Sales Engineer - Machining Background

Position Summary

We are seeking a Sales Engineer who thrives at the intersection of technology, manufacturing, and customer relationships. This role is designed as a leadership pipeline position with the opportunity to develop into Sales Manager as part of a planned succession over the next several years.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a technical sales partner to customers by understanding their engineering challenges and identifying manufacturing solutions
• Serve as a technical sales partner to customers by understanding their engineering challenges and identifying manufacturing solutions
• Serve as a technical sales partner to customers by understanding their engineering challenges and identifying manufacturing solutions
• Support and collaborate with the current Sales Manager while developing commercial leadership capabilities
• Develop new business opportunities with OEMs, prime contractors, and Tier-1 suppliers
• Engage with customer engineering teams early in the product design process to identify manufacturability improvements
• Prepare technical proposals, quotations, and program strategies in collaboration with internal teams
• Represent Precision Resource at trade shows, industry conferences, and customer meetings
• Coincide closely with manufacturing, engineering, and quality teams to ensure successful program execution
• Travel approximately 35–45% to support customer engagement and industry events

What We’re Looking For

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Business, Economics, or a related field is preferred. Candidates with strong manufacturing experience who are looking to transition into technical sales are also encouraged to apply.
• Experience in aerospace, defense, precision machining, additive manufacturing, or advanced metal manufacturing environments
• Strong ability to communicate technical concepts to both engineering and business audiences
• Comfortable engaging with engineers, procurement teams, and executive decision makers
• Motivated to develop into a commercial leader within a manufacturing organization
• Willingness to travel across the United States for customer engagement and industry events

Qualifications

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S. or protected individual as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and retirement

Precision Resource is an equal opportunity employer, M/F/D/V.