Outside Sales Engineer

AllSearch Recruiting; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

AllSearch Recruiting seeks an Outside Sales Engineer in Torrance, CA to grow a defined territory with existing customers. You will present motion-control products, evaluate customer needs, and tailor technical solutions with engineering input.

Travel is frequent, including overnight trips, and on-site work in Torrance when not traveling. The role emphasizes technical application support and account management, with base compensation up to 87,500 per year plus bonus potential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Technical or engineering background preferred.
• Willingness to travel frequently (overnight trips).
• Onsite in Torrance, CA when not traveling.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop an assigned territory with dormant accounts.
• Visit customer sites to evaluate equipment and requirements.
• Recommend motors, drives, actuators, and motion-control solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering and support teams on selections.
• Prepare quotations and product recommendations from drawings.
• Coordinate customer service and technical inquiries.
• Deliver demonstrations, training, and presentations.
• Support distributors with training and visits.
• Maintain CRM data for accounts, opportunities, forecasts, quotes.
• Meet territory sales objectives and follow-up activities.
• Travel territory; work onsite in Torrance when not traveling.

Education

Bachelor's degree

Technical education

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Outside Sales Engineer - Motion Control Products - Base Salary to 87,500k/year - Torrance, CA

• Our client, an established manufacturer of electric motors and motion-control products, is seeking an Outside Sales Engineer in Torrance, CA. The company provides motors, drives, actuators, and related components used in industrial machinery, automation systems, and manufacturing equipment.
• This position combines technical application support, account management, and field sales. The Outside Sales Engineer will manage existing customer relationships, reengage inactive accounts, identify additional applications, and recommend technical solutions. Prior sales experience is not required.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and develop an assigned territory of existing customer accounts, including dormant account reactivation and account expansion.
• Conduct customer site visits to evaluate equipment, application requirements, and technical specifications.
• Recommend electric motors, motor drives, actuators, and motion-control solutions for industrial automation and machinery applications.
• Collaborate with application engineering and technical support teams on product selection, system compatibility, and application requirements.
• Review customer drawings, equipment specifications, and technical documentation to prepare quotations and product recommendations.
• Coordinate customer service, technical support, product inquiries, and application-related issue resolution.
• Deliver technical product demonstrations, customer training, and product presentations.
• Support distributors through product training, joint customer visits, and technical sales assistance.
• Maintain customer account information, sales opportunities, forecasts, quotations, and activity reports in CRM systems.
• Manage territory sales objectives, customer account development, and follow-up activities.
• Travel throughout the assigned territory and work onsite in Torrance when not traveling.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Technical education or hands-on experience involving engineering applications, industrial equipment, electromechanical systems, or related technical products.
• Ability to interpret and explain technical product information, equipment specifications, and application requirements.
• Ability to travel frequently, including overnight travel generally two weeks per month for approximately three to four days per trip, depending on customer needs.
• Ability to work onsite at the Torrance, CA office when not traveling.
• Ability to travel to customer facilities and meet company driving requirements in accordance with applicable laws.

Compensation:

• Base salary in the 80k - 87,500k/year range plus bonus opportunity.
• Experienced candidates with strong relevant industry experience and product knowledge may be considered in the 95k - 105k/year range, plus bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, and paid time off.