Sales Engineer

Sales Engineer

Location: Chennai (Travel Required)
Experience: 3–5 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time
Preferred Joining: Immediate
Salary: ₹6 LPA – ₹9 LPA

Role Overview

We are seeking a dynamic Sales Engineer to drive regional market development, build strong relationships with customers, partners, and system integrators, and support business growth through effective sales execution.

The ideal candidate will have a technical or solution-sales background with experience in customer engagement, lead generation, account management, and exposure to industrial automation, engineering solutions, Industry 4.0, Digital Twin, or related technology-driven sales environments.

Key Responsibilities

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  Drive local market development by building and maintaining long-term relationships with customers, partners, and system integrators.

  
  


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  Identify, onboard, and develop new customers while maintaining an updated customer database.

  
  


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  Consistently achieve assigned sales and revenue targets.

  
  


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  Manage key customer accounts and understand customer requirements.

  
  


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  Monitor competitor strategies, pricing models, and market trends.

  
  


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  Develop and execute sales and business development strategies.

  
  


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  Analyze existing and potential markets to identify new business opportunities.

  
  


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  Handle sales inquiries, customer orders, and complaints professionally.

  
  


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  Maintain accurate records of sales activities in the CRM/sales management system.

  
  


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  Provide pre-sales and post-sales support in coordination with internal technical and delivery teams.

  
  


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  Support marketing and branding initiatives, including trade shows, industry events, and campaigns.

  
  


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  Travel as required for customer meetings, business development, and industry events.

  
  

Required Qualifications & Skills

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  Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical & Electronics, Software, Mechanical, Automation Engineering, or a related discipline.

  
  


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  3–5 years of experience in technical sales, solution sales, engineering sales, or a related field.

  
  


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  Strong communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.

  
  


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  Customer-focused mindset with the ability to build long-term professional relationships.

  
  


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  Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  
  


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  Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into suitable solutions.

  
  


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  Willingness to travel as required.

  
  

Preferred Candidate Background

Candidates with experience in the following areas will be preferred:

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  Industrial Automation & Engineering Solutions

  
  


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  Digital Twin / Industry 4.0 / Asset Management

  
  


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  Industrial IoT

  
  


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  MES / SCADA / PLC Solutions

  
  


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  Automation and Engineering System Integration

  
  


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  Technology-driven B2B Sales

  
  

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should have experience in technical or solution sales, customer engagement, lead generation, basic account handling, and selling technology-driven solutions to industrial or enterprise customers.

Candidates from pure IT staffing/recruitment sales, FMCG/retail sales, and insurance/BFSI sales backgrounds may not be suitable for this role.