Sales Engineer

Qualified Staffing; Oak Creek (WI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with matching

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Profit sharing

Job summary

Qualified Staffing is sourcing a Sales Engineer for our client in the Milwaukee/Oak Creek area. This direct-hire position focuses on technical sales and application support for industrial process controls and automation used in heat treatment and related markets.

The role involves delivering engineered proposals, supporting customers across heat-treating and related industries, conducting site visits, and collaborating with engineering, service, and project teams. Travel 50-75% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or technical degree in electrical, mechanical, or metallurgical engineering or related training.
• 5+ years in technical sales or application engineering in industrial automation or heat-treating equipment.
• Hands-on with PLC, HMI, SCADA, oxygen probes, flow meters, and closed-loop control systems.
• Familiarity with heat-treating processes, atmosphere control, carbon control technologies, or furnace operation preferred.
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, and RFQs.
• Experience preparing technical proposals, quotations, and engineered system solutions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a primary technical sales resource for controls products including carbon/CP controllers and process controllers.
• Develop and deliver engineered sales proposals for furnace control, automation upgrades, and system modernization.
• Support customers in heat treating and related industries with guidance, product selection, and solution configurations.
• Conduct site visits to evaluate systems, gather data, troubleshoot challenges, and suggest upgrades.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate scopes of work and proper documentation.
• Prepare demonstrations, technical presentations, ROI analyses, and competitive differentiation.
• Assist with quoting accuracy by assessing needs, estimating costs, and ensuring internal compliance.
• Maintain relationships with existing customers while expanding market reach through proactive engagement.
• Participate in industry events and customer training to promote Company technology.
• Track opportunities and pipeline status using Salesforce.
• Travel 50-75% as required for customer support and business development.

Skills

Technical sales

Customer relations

Industrial automation

Engineering knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s or technical degree in electrical/mechanical/metallurgical engineering

Tools

PLC

HMI

SCADA

Oxygen probes

Flow meters

Job description

SALES ENGINEER – Direct Hire – Milwaukee, WI area – $95-105k

The Qualified Professional Technical Group has been engaged to locate an exceptional Sales Engineer to join our client’s team in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Our client is a world leader in industrial process controls and automation in the heat treatment and combustion markets. They Develop and supply process control instrumentation, sensors, and digital solutions critical to safe, accurate, and repeatable thermal processes.

QUALIFICATIONS/ EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Prefer bachelor’s or technical degree in electrical, mechanical, or metallurgical engineering or other training in this area.
• 5+ years of technical sales or application engineering experience in industrial automation, process controls, instrumentation, or heat-treating equipment.
• Hands-on experience with industrial control systems (PLC, HMI, SCADA), oxygen probes, flow measurement devices, and closed-loop control systems.
• Familiarity with heat-treating processes, atmosphere control, carbon control technologies, or furnace operation preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret technical specifications, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, and customer RFQs.
• Experience preparing technical proposals, quotations, and solution recommendations for engineered systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as a primary technical sales resource for company’s controls products, including carbon/CP controllers, process/atmospheric controllers, oxygen probes, flow meters, and related instrumentation.
• Develop and deliver engineered sales proposals that meet customer requirements for furnace control, automation upgrades, and system modernization.
• Support customers within the heat treating and non-heat treating (incineration, glass, etc.) industries, including integrators, furnace OEMs, and internal teams with technical guidance, product selection assistance, and solution configurations.
• Conduct site visits to evaluate existing control systems, gather application data, troubleshoot customer challenges, and recommend upgrade paths.
• Collaborate with Technical Sales Manager and the Sales Division to ensure alignment on product positioning and customer strategy.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, service, aftermarket, and project teams to ensure accurate scopes of work, proper documentation, and successful project execution.
• Prepare and present demonstrations, technical presentations, ROI analyses, and competitive differentiation for company solutions.
• Support quoting accuracy by identifying customer needs, estimating costs, reviewing terms, and ensuring compliance with internal guidelines.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing customers while expanding market reach through proactive prospecting and technical engagement.
• Participate in industry events, trade shows, customer training, and seminars to promote Company technology.
• Track opportunities, pipeline status, and key metrics using Salesforce CRM and reporting systems.
• Travel 50-75% as required for customer support, opportunity development, and industry activities.

Our client offers a competitive salary and benefits which include 401k with matching, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance and profit sharing.