Technical Sales Engineer required for our client. They are a long-established, family-owned engineering manufacturer based in Brighouse, West Yorkshire, supplying CNC machinery, CAD/CAM solutions, and technical equipment into education, training, and engineering environments.
The company has been operating for over 80 years and has built a strong reputation within its specialist market, supplying schools, colleges, universities, training providers, and distributors across the UK and internationally. Their product range includes CNC milling machines, lathes, routers, and related manufacturing technologies designed for education and technical training environments. This is a newly created role designed to strengthen the existing sales team with additional technical engineering knowledge.
Technical Sales Engineer Responsibilities
• Develop a strong understanding of the company’s CNC machinery, CAD/CAM systems, and wider engineering product range
• Support the sale of CNC machinery, lathes, milling machines, routers, and relate technical equipment into education and training environments
• Provide technical sales support to the existing sales team on more complex engineering-related enquiries
• Speak confidently with customers, technicians, educators, distributors, and partners about product capabilities and applications
• Advise customers on suitable machinery and equipment for engineering labs, workshops, and training environments
• Identify new business opportunities and support the development of customer relationships
• Deliver product demonstrations both in person and remotely via phone, Teams, and email
• Prepare and deliver product training to customers and distributors
• Assist with technical product content, demonstration materials, user guides, and supporting documentation
• Work closely with the internal sales team to help convert technical enquiries into successful orders
• Supplied with leads to follow up with, and expected to generate own leads
• Support product development activity where required, including software testing and product evaluations
Technical Sales Engineer Requirements
• Experience in technical sales, sales engineering, or technical sales support within an engineering, manufacturing, industrial equipment, or machinery-based environment
• Strong technical understanding of engineering equipment, ideally including CNC machinery, CAD/CAM systems, machine tools, or similar manufacturing technologies
• Ability to explain technical products clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Confident communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable speaking with customers by phone, Teams, email, and face-to-face when required
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to identify opportunities and support sales growth
• Proactive, self-motivated, and able to create momentum without heavy structure or close supervision
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple customer enquiries and sales opportunities
• Willingness to undertake occasional UK and international travel when required
• Experience with CNC machinery, CAD/CAM systems, technical sales into education, or industrial equipment would be advantageous
Technical Sales Engineer Remuneration
• Salary up to £55,000, depending on experience
• Workplace pension
• Five weeks’ annual holiday
• Full-time, 36.5 hours per week
• Monday to Thursday: 8:30am – 5:00pm
• Friday: 8:30am – 1:00pm
• Primarily office-based role
• Occasional UK and international travel required
• Supportive, family-run business environment
• Long-term progression potential
• Opportunity to work with a well-established UK manufacturer supplying customers globally
Salary description
£50000.00 - £55000.00 per year