Sales Engineer - Georgia

Protingent; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Protingent Staffing is seeking a Sales Engineer in Atlanta, GA to join our client’s team and drive growth in the automation sector. The role focuses on expanding existing accounts and developing new customers across the region.

You will report to the Southeast Regional Sales Director and work from our Atlanta office. Based in Atlanta, you’ll leverage technical expertise to define improvements that boost customer bottom-line results, partner with cross-functional teams, and build lasting

Qualifications

• 3–7 years of related technical sales experience.
• Engineering or Business degree preferred.
• Industrial automation experience preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage with existing customers and potential customers to learn about their business, the products they make, and the initiatives they have for improvement.
• Implement a sales process that clearly defines the customer's challenge and their concept for a solution.
• Identify the customer’s decision-making process and key stakeholders involved in a sale.
• Leverage technical product and application knowledge to provide high quality solutions to automation challenges.
• Effectively use both phone and MS Teams to communicate with customers.
• Conduct in-person meetings to introduce new technologies, solve applications or present ifm solutions that address an operational challenge presented by the customer.
• Work in a team-selling environment to leverage expertise across the organization.
• Energetically approach new business and prospecting to develop future growth.
• Continuously learn automation industry trends and ifm solutions that relate to those trends.

Skills

Technical sales

Industrial automation

Communication skills

Remote/face-to-face selling

Time management

Education

Engineering or Business degree

Job description

Job Title: Sales Engineer - Atlanta, GA

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct hire Sales Engineer - Atlanta, GA with our client located in Atlanta, GA.

Job Description: Team is seeking a self-motivated, results-driven Sales Engineer to join our growing organization. This Sales Engineer position reports to the Southeast Regional Sales Director and is based in our Atlanta office. The individual selected for this role will be taking over a well-established group of customers from a Sales Engineer who is transitioning to a new role within the organization. These customers still have tremendous opportunity to grow due to new products ifm continues to develop which address challenges our customers are facing. The individual will also be responsible for developing new customers in their region. Your relationship skills, strong business acumen, and technical expertise will be paramount in working with automation machine builders and manufacturing plants across the region to define process improvements that improve their bottom-line results.

Job Responsibilities

• Engage with existing customers and potential customers to learn about their business, the products they make, and the initiatives they have for improvement.


• Implement a sales process that clearly defines the customer's challenge and their concept for a solution.


• Identify the customer’s decision-making process and key stakeholders involved in a sale.


• Leverage technical product and application knowledge to provide high quality solutions to automation challenges.


• Effectively use both phone and MS Teams to communicate with customers.


• Conduct in-person meetings to introduce new technologies, solve applications or present ifm solutions that address an operational challenge presented by the customer.


• Work in a team-selling environment to leverage expertise across the organization.


• Energetically approach new business and prospecting to develop future growth.


• Continuously learn automation industry trends and ifm solutions that relate to those trends.


• Position largely measured on sales and new customer growth.

Job Qualifications

• 3 to 7 years of related technical sales experience preferred.


• Engineering or Business degree preferred.


• Industrial automation experience preferred.


• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with all levels within an organization.


• Ability to sell in remote or face-to-face situations.


• Attention to detail; ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.


• Self-disciplined with a high sense of urgency to be a collaborative business partner.


• Ability to work with various teams as well as independently.

Job Details

• Direct hire


• Salary Range: $114,000-$125,000 annually


• Location: Atlanta, GA

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.