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Sales Engineer / Business Development Manager

Mergen IT LLCChicago, IL🇺🇸United StatesPosted 26 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Posted
23 hours ago
IoT

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute the US sales strategy for IR inspection services and the associated software platform.
  • Identify, qualify and develop relationships with electric utilities, power generation companies, transmission/distribution operators, cooperatives and other asset-intensive customers.
  • Build and manage a qualified pipeline of prospects, opportunities, proposals and strategic accounts.
  • Engage Reliability Engineers, Maintenance Managers, Asset Managers, Electrical Engineers, Substation Managers, Operations teams and Procurement stakeholders.
  • Develop opportunities for IR inspection projects, multi-site inspection programs, recurring service arrangements and long-term service agreements (LTS).
  • Conduct customer meetings, technical presentations, demonstrations and commercial discussions.
  • Work closely with field-service engineers and the software team to translate customer requirements into practical solutions.
  • Demonstrate the value of combining IR inspection with software-based analysis, asset history, reporting and actionable maintenance recommendations.
  • Support proposals, quotations, scopes of work and commercial agreements.
  • Convert initial projects into repeat and recurring service opportunities and build long-term customer relationships.
  • Capture market and customer feedback to guide software development and future service offerings.
  • Help establish CRM processes, sales methodology, customer references and the US go-to-market strategy.
  • Identify opportunities to expand into CBM, predictive maintenance and broader asset-health solutions.

Required Experience & Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in technical sales, business development, sales engineering or a comparable customer-facing role.
  • MBA / bachelor s degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience working with US utilities, power generation, transmission/distribution, electrical infrastructure or industrial asset owners.
  • Strong understanding of electrical equipment and maintenance environments, including substations, transformers, switchgear, MCCs, generators, motors and distribution systems.
  • Experience with electrical testing, infrared thermography, predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, reliability engineering or asset-management solutions is highly desirable.
  • Proven ability to develop new business through prospecting, relationship development and consultative selling.
  • Strong technical presentation, negotiation and communication skills.
  • Relevant engineering or technical qualification preferred.

Preferred Industry Background

  • NETA / electrical testing
  • Infrared thermography / electrical inspection
  • CBM or predictive maintenance
  • Asset reliability / asset management
  • Utility reliability programs
  • Industrial IoT / condition monitoring
  • Asset-management or industrial software
  • Technical engineering services sales.

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