Sales Engineer Senior

If a culture of excellence, innovation and ownership is what you’re searching for, consider putting your experience in motion at Flowserve. As an individual contributor, or as a leader of people, your enterprise mindset will ensure Flowserve’s position as the global standard in comprehensive flow control solutions. Here, your opportunity for professional development and industry leading rewards will be supported by our foundational commitments to the values of people first, integrity and safety. Thinking beyond opportunity and reward, at Flowserve, we are inspired by working together to create extraordinary flow control solutions to make the world better for everyone.

About the role

Flowserve is looking for a dynamic and proactive Sales Engineer to join our team in Texas. In this dual-impact role, you will manage an established portfolio of OEM accounts across the Houston region while driving strategic project influence with major EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contractors. You will serve as the technical authority on mechanical seal applications and pump systems, ensuring Flowserve products are specified on major global project data sheets.

Responsibilities

• OEM Account Management: Maintain and expand sales within established OEM accounts in the greater Houston area, targeting an annual territory revenue goal of $1.5M – $2.0M.
• EPC Project Coverage: Partner with leading EPC firms during front-end engineering design phases to get Flowserve specified as the primary or preferred technical solution on project data sheets.
• Technical Solution Selling: Conduct technical presentations, lunch-and-learns, and specification reviews covering mechanical seals, API pump packages, and rotating equipment systems.
• Global Alignment: Collaborate with global sales, engineering, and aftermarket teams on high-value capital projects hosted out of Houston.
• Travel: Attend domestic customer sites and occasional international quarterly business reviews (QBRs) and project summits.

Requirements

• Senior-level experience (3+ years preferred) in technical sales or applications engineering within the rotating equipment industry.
• Deep technical expertise in Mechanical Seals (API 682 standards) is highly preferred. Strong background in industrial centrifugal pumps (API 610) or turbomachinery will also be considered.
• Proven track record of influencing EPC specifications and managing industrial OEM relationships in Texas/Gulf Coast markets.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical industry experience).

About Flowserve

Flowserve is a world-leading manufacturer and aftermarket service provider of comprehensive flow control systems. With 16,000+ employees in 50+ countries, we combine our global reach with local presence. Our team challenges themselves to approach each situation with ingenuity and creativity to help provide our customers with the most innovative flow control products and services. We support 10,000+ customers worldwide, creating products to meet the needs of our customers who are supplying energy, fresh water, pharmaceuticals and other essentials to consumers, businesses and governments globally.