Inside Sales Engineer - Defense manufacturer

Cornerstone Management Solutions; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cornerstone Management Solutions is seeking an Inside Sales Engineer for our growing advanced manufacturing client near Colorado Springs. This role targets candidates with a technical background who enjoy customer interaction and advancing into Business Development.

The position involves qualifying leads, gathering requirements, coordinating with engineering and operations, and managing quotes and opportunities in Salesforce. Onsite with travel as projects expand.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years 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 aerospace, chemicals, polymers, materials, or other technical products
• 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 push back when necessary
• Salesforce or similar CRM experience preferred
• Interest in growing into a Business Development position

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, identify the right technical solution, and keep projects moving

Skills

Inside sales

Application engineering

Technical sales

Customer-facing engineering

CRM (Salesforce)

Communication

Organization

Lead qualification

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?