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Technical Sales Engineer

Automation ExpertsWest Midlands🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 19 Oct 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
£45k - £50k/yr
Seniority
Mid Senior
Employment type
Full Time
Work mode
Hybrid
Location
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Robotics

Job Description

Technical Sales Engineer

£45,000 - £50,000 + Car Allowance + 6% Pension + Healthcare

West Midlands Based UK Customer Travel

Ref: 25759

Are you a technically minded engineer who enjoys working with customers, identifying opportunities and developing practical engineering solutions?

Join an established international engineering business specialising in motion control and automation technology. This customer-facing role combines technical applications, relationship building and commercial development, giving you the opportunity to work with a wide range of industrial customers and progress projects from initial enquiry through to quotation and development.

Technical Sales Engineer - The Role:

  • Manage your own customer visit diary, travelling across the UK approximately three days per week
  • Identify and develop opportunities within automation, machine building and industrial equipment
  • Understand customer applications, technical requirements and commercial needs
  • Recommend suitable motion-control products and engineering solutions
  • Qualify opportunities and proactively progress them through to quotation and project development
  • Prepare quotations, lead-time estimates and customer follow-ups
  • Provide technical support by phone, email, online meetings and customer visits
  • Build relationships with engineers, machine builders, buyers and end users
  • Work with internal sales, marketing and technical teams to develop opportunities
  • Maintain accurate customer records and report on project progress
  • Attend exhibitions, demonstrations and technical meetings

Technical Sales Engineer - The Person:

  • Degree qualified in Mechanical, Electrical, Electromechanical Engineering, Physics, Software Engineering or a related discipline
  • Strong mechanical / technical understanding and practical engineering reasoning
  • Experience in technical sales, applications engineering, design engineering, field service or another customer-facing technical role
  • Background in automation, motors, drives, robotics, packaging machinery, conveyors or machine building would be advantageous
  • Confident communicating with technical and commercial customers
  • Commercially aware, with the judgement to identify worthwhile opportunities and determine next steps
  • Proactive, organised and comfortable managing your own workload
  • Strong technical problem-solving and communication skills
  • Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly
  • Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK, as sponsorship is not available

What's on Offer?

  • Car allowance and mileage support
  • 6% pension contribution
  • Private healthcare option
  • 25 days' holiday, increasing with tenure
  • Laptop and mobile phone
  • Product training and support from experienced colleagues
  • Varied technical and commercial opportunities across UK industry

Located in West Midlands, this role would be commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Redditch, Nuneaton and other surrounding areas.

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For further information pleas contact John Anderson.

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