Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Tristar AI transforms manufacturing by bringing computer vision tools to factory floors and empowering frontline operators and managers. The Sales Engineer will serve as a technical expert who understands client needs, demonstrates solutions, develops tailored recommendations, and supports customer-facing sales and engineering activities. The role focuses on designing machine vision and automation concepts, supporting proposals and technical discussions, and ensuring proposed solutions meet customer requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop conceptual blueprints, layouts, and mockups for machine vision and automation system installations
- Collaborate with sales teams during customer discovery to understand application requirements and manufacturing workflows
- Create 2D/3D system concepts, mechanical layouts, and installation drawings to support proposals and presentations
- Assist in sizing and configuring vision systems, cameras, lighting, conveyors, fixtures, robotics, and supporting hardware
- Support pre-sales technical discussions with customers, integrators, and manufacturing teams
- Translate customer pain points into scalable automation and inspection solutions
- Work cross-functionally with engineering teams to ensure proposed concepts are technically feasible and aligned with customer expectations
- Help standardize and streamline proposal generation and system visualization processes
- Participate in customer site visits to evaluate manufacturing environments and gather technical requirements
- Provide technical support during quoting, proposal development, and project handoff processes
- Maintain knowledge of manufacturing automation trends, machine vision technologies, and industrial applications
Skills
- • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline
- • 3+ years of experience in a Sales Engineer, Applications Engineer, or Solutions Engineer role within manufacturing, industrial automation, or machine vision industries
- • Ability to travel ~50% of the time
- • Experience creating mechanical layouts, blueprints, CAD drawings, or system mockups
- • Proficiency with CAD software such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor, or similar design platforms
- • Understanding of machine vision systems, industrial automation, robotics, conveyors, fixtures, and production line integration
- • Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to customers and sales teams
- • Experience supporting technical sales cycles and customer-facing engineering discussions
- • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- • Willingness to travel for customer visits and onsite evaluations as needed
- • Experience working with machine vision platforms such as Cognex, Keyence, Omron, or similar systems
- • Familiarity with industrial manufacturing environments, including automotive, plastics, food & beverage, packaging, logistics, or electronics manufacturing
- • Experience with robotic integration and automation system design
- • Knowledge of industrial safety standards and manufacturing processes
- • Prior experience helping build scalable sales engineering or proposal processes
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