Inside Sales Engineer

AMETEK, Inc.; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. is seeking an Inside Sales Engineer for the Americas region to manage direct customer contact, quotations, and account support, driving both short-term orders and long-term opportunities.

You will work with account managers and product teams, develop upgrade paths, manage the opportunity funnel in our CRM, and coordinate lab support, demos, and trials as needed. This role requires 3–5 years in customer service or sales in factory automation, strong business acumen, and willingness

Qualifications

• 3-5 years in Customer Service / Sales environment in factory automation or process sensors.
• Understanding of past cases / service calls for a site.
• Experience with ERP & CRM technologies is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage quoting process from enquiry to order acceptance through our global CRM system.
• Elaborate customer specific upgrade path in partnership with account manager for existing systems installed at customer sites.
• Work with product management, sales management, account manager to develop an effective upgrade program that brings value to customer while generating revenue.
• If needed, provide assistance for lab functions, configuration testing, shipment of trial equipment, support on-site demos / trials / meeting, etc.
• Track existing service contracts (usage, renewal, etc.). Promote new service contract, training, service visit, advanced remote service, create value added service options, etc.
• Source and generate new sales opportunities and orders through inbound lead consulting and outbound prospecting activities.
• Support the Regional Sales Teams in developing our relationships with End Customers.
• Provide quotations and application support for all BU product lines (SmartAdvisor, SmartView, SmartNET, …).
• Proactive pipeline management and chasing of opportunities.
• Provide technical and general office assistance to account managers as/when required, become the point of contact between account managers and factory for technical inquiries.
• Record any customer feedback – VOC and feedback to marketing and sales team.
• Provide valued and knowledgeable support to customer by promptly replying to their needs, providing guidance and ensuring a strong drive to results.
• Ensure end customers are supported by establishing a collaborative and “customer-first” relationship.

Skills

Communication

Sales/Customer Service mindset

Teamwork

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science

Tools

ERP systems

CRM software

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Business Unit: Process, Measurement & Inspection

Posting Date: Jul 15, 2026

Job Description

Job Scope

This role will have intensive phone contact and manage both incoming and outgoing calls/emails for the Americas sales region, consulting customers on service contracts, service, upgrade and products and applications resulting directly and indirectly in orders or longer-term opportunities. Working closely with Account Managers, the Inside Sales Engineer will provide proactive and mutual service/support to the account managers and customers in activities such as: generating proposals and quotations, managing the opportunity funnel using CRM tools, and driving direct/indirect revenue and long-term growth in the business.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Main tasks and responsibilities are centralized around direct contact with customers and account managers.

• Manage quoting process from enquiry to order acceptance through our global CRM system.
• Elaborate customer specific upgrade path in partnership with account manager for existing systems installed at customer sites. This involves defining existing architecture and best path forward leveraging current system.
• Work with product management, sales management, account manager to develop an effective upgrade program that brings value to customer while generating revenue for the BU and providing a competitive advantage.
• If needed, provide assistance for lab functions, configuration testing, shipment of trial equipment, support on-site demos / trials / meeting, etc.
• Track existing service contracts (usage, renewal, etc.). Promote new service contract, training, service visit, advanced remote service, create value added service options, etc.
• Source and generate new sales opportunities and orders through inbound lead consulting and outbound prospecting activities.
• Support the Regional Sales Teams in developing our relationships with End Customers.
• Provide quotations and application support for all BU product lines (SmartAdvisor, SmartView, SmartNET, …).
• Proactive pipeline management and chasing of opportunities.
• Provide technical and general office assistance to account managers as/when required, become the point of contact between account managers and factory for technical inquiries.
• Record any customer feedback – VOC and feedback to marketing and sales team.
• Provide valued and knowledgeable support to customer by promptly replying to their needs, providing guidance and ensuring a strong drive to results.
• Ensure end customers are supported by establishing a collaborative and “customer-first” relationship.

Minimum Education & Experience

• 3-5 years of experience in Customer Service / Sales environment in factory automation or process sensors
• Ability to understand past cases / service calls for a site.
• Strong commercial/business acumen.
• Good problem-solving skills
• Communication, influencing and assertiveness.
• High level of work ethics and customer satisfaction commitment. Must be passionate about meeting customer requirements.
• Outstanding customer service and relationship building.
• Understanding of sales and operations.
• ERP & CRM knowledge desirable.

Preferred Education & Experience

• Experience in some of the following areas: machine vision, surface inspection, web inspection, web monitoring, lighting and optics, quality control systems, factory automation.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science
• Experience in the Metals and/or Paper industries

Key Competencies

• Results Driven.
• Self-motivated with a high attention to detail and ability to multitask under demanding deadlines.
• A positive attitude and the ability to deal with ambiguity are a must.
• Demonstrates good judgement in analysing information to make routine decisions.
• Co-operates and collaborates with colleagues, cross-functionally, to support the sales process.
• Open to receiving feedback and applying/integrating the feedback to improve results.
• Good team player but also able to work on own initiative.
• Ability to travel.

Compensation

Employee Type: Salaried

Currency: USD

Salary Minimum: 75,000

Salary Maximum: 90,000

Incentive: Yes

Disclaimer:Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK isacomponent of the S&P 500.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should call 1 [phone].