Sales Engineer - Composite Bearings - Base Salary to 130k/year - Seattle, WA

• Our client is a leading supplier of engineered composite solutions for the medical, electrical, fluid power and construction equipment markets.
• They are hiring a Sales Engineer (internally titled Regional Sales Engineer) for their Eastern USA territory to expand their current client base throughout North America and Mexico.
• The territory for this position includes the Western US, and Western Canada. Candidates must reside within the territory for full consideration for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Understand and address technical challenges and champion innovative solutions tailored to meet the specific needs of our customers with the goal of increasing the number of new customers (new logos) year over year
• Bridge the gap between customer needs and product capabilities, by collaborating with engineering and manufacturing to ensure the timely initiation and completion of product development aligned with customer design and validation
• Upon establishing initial projects and sales, you will facilitate the seamless transition of responsibilities to our customer relationship managers. Success will be measured by the number and quality of new accounts with (new logo) retention rates of three or more years
• Track emerging markets and trends to help guide new business ideation. Success is measured by data metrics captured in Salesforce CRM and participation in the rolling twelve-month annual operating plan forecasting process
• Foster and work to maintain an entrepreneurial growth culture throughout the company and across all teams and work functions
• Travel to customer locations to provide consultative selling and technical support; Participate in industry tradeshows and brand building events

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of technical sales, business development combined with engineering experience
• Experience with bearings, advanced tubings, and/or composites is required

Compensation:

• Base salary in the 90k - 130k/year range, plus uncapped commission
• Generous benefits package
• Mileage Reimbursement