Space Sales Engineer

Position Summary

The Applications Sales Engineer serves as the technical and commercial bridge between customers, engineering, and sales. This role combines deep technical expertise with customer-facing sales support, driving business growth through technical solutions, proposal development, and customer engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Customer Engagement & Sales Support

• Act as the primary technical interface with customers, supporting both pre-sale and post-sale activities.
• Support sales efforts by developing technical solutions, presentations, and proposals.
• Participate in customer meetings, design reviews, and technical discussions to identify requirements and position PDC products.
• Aid in developing win strategies and pricing inputs for new business opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customer engineering and procurement teams.

• Technical Expertise & Product Support

• Serve as a subject matter expert for assigned product families.
• Analyze customer requirements and translate them into technical solutions and product configurations.
• Evaluate competitor products and support competitive positioning strategies.
• Resolve technical issues, answer customer inquiries, and overcome technical objections.

• New Product Development & Strategy

• Support new product development from concept through production.
• Provide voice-of-customer feedback to engineering and product management.
• Contribute to product roadmaps by identifying emerging market needs and technologies.
• Assist in defining product requirements and validating solutions.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as liaison between customers, engineering, manufacturing, and business units.
• Work closely with Sales, Marketing, and Engineering teams to ensure alignment on strategy and execution.
• Provide technical training to internal teams and customers on new products and technologies.

• Documentation & Communication

• Develop and maintain technical documentation including Data sheets, Application notes, White papers.
• Support proposal generation and technical content for customer submissions.
• Track opportunities and communicate status updates internally.

Qualifications

• Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field required.

• Experience:

• 6–8+ years of experience in:
• Applications Engineering,
• Systems Engineering,
• or Technical Sales.
• Background in space or aerospace electronics with experience in radiation-tolerant components, power architecture, and embedded computing systems such as single board computers (SBCs) or flight processors.
• Experience supporting customer proposals and technical sales efforts strongly preferred.

• Required Skills & Competencies:

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into customer solutions.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to work across cross-functional teams.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Customer-focused mindset with the ability to influence decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.