Presales Engineer

Our client is a global leader in their field and employs over 10,000 people globally. They have grown from a single entity to a billion-dollar automotive parts supplier. As one of the largest suppliers in the industry, our client is providing a great opportunity in a stable, and growing, company. They are hiring a Solutions Engineer to their team as demand for their services continues to grow.

The Solutions Engineer will work closely with the sales teams to deploy and support products and solutions for clients. The person in this role will have access to an extensive range of support resources, as well as training and career advancement opportunities. This person will act as the technical expert on a full suite of military-grade products for customers and partners.

This Role Offers:

• Competitive base salary, plus commission and comprehensive benefits plan, including medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, company car, expense accounts, and other perks.
• Culture of mentorship and promotion. Family-owned and family-structured.
• Company backed by a multi-billion-dollar company with an entrepreneurial culture.
• Well established brand and company reputation worldwide.
• Unlimited growth opportunity for the next 5-10 years and many career-advancement paths due to extremely low market share and opportunities with sister companies.
• Opportunity to develop relevant and in-demand skills in a growing industry.
• Team of capable, experienced, and seasoned professionals at the top of their industry.
• Opportunity to work remotely.

Focus:

• Accompany sales executives to meetings with clients and identify customer business goals, assisting the business development team in creating custom RFQs/RFPs.
• Lead product presentations and demonstrations for customers, post signed contract.
• Support all phases of the design cycle through account management in direct and indirect sales.
• Troubleshoot and maintain applications related to assembly and
• Ensure quality of failure systems, working cross-functionally with the quality team.
• Work with engineering teams to optimize and approve product designs and solutions.
• Translate project requirements into technical design requirements for the engineering team.
• Maintain relationships with vendors and existing customers.

Skill Set:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or another relevant field.
• 2+ years of mechanical engineering or industrial assembly experience.
• Background in industrial sales as well as experience working with fastening hardware.
• Strong technical background with the ability to work cross-functionally between product management, sales, development engineering, and quality teams.
• Excellent client-facing skills, with the ability to communicate technical solutions and ideas to non-technical audiences.
• Must be a US citizen and able to work in the military field.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to successfully interact with customers and provide technical documentation to the engineering team.
• Ability to travel up to 50%.