Sales Engineer - Aerospace

CERATIZIT USA; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CERATIZIT USA LLC in Charlotte is seeking a Sales Engineer to present and sell our cutting tools across a defined North American territory. The role requires aerospace industry experience and close collaboration with engineering and customers.

Travel 50–60% with occasional work from our Chatsworth, CA facility to learn internal processes; home-based or virtual office options supported. Strong communication, CRM proficiency, and technical sales aptitude are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; BSME or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years in a large manufacturing facility.
• 5–10 years regional or territory sales experience.
• Ability to make product recommendations based on customer feedback.
• Strong communication skills and proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Establish distributor and end-user relationships in a regional territory.
• Prospect, qualify, and secure new end-user accounts.
• Saturate current customers and channel partners with tailored solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering for quotations and problem resolution.
• Provide training for operators, engineering, and management.
• Develop sales plans and achieve defined quotas.
• Maintain CRM data and reports.

Skills

Aerospace sector experience

Territory sales

Technical sales aptitude

CRM software proficiency

Analytical skills

Education

BSME

Tools

CRM software

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

What makes us strong? Our employees in 50 countries worldwide – all working with passion to enable high‑tech applications with our strong metals: tungsten and molybdenum.

Our CERATIZIT site in Charlotte is a key hub for customer service and distribution across North America—delivering high‑performance cutting tools with speed, flexibility, and a strong customer focus.

Join a highly motivated team in Charlotte, USA, where local expertise meets the global knowledge and values of the Plansee Group.

Position type: Exempt

Position Summary

The Sales Engineer role is to present and sell our extensive line of superior, high‑quality cutting tools that include engineered tools, precision drilling, bore machining, reaming, threading and milling solutions. Success requires sales expertise through end‑user customers, integrator and channel partners in a defined geographic territory. The Sales Engineer will possess significant aerospace industry experience and will spend a portion of their time working from our Chatsworth, CA facility to learn CERATIZIT's internal processes, operational practices, product offerings, and customer base.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Represent CERATIZIT in a regional territory to establish and develop distributor channel partners and end‑user customer relationships.
• Target, prospect, qualify, and secure new end‑user customer accounts.
• Manage, retain, and saturate current end‑user customers and channel partner accounts through application recommendations and demonstrations.
• Partner with Integrated Suppliers to develop strategies to grow the business.
• Obtain specifications and blueprints and collaborate with engineering for quotations and problem resolution.
• Support part run‑off operations including logistical support, technical support, troubleshooting, quality management, and error proofing.
• Work periodically from the Chatsworth, CA facility to gain a comprehensive understanding of company operations, processes, products, and customer requirements.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams to learn best practices, strengthen customer support capabilities, and enhance market knowledge.
• Document, track, and follow up on proposed solutions, tool testing, and cost analysis.
• Conduct training for operators, engineering, and management on CERATIZIT products.
• Develop sales and business plans and collaborate with channel partners.
• Achieve defined sales goals and quota.
• Investigate warranty claims.
• Maintain reports, CRM data, and planning tools.

Education and/or Experience Required

• Bachelor’s Degree (BSME) or equivalent experience required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience with a large manufacturing facility.
• 5–10 years successful regional or territory sales experience.
• Ability to make product recommendations based on customer feedback and quality constraints.
• Familiar with cutting tool design relating to reaming, holemaking, threading, and milling.
• Ability to calculate speeds and feeds.
• Ability to troubleshoot and identify cutting tool problems.
• Strong technical aptitude specifically within technical sales, application engineering, or aerospace sector.
• Experience working independently from a home or virtual office.
• Strong business development skills specifically within the aerospace division.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proficiency with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, CRM software, and related technologies.
• Quality systems experience in CPK, PPK, and PPAP.
• Strong mathematical skills.

Travel Requirements

50% to 60% travel / overnight stays required – valid Driver’s License required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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CERATIZIT USA LLC