Technical Sales Engineer

Job Description

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 TPBN1_UKTJ