Elite Employee is retained exclusively by a respected, privately-owned UK manufacturer and franchised distributor of high-reliability electronic components. With over 50 years of sector expertise, our client serves aerospace, defence, space, rail, and industrial markets.
This is a senior technical sales role for an engineer who wants to stay close to the product and the customer — providing specialist knowledge, supporting design-in activity, and building long-term relationships across the UK.
The Role
You will act as the primary technical resource across the UK sales team and customer base, supporting design-in opportunities, qualification discussions, and technically demanding projects from initial enquiry through to conversion.
What You Will Be Doing
* Providing technical and commercial support to customers across the UK
* Supporting design-in activity, qualification projects, and component selection
* Identifying and developing new business opportunities across existing and new accounts
* Attending customer sites, exhibitions, and supplier meetings
* Feeding back market intelligence on trends, competitor activity, and customer requirements
What We Are Looking For
* Proven experience in a technical sales, applications, or field sales engineering role within the electronic components industry
* Strong technical knowledge of electronic and/or electromechanical components and applications
* Experience supporting customers in aerospace, defence, space, rail, or high-reliability sectors
* Demonstrated experience with passive components, magnetics, power, EMC, RF, sensors, or high-reliability semiconductors
* Full clean UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly
Desirable
* Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or related subject
* Familiarity with Aero-Defence-Space qualification standards
* Established relationships with Aero-Defence-Space customers in the UK
What is on Offer
* £55,000–£60,000 basic salary
* Performance-related bonus
* Pension and benefits
* Flexible remote working with autonomy across a national customer base
* A technically demanding role with blue-chip customers on long-term programm
Salary description
£50000.00 - £60000.00 per year