Sales Engineer (Electro-Hydraulic Systems)

Location: Portage, Michigan, United States. Workplace: On-site. Customer travel of 25–50% is required, including domestic and international travel.

Company

Engineering-driven manufacturing business producing custom electro-hydraulic components and systems for OEM customers across multiple industries.

What you will do

• Build relationships with customer engineers and identify new business opportunities, prospects, markets, and applications.
• Develop sales pipelines, convert leads, and secure production business to support annual sales growth.
• Conduct customer visits, support trade shows and product training, and analyze market trends.
• Respond to application inquiries and prepare accurate, competitive quotes based on product specifications and technical proposals.
• Translate customer inquiries and technical specifications into design and project requirements.
• Coordinate with product engineering, production, management, and customers to resolve issues and optimize solutions for performance, reliability, and cost.

Requirements

• More than 2 years of experience in technical sales, applications, or product engineering.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and project management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related field preferred.
• A relevant technical or business associate degree may substitute for a bachelor’s degree with mechanical or technical aptitude and 3–5 years of technical sales experience.
• Valid driver’s license required; employment is subject to an MVR check.
• Availability for 25–50% domestic and international customer travel is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Employee-owned organization with more than 50 years of experience.
• Collaborative work environment emphasizing integrity, respect, and responsible decision-making.
• Work with internationally recognized certifications and manufacturing processes.
• Direct collaboration with customers to improve performance, reliability, and long-term results.