Orange County Outside Sales Engineer — Remote (Vehicle)

rust-automation-controls; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Vehicle

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Competitive PTO

Training and professional development

Stability of family-owned organization

Job summary

Rust Automation & Controls is seeking an Outside Sales Engineer to support and grow the Orange County territory from Irvine, CA. The role emphasizes sales and promotion of product specialties while collaborating with internal teams, partners, and end users.

The ideal candidate has a technical degree or 2–3 years of industrial sales experience, willingness to travel, and strong customer-focused communication skills. Remote role, must reside in the territory.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or 2–3 years of industrial sales experience.
• Ability to travel frequently within territory.
• Strong communication and customer-focused problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Promote products and solutions to commercial, industrial, and municipal accounts.
• Develop territory sales plans and increase gross margin.
• Collaborate with inside sales, manufacturing partners, and end users.
• Prepare quotations with engineering input and pricing.
• Conduct joint sales calls with partners to maximize opportunities.
• Maintain CRM with accounts, opportunities, and projects.

Skills

Industrial sales experience

Interpersonal skills

Travel readiness

Customer-first mindset

Communication skills

Education

Technical degree

Tools

CRM/ERP (NetSuite Salesforce)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Rust Automation & Controls is seeking an Outside Sales Engineer to support and grow the Orange County territory from Irvine, CA. The role emphasizes sales and promotion of product specialties while collaborating with internal teams, partners, and end users.

The ideal candidate has a technical degree or 2–3 years of industrial sales experience, willingness to travel, and strong customer-focused communication skills. Remote role, must reside in the territory.