Sales Engineer Job Description Template

Job title

Sales Engineer

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable sales engineer to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will learn customer technical requirements, design technical solutions and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

• Learn customer technical requirements
• Design technical solutions
• Deliver product demonstrations
• Answer technical questions
• Write proposals and RFP responses
• Support pilots and proofs of concept
• Work with product and engineering teams
• Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• Working knowledge of technical product expertise and solution design
• Communication and listening
• [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

• Vendor technical certifications
• Professional Engineer (PE)
• Certified Sales Professional (CSP)
• Experience with CRM systems

Skills

• Demonstrations
• RFP writing
• Engineering fundamentals
• Proof of concept management
• Problem solving
• Collaboration

Work environment and schedule

Sales engineers work in offices, remotely and at customer sites, with travel for meetings and demonstrations. Most work full-time with some travel and busy periods near deal deadlines.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.