Sales Engineer

Flowserve Corporation; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Flowserve Corporation seeks an experienced Senior Sales Engineer to drive technical commercial growth in Greater Houston, focusing on control valves and actuation systems for chemical and refining accounts.

You will lead strategic account management, size and select solutions, develop persuasive proposals, and coordinate with field engineers and maintenance teams.

5–8+ years in technical sales within industrial flow control and a mechanical/industrial engineering background are required.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of technical sales, application engineering, or business development in industrial flow control.
• Experience with control valves, severe-service valves, or valve actuation systems.
• Strong knowledge of fluid dynamics and materials related to severe-service applications.

Responsibilities

• Strategic account management for Tier-1 petrochemical, refining, and chemical facilities in Greater Houston.
• Lead sizing, selection, and technical proposals for high‑value projects.
• Coordinate with plant reliability, maintenance, and turnaround teams; mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Technical sales

Application engineering

Business development

Severe-service valve knowledge

Flow control systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering

Industrial Distribution

Tools

Performance! sizing software

Valve sizing software

Job description

Company Overview:

If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you’re searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve’s position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone!

Flowserve is seeking an experienced, high-impact Senior Sales Engineer to drive technical commercial growth, customer specification capture, and aftermarket solutions across our flagship chemical and refining accounts in Greater Houston (including Channelview, La Porte, and Pasadena). Operating with a Quick Response Center (QRC) urgency mindset, you will serve as the lead commercial and technical authority for Flowserve’s industry-leading control valve, actuation, and digital flow technologies.

In this role, you will manage high-value customer partnerships, lead technical sizing and selection for severe-service process challenges (cavitation, noise attenuation, erosion/corrosion), and deliver winning commercial proposals for major capital projects and unit turnarounds. You will work with application engineers and inside sales specialists.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Account Management: Direct commercial sales growth and technical account strategies for Tier-1 petrochemical, refining, and chemical processing facilities across Greater Houston.

• Severe-Service Valve Engineering: Deliver technical consultation on control valves, severe-service trim solutions, cavitation control, aerodynamic noise mitigation, pneumatic actuation, and digital valve positioners.

• Proposal & Quotation Development: Review customer inquiries, RFQs, and purchase orders for commercial and technical accuracy; generate persuasive technical quotations using Flowserve sizing tools ( Performance! ) to win high-margin orders.

• Turnaround & Fast-Track Execution: Partner with plant reliability, maintenance, and unit turnaround teams to capture outage valve repairs, fast-track replacements, and retrofits through our Pasadena Quick Response Center (QRC).

• Customer Alignment & Advocacy: Establish trusted advisor relationships with plant instrumentation engineers, piping designers, maintenance leaders, and procurement managers.

• Technical Mentorship: Provide instruction, technical coaching, and sizing guidance to junior sales engineers and internal application engineers.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: 5–8+ years of technical sales, application engineering, or business development experience within industrial flow control, specifically centered on control valves, severe-service valves, or valve automation/actuation systems .

• Market Familiarity: Established commercial relationships and hands-on site experience across Houston Ship Channel industrial corridors (Pasadena, Channelview, La Porte, Baytown, Freeport).

• Technical Acumen: Deep working knowledge of fluid dynamics, severe-service trim selection, materials science, metallurgy, and process instrumentation.

• Product Sizing Tools: Proficiency utilizing valve sizing and selection software ( Performance! , Fisher First In Math, or equivalent sizing engines).

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Distribution, Chemical Engineering, or related discipline (equivalent intensive technical flow control experience evaluated in lieu of degree).

Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. Join a company whose people are committed to building a more sustainable future to make the world better for everyone. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally. We invite you to put your talents and career in motion at Flowserve.

Req ID : R-20855

Job Family Group : Sales

Job Family : SA Sales

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