Pre-Sales Engineer (Industrial Machinery & Automation)

Location: Valencia, Spain; hybrid working. Travel up to 30% across the EMEA region is required for customer visits, demonstrations, field trials, and application projects.

Salary: from EUR 34,500 gross yearly. Up to 10% annual performance-based bonus.

Company

hirify.global provides sensor-based sorting, peeling, and integrated post-harvest solutions for the food industry.

What you will do

• Work with Sales and customers to understand production processes, technical challenges, and requirements and identify suitable technical solutions.
• Analyze customer processes, production requirements, equipment performance, and operational data.
• Support and conduct product demonstrations, customer trials, field tests, testing, and performance validation.
• Define equipment configurations and contribute to technical specifications, system layouts, quotations, and supporting documentation.
• Design and evaluate processing solutions, including integration of TOMRA and third-party equipment, and present solutions through meetings, workshops, webinars, and reference visits.
• Collaborate with Sales, Service, Engineering, and implementation teams, support technical handover, and share application knowledge and best practices.

Requirements

• Degree in Engineering, Technology, Automation, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Experience with industrial machinery, automation, processing equipment, material handling, or other equipment-based technical environments.
• Experience interacting directly with customers in a technical capacity, including service, applications, sales, engineering, or technical support.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand technical challenges and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Confidence explaining technical information and solutions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret operational data and equipment performance information.
• Professional working proficiency in Spanish and English.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 30% across the EMEA region.
• Valid driving license without restrictions.

Nice to have

• Experience in food processing or Agri-Tech.
• Experience in Field Service, Application Engineering, Technical Sales, or Pre-Sales.
• Experience in industrial automation or machinery.
• Experience with equipment demonstrations, customer trials, commissioning, or performance testing.
• Experience preparing technical specifications, documentation, and customer presentations.
• Experience with system layouts, process design, or equipment integration.
• Experience with AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks, or similar CAD/design tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model supporting work-life balance.
• 29 calendar days of holiday under the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
• International exposure through work with customers and colleagues across the EMEA region.
• Continuous technical learning and development opportunities.
• Company-paid extended life insurance and discounted private health insurance.
• Business travel expenses and travel insurance covered; laptop, mobile phone, PPE, and professional workwear provided.