Sales Application Engineer

Freudenberg Group; Plymouth (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Freudenberg Group in Plymouth, MA seeks an engineering professional to build strong customer relationships and develop technical solutions from concept to execution. You will partner with sales to identify growth opportunities and act as a trusted advisor presenting product capabilities and recommendations.

Collaborating with engineering, quality, operations, and commercial teams, you will deliver customer-focused solutions and investigate challenges to drive improvements, while traveling

Qualifications

• Strong technical aptitude and ability to quickly learn new products and technologies.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
• Self-motivated, proactive with ownership of projects.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and curiosity to investigate challenges.
• Interest or experience in customer-facing engineering, technical sales, or product development.
• Willingness to travel domestically to support customers and activities.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships with customers to understand challenges and develop technical solutions.
• Partner with sales teams to identify growth opportunities and support business development.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor by presenting product capabilities and proposals.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, operations, and commercial teams to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Investigate technical challenges, analyze root causes, and drive effective solutions.
• Support customer visits, technical reviews, product demonstrations, and discussions both virtually and onsite.
• Continuously learn new products and industry trends while identifying opportunities for growth.

Skills

Technical aptitude

Relationship building

Communication

Self-motivated

Problem solving

Customer-facing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world!

Responsibilities:

• Build strong relationships with customers to understand their challenges and develop technical solutions that create long-term value.
• Partner with sales teams to identify growth opportunities, support business development efforts, and help win new business.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor by presenting product capabilities, application recommendations, and solution proposals to customers.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, operations, and commercial teams to deliver customer-focused solutions from concept through production launch.
• Investigate technical challenges, analyze root causes, and drive effective solutions that strengthen customer satisfaction.
• Support customer visits, technical reviews, product demonstrations, and application discussions both virtually and onsite.
• Continuously learn new products, technologies, and industry trends while identifying opportunities for innovation and business growth.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, Industrial, or related field) or equivalent technical experience.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to quickly learn new products, applications, and technologies.
• Excellent relationship-building and communication skills, with a genuine interest in working directly with customers.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and comfortable taking ownership of projects and driving results with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability and curiosity to investigate challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Interest or experience in customer-facing engineering, technical sales, applications engineering, manufacturing, or product development environments.
• Willingness to travel domestically to support customers and business development activities.

$100,000 - $130,000 Compensation for this position will be determined by the candidate’s qualifications, experience, education, and overall alignment with the role’s responsibilities.

The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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