Sales Application Engineer
Core
Technical sales role selling precision cutting tools and custom-engineered tooling solutions to manufacturing customers in automotive, aerospace, and general manufacturing.
Role type
Senior technical sales engineer (precision cutting tools)
Builds
Custom tooling solutions and application support for milling, turning, hole-making, and hole-finishing operations
Domain
Manufacturing / Metalworking / Precision Cutting Tools
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Technical sales experience, knowledge of metal-cutting processes (milling, turning, hole-making), understanding of cutting-tool geometry and metallurgy, CNC programming knowledge, ability to interpret engineering drawings and GD&T, territory management, travel
Preferred skills
Experience in CNC machining or manufacturing engineering, troubleshooting tooling performance, process optimization
Technologies
CNC programming, G-code, engineering drawings, GD&T
Responsibilities
Manage and grow an established sales territory, promote and sell precision cutting tools, provide technical application support, assess machining processes and recommend solutions, conduct cutting-tool trials, troubleshoot tooling performance issues, collaborate with engineering teams on custom tooling, develop distributor relationships, prepare technical proposals and cost-justification analyses