Sales Engineer (Automation)

Location: Hybrid role based in Yokohama, Japan; travel up to 50% domestically and internationally.

Company

hirify.global Powered by Spherea is a global test and quality solutions provider delivering automation, inspection, precision assembly, and testing technologies across the product lifecycle.

What you will do

• Identify and develop prospect accounts while maintaining and growing existing customer relationships.
• Understand customer challenges and position automation, test, and measurement solutions for mission-critical problems.
• Manage the Salesforce sales funnel, sales forecasts, account strategies, and sales plans.
• Develop opportunities in collaboration with solution architects, proposal writers, marketing, operations, and other internal teams.
• Build and execute account plans for OEM and other major customer accounts.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, electronics, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience selling custom automation solutions in the manufacturing industry.
• Native Japanese and business-level English communication skills required.
• Technical understanding of automation and test and measurement equipment, plus engineering design and manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrable experience in consultative technology sales of capital equipment to OEMs and large accounts.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, relationship-building, presentation, and conceptualization skills.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the National Instruments toolset.
• Experience selling Beckhoff-based PLC automation.

Culture & Benefits

• Direct exposure to world-class technology organizations and global markets.
• Cross-functional collaboration across hirify.global departments and international teams.
• Employment insurance, employees' pension insurance, and health insurance.
• Opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge projects and an ESG-focused organization.