Sales Engineer - Technical Plastics

Sales Engineer

Requirements

Qualifications

Skills

Benefits

The Sales Engineer serves as the primary commercial and technical interface for North American customers, driving business growth, customer engagement, and technical solution development aligned with SCHERDEL WIESAUPLAST capabilities. This role integrates sales strategy with engineering expertise to acquire new business, sustain existing relationships, and position the organization as a leader in advanced plastics and multi-material technologies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Materials Science, or related field preferred
• 10–20 years of experience in technical sales within automotive or injection molding industries
• Strong background in plastics, tooling, welding, stamping, and forming processes
• Cross-functional leadership
• Technical expertise and credibility
• Customer-centric mindset
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Strategic thinking with execution discipline

Qualifications

• Experience in Tier 1 or Tier 2 automotive supply base
• Multicultural experience (US, Mexico, Europe)
• Spanish language skills preferred

Skills

• Drive acquisition of new business within automotive and emerging e-mobility markets
• Develop and execute customer engagement strategies aligned with corporate growth objectives
• Collaborate with Global Key Account Managers to align messaging, capabilities, and targets
• Build and maintain strong relationships across engineering, purchasing, and program management functions
• Translate customer requirements into commercial solutions
• Support product development including design validation, FMEA, and simultaneous engineering
• Manage design confirmation and development phases of customer programs
• Cross-functional coordination with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams
• Ensure alignment with customer and internal quality and environmental systems
• Partner with headquarters and manufacturing teams to ensure feasibility and execution
• Support plant integration in Mexico and global collaboration with German headquarters
• Establish SCHERDEL WIESAUPLAST as a technical leader in plastics and multi-material solutions
• Ability to multitask
• Promote innovation including over-molding and hybrid technologies

Benefits

Please contact 1 (231) 777-7774 or email hr.mus@scherdel.com for all hiring inquiries. We look forward to your application!