Sales Engineer: Custom Automation & Robotics

cubicmachinery; Chino (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cubic Machinery in Chino, CA is seeking a Sales Engineer to own customer opportunities end to end, from prospecting through negotiation and handoff. You will translate customer needs into engineered automation solutions, coordinating with engineering to deliver clear, professional proposals while maintaining CRM discipline.

The role emphasizes learnability, disciplined execution, and accountability in a high-accountability environment.

Qualifications

• Strong learning ability and technical curiosity.
• Clear communication and professional customer presence.
• High attention to detail in documentation, quoting, and follow-up.
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and solving nonstandard customer problems.
• Strong ownership mindset and bias for action.
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve speed and work quality.

Responsibilities

• Own a direct-sales pipeline from prospecting to close.
• Run consultative discovery to identify client pain points.
• Sell engineered solutions, not part numbers, with engineering input.
• Drive proposal quality, pricing, lead times, and scope clarity.
• Operate with urgency and maintain clean handoffs to operations, service, and purchasing.
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate research, account prep, and drafting.

Skills

Strong learning ability

Clear communication

Attention to detail

Bias for action

AI tool usage

Tools

Claude/Gemini AI tools

Job description

Cubic Machinery in Chino, CA is seeking a Sales Engineer to own customer opportunities end to end, from prospecting through negotiation and handoff. You will translate customer needs into engineered automation solutions, coordinating with engineering to deliver clear, professional proposals while maintaining CRM discipline.

The role emphasizes learnability, disciplined execution, and accountability in a high-accountability environment.