Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Working Arrangement: Office based initially, with customer visits as required
Employment Type: Permanent
The Technical Sales Engineer role is required in Ipswich for our client, a rapidly expanding engineering business operating across the manufacturing and engineering components sector. The business supplies a wide range of components to manufacturers and distributors throughout the UK and Ireland, covering mechanical power transmission, hydraulic components, agricultural trailer parts and bespoke engineered products.
This is a junior-level opportunity, ideally suited to an engineering graduate, apprentice or candidate with an engineering qualification looking to develop a career combining technical engineering with customer-facing and commercial responsibilities. Full training and development will be provided, with the role offering the opportunity to progress into a more autonomous technical sales position over time.
Technical Sales Engineer Job Overview
● Provide technical engineering support and advice to the internal sales team.
● Support Business Development Managers with quotations and customer enquiries requiring technical input.
● Liaise with customers, suppliers and internal teams to understand technical requirements and identify suitable engineering solutions.
● Assist with the analysis, preparation and management of technical drawings using SolidWorks.
● Accompany Business Development Managers on customer visits, providing technical support and gaining experience in working with customers' engineers and purchasing teams.
● Develop towards conducting customer visits independently and providing technical advice directly to customers.
● Assist with new product introductions, including supporting Product Line Managers with technical information and training.
● Support the management of key OEM customer accounts, helping to resolve technical queries and product quality issues.
● Assist with the management and organisation of engineering drawings within the company's drawing management system.
● Support product quality activities, including product inspection, segregation and minor product modifications where required.
● Assist with the management of material certificates and associated customer documentation.
● Support the company's ISO and product quality management processes.
Technical Sales Engineer Job Requirements
● Engineering qualification such as an HNC, HND, degree, apprenticeship or equivalent.
● Suitable for engineering graduates, apprentices or candidates at the beginning of their engineering career.
● An interest in developing a career combining engineering, technical support and customer interaction.
● Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and technical information.
● Some experience or knowledge of 3D CAD, ideally SolidWorks, would be advantageous.
● Good analytical and problem-solving skills with a practical approach to engineering issues.
● Strong communication skills and the confidence to build relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
● Organised and able to manage multiple technical enquiries and tasks.
● Previous technical sales or field-based sales experience is not essential, as training and development will be provided.
● Willingness to develop towards a customer-facing technical role and undertake occasional travel to customer sites.
Technical Sales Engineer Salary & Benefits
● Competitive salary depending on experience.
● Permanent position with full-time working hours.
● Monday to Friday, normally 8:30am - 5:30pm, with a one-hour lunch break.
● Opportunity to develop from a junior engineering position into a broader Technical Sales / Engineering role.
● Structured on-the-job development with exposure to engineering, technical sales, customer management and product quality.
● Potential opportunity to undertake further engineering qualifications and professional development.
● Customer site visits providing exposure to engineers, buyers, manufacturers and OEM customers.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for.
Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for
Salary description
£20000.00 - £32000.00 per year