Technical Sales Engineer

Technical Sales Engineer £55-80k + Bonus + Car + Benefits
South East ABJ6806

Location: South East: 5 days Onsite(possibly flexible) – limited travel

An expanding SME is urgently seeking an experienced Technical Sales Engineer forpivotal role reporting to the MD for a specialist technology business based in the South East.

This is a customer-facing role will combine technical expertise with commercial understanding. As technical sales and applications engineer you will be responsible for developing fibre-optic and connectivity solutions, assessing customer requirements, establishing technical feasibility and preparing accurate costings and technical-commercial proposals.

As technical sales engineer you will be working closely with customers and internal engineering and production teams, you will play a vitally important role in taking opportunities from initial enquiry and feasibility through to quotation, prototype development and production handover.

Key Responsibilities

·Act as the technical point of contact for customer enquiries, RFQs and new product requests.

·Understand customer applications, operating environments, performance requirements, quantities, timescales and commercial expectations.

·Assess technical feasibility and identify whether requirements can be met through standard products, customised solutions or new product development.

·Develop fibre-optic and connectivity solutions, including cable assemblies, harnesses, connectors, passive optical components and associated mechanical elements.

·Review technical specifications and engineering drawings, establish bills of materials and assess manufacturability, testing requirements, lead times and technical risks.

·Prepare detailed cost estimates covering materials, labour, tooling, testing, development and supplier input.

·Develop commercially competitive pricing, taking account of volumes, technical complexity, risk, development costs and target margins.

·Prepare and present technical-commercial proposals, clearly outlining solution scope, assumptions, exclusions, pricing and delivery expectations.

·Support prototype builds, first-article development and the successful handover of projects into production.

Skills Qualifications and Background

·Background in Engineering ideally with technical knowledge, customer-facing ability and commercial awareness.

·Practical experience in fibre optics or cables - areas like defence and subsea applications

·Experience handling technical customer enquiries, applications engineering requests and RFQs.

·The ability to translate customer requirements into practical technical solutions and communicate effectively with engineers, buyers and commercial stakeholders.

·Experience preparing quotations, cost estimates, technical proposals, product specifications and bills of materials.

·The ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications and testing requirements.

·Strong commercial judgement, including an understanding of pricing, margins, technical risk, manufacturability and value engineering and enjoy combining engineering knowledge with problem-solving and decision-making.

What They Offer :Competitive salary 55-80k DOE- Performance-related bonus Pension scheme

Please contact Alison Basson, quoting ABJ6806, on 0203 909 3782 / +44 (0)7814 547440 or send your CV to