Motion Control Sales Applications Engineer

Helix Operating Company LLC; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement plans

PTO

Major holidays

Job summary

Helix Linear Technologies in Beachwood, OH seeks a Sales Application Engineer to partner with engineering teams and program managers, sizing and specifying motion solutions and seeing them through to production.

You’ll be the technical resource on inbound inquiries, build accurate quotes, and collaborate with our sales and engineering teams to ensure solutions meet performance and manufacturability goals.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in technical sales, application engineering, or customer-facing support in manufacturing
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred; equivalent experience will be considered
• Familiarity with SolidWorks and CAD files
• Experience with Microsoft Office, a CRM (Salesforce preferred), and an ERP (Epicor or similar)
• Experience with motion control, ball screws, or linear systems (nice to have)

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical point of contact on inbound customer inquiries
• Size and select ball screws, linear actuators, and motion assemblies based on load, speed, life, and accuracy requirements
• Review customer prints and requirements; recommend design changes early in the program
• Work with Helix Engineering on custom and modified designs and confirm manufacturability
• Build accurate quotes and proposals that balance technical and commercial needs
• Work with Inside Sales and Customer Success to keep quoting and order flow moving
• Make sure technical requirements are clearly captured before orders move into production
• Partner with Business Development Managers and Inside Sales to support opportunities with technical expertise
• Build working relationships with customer engineering teams at OEM accounts
• Support distributor onboarding and technical training
• Connect customers with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to resolve issues
• Bring customer feedback back to Engineering and Product teams

Skills

Technical sales

Application engineering

SolidWorks

CRM experience

ERP experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Equivalent experience

Tools

Salesforce

Epicor ERP

Job description

Helix Linear Technologies in Beachwood, OH seeks a Sales Application Engineer to partner with engineering teams and program managers, sizing and specifying motion solutions and seeing them through to production.

You’ll be the technical resource on inbound inquiries, build accurate quotes, and collaborate with our sales and engineering teams to ensure solutions meet performance and manufacturability goals.