Sales Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Romeoville, Illinois, United States, or remote within the United States. Remote employees must occasionally travel to the Romeoville office for 2–4 days and travel there for onboarding and training; travel to the headquarters in Belgium is usually no more than one week at a time. Customer-site travel is less than 10%. Workday starts at 8:00 a.m. CST or earlier to overlap with European colleagues.

Gross salary; exact amount not specified.

Company

hirify.global develops autonomous robots, pallet shuttles, tote shuttles, conveyors, lifts, and high-density automated storage solutions for warehouses, with operations across 40 countries.

What you will do

• Assess project feasibility and develop efficient technical solutions integrating hirify.global systems into customer warehouses.
• Work with Sales and integration partners to determine requirements and prepare technical and commercial offers.
• Develop storage-rack configurations, throughput analyses, project schedules, and calculations.
• Participate in concept design and support customer meetings through presentations and technical input.
• Own design tools, including testing and documentation, and coordinate bid reviews covering feasibility, pricing, timelines, liabilities, risks, and legal compliance.
• Support the transition from won sales to project execution.

Requirements

• Multiple years of engineering experience in a pre-sales capacity within material handling.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, such as Automation, Robotics, Electrical, Electro-Mechanical, or Mechatronics Engineering.
• Understanding of warehouse storage-rack optimization.
• Experience with material-handling automation equipment, preferably AMRs, pallet shuttles, conveyors, and/or AS/RS.
• Strong working knowledge of AutoCAD 2D or comparable software.
• Availability for occasional customer-site travel of less than 10%.
• Remote employees must travel to the Romeoville office for 2–4 days at a time, plus onboarding and training; travel to the Belgium headquarters is also required for training.
• Ability to start work at 8:00 a.m. CST or earlier for morning overlap with European colleagues.

Nice to have

• Strong working knowledge of Autodesk Inventor or comparable software.

Culture & Benefits

• PTO, sick leave, and paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Company-paid short- and long-term disability, life, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
• 401(k) with an employer match currently at 4%.
• Partial tuition reimbursement after 12 months.
• Commitment to safe, compliant, efficient, and high-quality work.