Remote Inside Sales Engineer — Industrial Automation

Standard Bots; North Carolina; Remote; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Options

Paid time off

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Standard Bots is a fully remote company seeking an Inside Sales Specialist to be the first technical contact for prospective customers. You will collaborate across sales, marketing, and solutions engineering to route leads and support U.S.

manufacturing automation goals. The role emphasizes discovery calls, CRM diligence, and cross-functional collaboration, with a preference for experience in industrial automation, robotics, and hardware systems.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in inside sales, pre-sales engineering, or technical support in a fast-paced, B2B environment.
• Experience in industrial automation, robotics, hardware, or manufacturing is highly preferred.
• Proficiency with CRM systems (HubSpot, Salesforce) and lead routing workflows.
• Detail-oriented with excellent note-taking and documentation habits.
• Experience supporting or selling complex hardware/software systems is a plus.
• A natural curiosity about how machines work and how automation can improve customer operations.
• Exposure to robotic systems, PLCs, or industrial control software.
• Familiarity with remote demos, CAD diagrams, or layout visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Respond promptly and professionally to all inbound sales inquiries.
• Conduct discovery calls to assess technical feasibility and customer goals.
• Maintain detailed notes in the CRM, including call outcomes, qualification status, and follow-ups.
• Route qualified leads to the appropriate Regional Sales Manager, Applications Engineer, or otherwise.
• Support initial technical Q&A, helping customers understand robot capabilities, system requirements, and deployment.
• Collaborate with marketing to provide feedback on lead quality and messaging gaps.
• Assist in the creation and maintenance of technical sales collateral (e.g., feature sheets, configuration templates, FAQs).
• Analyze patterns in incoming leads and identify trends or gaps in sales funnel performance.
• Support lead handoff process into the sales pipeline and help reduce friction in early-stage conversion.
• Stay up-to-date on Standard Bots product capabilities, hardware/software integrations, and common deployment scenarios.

Skills

Inside sales

Pre-sales engineering

Technical support

Industrial automation

Robotics

Manufacturing

CRM proficiency

Note taking

Documentation

Hardware/software systems

Automation curiosity

Robotic systems exposure

PLCs

CAD diagrams

Tools

HubSpot

Salesforce

CRM workflows

CAD software

Layout visualization tools

Job description

Standard Bots is a fully remote company seeking an Inside Sales Specialist to be the first technical contact for prospective customers. You will collaborate across sales, marketing, and solutions engineering to route leads and support U.S.

manufacturing automation goals. The role emphasizes discovery calls, CRM diligence, and cross-functional collaboration, with a preference for experience in industrial automation, robotics, and hardware systems.