Technical Sales Engineer - Austin

Expert Executive Recruiters (EER Global); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Expert Executive Recruiters (EER Global) seeks a Technical Sales Engineer to expand business across the South Central U.S. The role combines technical knowledge, consultative selling, and territory management to win design opportunities and build long-term customer partnerships.

You will grow regional sales, nurture OEM relationships, and collaborate with engineering and product teams to meet customer needs. Travel within the territory is expected.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical sales, field sales, or business development in industrial/technical B2B.
• Established customer relationships and knowledge of the South Central U.S. market.
• Success in new business development, account growth, and consultative selling.
• Ability to explain technical concepts and product value to engineers and business stakeholders.
• Experience with OEMs, distributors and industrial customers preferred.
• Strong negotiation, presentation, relationship management and organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel throughout the territory.
• Engineering or technical degree preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Grow Regional Sales: develop territory strategies, generate leads, expand accounts, hit targets.
• Build Customer Relationships: OEMs, engineers, purchasers, and decision-makers.
• Win New Business: identify opportunities early and secure design wins.
• Provide Technical Support: product presentations, application guidance, design help, troubleshooting.
• Develop Channel Partnerships: work with distributors and partners to expand market.
• Manage Sales Performance: maintain CRM, forecasts, pipelines, territory plans.
• Collaborate Internally: coordinate with engineering, product, quality, manufacturing.

Skills

Technical sales

Field sales

Business development

Consultative selling

Negotiation

Relationship management

Territory management

Education

Engineering or technical degree

Job description

We are seeking a results-driven Technical Sales Engineer to expand business across the South Central U.S. This opportunity is ideal for a technical sales professional with established customer relationships in the region, a strong record of developing new business, and experience growing OEM accounts.

In this customer-facing role, you will combine technical knowledge, consultative selling, and territory management to identify new opportunities, influence product specifications, secure design wins, and build long-term customer partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Grow Regional Sales: Develop territory strategies, generate new leads, expand existing accounts, and achieve sales targets.
• Build Customer Relationships: Establish strong connections with OEMs, engineers, purchasing teams, and key decision-makers across the region.
• Win New Business: Identify opportunities early in the product development cycle and position solutions to secure design wins.
• Provide Technical Support: Deliver product presentations, application guidance, design assistance, and troubleshooting.
• Develop Channel Partnerships: Work with distributors and sales partners to generate opportunities and increase market penetration.
• Manage Sales Performance: Maintain accurate CRM records, forecasts, opportunity pipelines, and territory plans.
• Collaborate Internally: Partner with engineering, product management, quality, and manufacturing teams to meet customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical sales, field sales, or business development within an industrial or technical B2B environment.
• Established customer relationships and knowledge of the South Central U.S. market.
• Demonstrated success in new business development, account growth, and consultative selling.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and product value to engineering and business stakeholders.
• Experience working with OEMs, distributors, and industrial customers preferred.
• Strong negotiation, presentation, relationship management, and organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel throughout the assigned territory.
• Engineering or technical degree preferred; equivalent professional experience considered.

The Ideal Candidate

You are a proactive, commercially minded sales professional who knows how to open doors, build trusted customer relationships, influence technical purchasing decisions, and convert opportunities into profitable business.

Bring your regional market knowledge, technical sales expertise, and drive for results to a role where you can make a measurable impact on business growth.