Technical Sales Engineer

Location: Coventry, UK (Office Based / Mobile)
Territory: United Kingdom & Ireland
Salary: £38,000 - £48,000 basic DOE
Bonus: Uncapped Bonus (Typical OTE £10,000+)
Benefits: Company Car | Private Healthcare | Pension | Increasing Holiday Entitlement | Ongoing Training

Join a Global Leader in Optical Surface Metrology

Our client is the UK subsidiary of a leading international technology group specialising in optical surface metrology and precision measurement solutions. Their advanced non-contact measurement systems are trusted by customers across manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, medical technology, electronics, research and academia.

Due to continued growth, they are looking for a Technical Sales Engineer to develop new business and support existing customers throughout the UK and Ireland.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in metrology, scientific instrumentation, precision measurement or a related engineering field, looking to represent industry-leading technology with full product training and genuine career progression.

What's on Offer:

£38,000 - £48,000 basic salary
Uncapped bonus (Typical OTE £10,000+)
Company car
Private healthcare
Pension
Increasing holiday entitlement
Comprehensive product and international training
Long-term career development

The Role:

Working on a hybrid schedule (2 days on the road, 1 day in the Coventry office, and 2 days working from the office or home if travelling distance is far), you'll promote and sell advanced optical surface metrology solutions to industrial, research and academic customers.

You'll build relationships with new and existing customers, understand their measurement challenges, deliver technical demonstrations, prepare quotations and manage projects through to successful order completion.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop new business opportunities across the UK and Ireland
Manage and grow existing customer relationships
Deliver technical presentations and product demonstrations
Recommend the most suitable metrology solutions
Prepare quotations and technical proposals
Manage the full sales process from enquiry to order
Maintain CRM records and sales forecasts
Attend customer visits, exhibitions and industry events

About You

Essential:

Experience in Technical Sales, Sales Engineering, Applications Engineering or a similar technical customer-facing role
Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering, Materials Science, Physics or a related discipline
Strong communication and presentation skills
Consultative sales approach and commercial awareness
Full UK driving licence
Willingness to travel across the UK and IrelandDesirable

Experience with any of the following would be advantageous:

Surface or dimensional metrology
Scientific instrumentation
Optical measurement or vision inspection
CMM or precision measurement equipment
Laboratory or testing equipment
Manufacturing quality or inspection systems
Capital equipment sales
Industrial, research or academic customers
CRM systems

Suitable backgrounds may include: Technical Sales Engineer, Applications Engineer, Metrology Engineer, Calibration Engineer, CMM Engineer, Product Specialist or Scientific Sales Engineer.

If you have experience within metrology, scientific instrumentation, precision engineering or advanced manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed