Solutions-Oriented Sales Application Engineer

Wanzl GmbH & Co. KGaA; Denver (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Wanzl North America is seeking a Sales Application Engineer to bridge customers and internal teams from opportunity qualification to project handoff. You will translate customer requirements into actionable proposals and designs, support design validation, and ensure alignment with margins and delivery expectations.

The role demands proficiency in CAD tools, solid project coordination, and excellent communication with stakeholders across Sales, Product Management, and Operations.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Design, Business, or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of relevant technical, engineering, or retail solutions experience in a customer-facing setting.
• Proficiency in CAD/layout software (SolidWorks, AutoCAD) and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Experience developing customer-facing technical proposals, drawings, layouts, scopes of work, and solution recommendations.
• Strong project coordination, prioritization, and cross-functional leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and application support to the Sales team, communicating product capabilities, value, limitations, lead times, and trade-offs.
• Qualify opportunities with Sales and Product Management for portfolio fit, feasibility, and margins.
• Act as the technical SME during discovery, design reviews, demonstrations, and solution discussions.
• Translate customer requirements into clear scopes of work, layouts, BOMs, and recommended solutions.
• Develop technical proposals aligning customer specs with manufacturing constraints, sourcing, and installation needs.
• Coordinate among Sales, Product Management, Design & Development, Project Management, and suppliers to drive decisions.
• Attend customer meetings, site surveys, and pre-installation reviews to validate requirements and identify risks.
• Create and review CAD drawings, store layouts, submittals, and internal pricing inputs.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Cross-functional leadership

Client-facing communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Design, Business, or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

Microsoft 365

Job description

Wanzl North America is seeking a Sales Application Engineer to bridge customers and internal teams from opportunity qualification to project handoff. You will translate customer requirements into actionable proposals and designs, support design validation, and ensure alignment with margins and delivery expectations.

The role demands proficiency in CAD tools, solid project coordination, and excellent communication with stakeholders across Sales, Product Management, and Operations.