TECHNICAL SALES ENGINEER – PROCESS EQUIPMENT. ( Not Interested in software engineers!) This Industrial Capital Equipment.
THIS NEXT HIRE MUST LIVE TERRITORY
Southern California (San Bernardino County)
| Remote / Field-Based
We are hiring a Technical Sales Engineer to cover Southern California for a well-established manufacturer’s representative firm specializing in bulk solids process equipment and engineered material handling systems.
This is a high-priority, immediate opening with significant growth potential.
If you enjoy consultative, application-driven selling and working directly with plant-level decision makers to solve real operational challenges, this is an outstanding opportunity.
Location / Territory
• Southern CA
• Remote / home-based role
•• Minimal overnight travel (mostly local driving and day trips)
What You’ll Be Selling
Bulk solids process equipment and engineered conveying/material handling solutions.
Sales range from smaller service components to full engineered systems exceeding $1M.
Industries Served
You will be calling on industrial and processing facilities including:
• Mineral
• Agriculture, animal feed, grain handling
• Cement, concrete, asphalt
• Fresh food processing
• Chemical processing
What You’ll Be Doing
This is a true technical sales role. The right person will be:
• Calling on plant managers, maintenance leaders, operations managers, and engineers
• Walking processing facilities to understand material flow and operational needs
• Reviewing process bottlenecks and recommending solutions
• Interpreting drawings, layouts, and P&IDs
• Helping customers specify equipment for their process
• Preparing technical proposals and quotes
• Responding to RFQs and supporting the full sales cycle
• Working closely with internal engineering and manufacturer partners
• Managing and growing a defined territory through both existing accounts and new business development
Ideal Candidate Background
This role requires someone who is highly technical and comfortable in customer-facing environments.
The ideal candidate will have:
• Mechanical Engineering degree strongly preferred (Electrical acceptable)
• Experience selling technical industrial equipment, engineered systems, or capital equipment
• Success calling on industrial plants and end users
• Strong application and process understanding
• Ability to translate customer challenges into engineered solutions
• Consultative selling mindset (not transactional)
• Self-motivated and comfortable managing a territory independently
We are NOT looking for a commodity sales rep. This role requires someone who can truly understand plant processes and recommend engineered solutions.
Potential Title Backgrounds
Candidates may currently hold titles such as:
• Technical Sales Engineer
• Sales Engineer
• Senior Sales Engineer
• Applications Engineer
• Sales Applications Engineer
• Industrial Sales Engineer
• Regional Sales Engineer
• OEM Sales Engineer
• Process Equipment Sales Engineer
• Capital Equipment Sales
• Mechanical Engineer looking to move into sales
• Project Engineer with strong customer exposure
Open to Multiple Background Types
Strong fits may include:
• Engineering degree + technical sales experience (ideal)
• Engineering degree + currently working as an engineer but interested in moving into sales
• No engineering degree, but currently selling highly technical industrial/process equipment into similar plant environments
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