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Sales & Applications Engineer

Job Posted: 4 days ago

Salary: £ 45,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Birkenhead

Expire in: 23 days

Job Description

Technical Sales, Applications Engineering, Sensors & Measurement
Are you an engineer who enjoys solving technical problems, working directly with customers and turning engineering challenges into commercial solutions?
This could be an excellent opportunity to step into a genuinely varied Sales & Applications Engineer role, combining technical engineering, consultative sales, customer visits and application development.
We are looking for an experienced technical professional to join our clients growing team, supporting customers across the UK and Ireland with advanced sensor, measurement and automation solutions.
The Role
This isn't a traditional sales position - you'll need genuine technical understanding and the ability to get to the heart of a customer's application.
You'll work with engineers, production teams, R&D departments and purchasing stakeholders to understand their measurement requirements, identify the right technology and help develop the solution from initial enquiry through to successful implementation.
Your role will include:
·Visiting customer sites across the UK to understand applications and requirements
·Providing technical advice and recommending suitable sensor solutions
·Supporting product demonstrations, trials and proof-of-concept projects
·Working with customer samples and coordinating testing
·Presenting technical findings and recommendations
·Preparing quotations, proposals and application documentation
·Supporting existing sales opportunities and developing new opportunities
·Working closely with internal applications and sales teams
·Liaising with international technical teams for specialist support and training
·Developing long-term customer relationships and helping convert technical opportunities into sales
What We're Looking For
We're interested in engineers and technical professionals who can combine technical credibility with strong customer communication and commercial awareness.
Your background could be in:
·Applications Engineering
·Technical Sales / Sales Engineering
·Instrumentation or Measurement
·Metrology
·Automation & Controls
·Robotics
·Machine Vision
·Electrical / Electronic Engineering
·Manufacturing Engineering
·R&D or Quality
·Service / Commissioning Engineering
Experience with sensors, laser measurement, displacement measurement, PLCs, robotics, machine vision, automation or industrial measurement equipment would be particularly useful.
You don't need previous experience with our specific products - what's more important is that you're technically curious, commercially minded and confident dealing with customers.
Why This Role?
This is a great opportunity for someone who wants more than an office-based engineering role.
You'll have the opportunity to:
·Work on technically interesting applications across multiple industries
·Get out to customer sites and see your solutions being used in the real world
·Combine engineering with consultative technical sales
·Build your career within a specialist technology business
·Receive extensive product and applications training
·Undertake overseas training with the German technical team
·Develop your commercial and customer-facing skills
The Package
·£45,000 - £60,000 basic salary
·15-20% performance-related bonus
·Company hybrid car
·Up to 8% employer pension contribution
·Healthcare cash plan
·Company laptop and mobile phone
·Business expenses covered
·Product and applications training
·Overseas/Germany training opportunities
·Sales and applications coaching
Interested?
If you're an Applications Engineer, Technical Sales Engineer, Sales Engineer, Metrology Engineer, Automation Engineer or similar and you're looking for a role where your technical knowledge genuinely influences the commercial outcome, we'd like to hear from you.
Feel free to apply with the link or send your CV direct to (url removed)

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