Vision Sales Engineer

Tech Sales Jobs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Overview.ai is seeking a Vision Sales Engineer for the Great Lakes region to blend technical vision expertise with strategic sales. You will own pipeline, forecast, and revenue from BDR-sourced opportunities through close, and run high-signal discovery with cross-functional teams to identify real inspection problems.

You will build end-to-end POC demonstrations on production lines, drive milestones, and expand initial wins into multi-site rollouts while spending 60–80% of your time at customer

Qualifications

• Experience deploying or commissioning automation, vision, or industrial hardware on a production floor.
• Ability to learn new technical products quickly from documentation and apply on site.
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to plant and quality engineers.
• Experience driving deals or expansions with measurable results.

Responsibilities

• Own pipeline, forecast, and revenue from opportunities to close.
• Run high-signal discovery with cross-functional teams to uncover real problems.
• Build recipes, demo on real parts, and own end-to-end POCs.
• Drive milestones, unblock line access, and accelerate closure.
• Expand first-station wins into repeatable, multi-site rollouts.
• Maintain a strong field presence with 60–80% travel.

Skills

Territory ownership

Technical discovery

Hands-on demos

Closing deals

Travel readiness

Clear communication

Tools

Keyence

Cognex

Job description

Vision Sales Engineer - Great Lakes Region

Department: Overview US

Location: Great Lakes Region, Greater Chicago

Compensation: $90K – $115K • Offers Equity • Offers Commission • Offers Bonus • On-Target Earnings (OTE) - $250k+

Employment Type: FullTime

ABOUT OVERVIEW.AI

Overview.ai is bringing the cutting edge of AI computer vision to manufacturing, solving inspection problems that were previously not solvable with traditional machine vision. We're a full-stack company: we deploy GPU-powered cameras on production lines, run inference on the edge, and operate a platform that supports large fleets of devices deployed across the world.

We're growing extremely fast. Our customers love the product because it works: high accuracy, fast deployment, and an operator-friendly experience that makes real factory rollouts possible, not just pilots.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is not a cold start. We already have major logos, executive buy-in, and deployments running on real production lines, and we're taking that motion into new U.S. regions. You'll open new inspection points and new logos, then turn first-station wins into multi-line, multi-site rollouts. You can come from either side: a proven industrial seller with real technical depth, or a hands-on controls, automation, or vision engineer ready to own a number.

WHY THIS ROLE IS EXCITING

• Territory ownership from day one: You own pipeline, forecast, and revenue, with credit across every site in the accounts you own.
• Delta selling, not slick talk: You win on technical advantages you can demonstrate on the line.
• Real support, not hero mode: You get a dedicated applications and engineering escalation path and a proven evaluation playbook.
• Clear path up: Strategic Accounts, Regional Lead, player-coach, and GM-style territory ownership as we scale.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

• Territory revenue: Own pipeline, forecast, and revenue from BDR-sourced and inbound opportunities through close.
• Technical discovery: Run high-signal discovery with Quality, Process, Automation, and Ops to find the real inspection problem and where the incumbent fails.
• Hands-on demos and evaluations: Build recipes, demo on real parts, and own POCs end to end, from line access and acceptance criteria to the readout that converts.
• Urgency and closing: Drive milestones to dates, unblock line access and integration issues early, and close without drift to next quarter.
• Expansion: Turn first-station wins into repeatable rollouts across lines, plants, and inspection points.
• Field presence: Live in the factory, with 60 to 80% travel across your territory.

WHO YOU ARE

Required

• You've personally deployed, commissioned, or debugged automation, vision, or industrial hardware on a production floor.
• You pick up a new technical product from its documentation and put it to work fast.
• You explain technical concepts plainly to plant and quality engineers, and you say "I don't know" instead of guessing.
• You've owned a number, earned commission, or driven a deal or expansion you can speak to with specifics. If you are more technical, you have experience on a factory floor and know how to engage with technical customers or stakeholders.
• You do the homework and ask the right questions before you pitch.
• You live in or will relocate to your territory, and you're energized by 60 to 80% travel.

Strong Preferences

• Machine vision experience with Keyence, Cognex, or AI inspection vendors.
• Manufacturing floor time in automotive, aerospace, or electronics.
• PLC, controls, or automation
• Startup or new-territory experience.

WHY OVERVIEW.AI

• Extreme growth and real-world impact: We're not building demos. We're deploying AI systems on real production lines, at scale.
• Talent density: You'll work with world-class engineers and operators across AI, embedded systems, and enterprise deployment.
• Front-row seat to the AI manufacturing wave: One of the biggest transformations happening in industry right now.
• Ownership: Your work directly changes the trajectory of the company.
• Global exposure: You'll work with the most advanced customers and factories in the world.