Sales Engineer

Onward Technologies Limited; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Onward Technologies Inc. seeks a Sales Engineer in Detroit, MI, offering remote work options. You will prospect new customers and applications, traveling as needed to understand requirements and position our engineered solutions for automotive applications.

You will serve as the technical bridge between customers and engineering, translating complex needs into actions, and leveraging market insight to identify opportunities in ICE, hybrid, and EV powertrains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related field.
• 2+ years in technical sales with automotive OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers.
• Strong knowledge of automotive market trends in ICE, hybrid, and EV.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Prospect new customers and applications to drive growth.
• Provide engineering support as the customer-facing technical conduit.
• Identify opportunities and present engineered solutions to win new business.

Skills

Customer engagement

Technical sales

Communication

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Sales Engineer

Location: Detroit, Michigan (Remote)

Prospecting new customers and applications.

• To continue our clients aggressive growth in the automotive market, the candidate will need to network at existing customers as well as penetrate new ones. The goal is to identify new opportunities for our existing products as well as investigate new applications and products that the client can offer. The role will require extensive customer visits, with particular focus in engineering given our typical product solution is highly engineered and custom designed to a particular application.

Engineering Support

• This individual will be the face of at the customer. It is essential that they can provide engineering support as needed and be a technical conduit between the customer and engineering team. The capability to understand a customer’s technical needs and effectively communicate the solution is essential.

Commercial Acumen.

• The successful candidate will also possess the ability to identify opportunities that are best fit for the Engineering and Sales industry recognized expertise in fluid flow, electromagnetics, and motion control.
• Working closely with our technical experts, purchasing team, and business analysts, you will introduce world class, globally competitive highly engineered solutions to the customer and secure your new business award objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• 2+ years of experience engaging with automotive OEM’s and Tier 1 suppliers in technical sales / application of custom, highly engineered product
• Strong understanding of the automotive market and industry trends related to technology.
• Exposure to highly engineered product used on ICE, hybrid, and/or EV powertrain helpful.
• Exceptionally good communication skills for assembling and giving presentations, as well as informal discussions.

Onward Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Affi­rmative Action employer. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits promotions, training, termination or any other condition of employment or career development. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status or any other legally protected status.