Mass Timber Sales Engineer

Freres Wood; Lyons (OR); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wage

Paid time off (PTO)

Health, dental, and life insurance

Short-term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401K

Discretionary quarterly profit-sharing

Holiday pay

Employee discounts with vendors

Job summary

Freres Engineered Wood is seeking a technically skilled Sales Engineer to join our Sales Office team in Lyons, Oregon. The role blends cost estimating, technical sales support, and drafting using Cadwork to create schematics, layouts, and fabrication details for Mass Ply Panels and related components.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and clients to deliver buildable, cost-effective solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree – Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering.
• Experience with Microsoft Office 365.
• Effective presentation, analytical, communications and customer relationship skills.
• Valid Driver's License with satisfactory driving record.
• Knowledge of mass timber, engineered wood products, sustainable construction (preferred).
• Experience in technical sales, consulting, or application engineering in construction/architecture/building materials (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical and engineering information on Mass Ply products by analyzing customer needs, project specifications, and architectural/structural drawings.
• Offer solutions aligning mass timber products with customer requirements, including feasibility assessments and value-engineering recommendations.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, architects, engineers, and contractors through technical consultations, on-site visits, and clear communication.
• Communicate customer feedback and application trends to support future product development.
• Work with architects and engineers to prepare detailed, accurate cost estimates from blueprints and specifications.
• Provide Value Engineering by proposing design/material optimizations and identifying budget/timeline/manufacturability risks.
• Oversee project aspects from sales inception through design validation, fabrication, shipment, and payment.
• Use Cadwork or equivalent to develop detailed schematics, 3D models, shop drawings, panel layouts, and fabrication files.
• Create/modify technical drawings ensuring compliance with tolerances and standards (ANSI/APA PRG-320).
• Generate CNC-ready outputs, material take-offs, and assembly drawings for prefabrication.
• Collaborate with design teams and clients to refine concepts into buildable, cost-effective solutions.

Skills

Presentation skills

Customer relationship

Analytical skills

MS Office

Education

Bachelors in Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

Cadwork

Job description

Freres Engineered Wood is seeking a technically skilled Sales Engineer to join our Sales Office team in Lyons, Oregon. The role blends cost estimating, technical sales support, and drafting using Cadwork to create schematics, layouts, and fabrication details for Mass Ply Panels and related components.

You will collaborate with architects, engineers, and clients to deliver buildable, cost-effective solutions.