growth with contractors, engineers, and end-users across greater Cincinnati. Leverage HVAC product knowledge to pursue new business, manage sales cycles, and deliver responsive technical support.

You will design and specify systems, prepare proposals, and guide projects from concept to commissioning, ensuring client satisfaction and long-term partnerships.