Sales Engineer - Mechanical & Control Systems

Job Title: Sales Engineer - Mechanical & Control Systems
Location: Staines, Surrey
Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 basic + Car/Car allowance + Bonus/OTE + Benefits

Sales Engineer – Mechanical & Control Systems
High-Value Capital Equipment | Long Sales Cycles | Europe

This role will be predominently Home based, so you could live anywhere in the UK. But their head office is in the Heathrow area and would would be expected to be there a lot in your first few weeks/months for orientation and training. 

Are you a technical Sales Engineer who can both open doors and build long-term relationships? Do you enjoy complex, high-value engineering sales where credibility, patience, and technical depth really matter?

We’re working with a specialist engineering systems manufacturer, supplying bespoke, high-value test and motion control solutions to customers across Europe. Their products are complex, mission-critical, and sold on long, consultative sales cycles; this is not transactional sales.
They’re now looking for a Sales Engineer who is equally comfortable hunting new opportunities and growing existing accounts.

Sales Engineer – Mechanical & Control Systems
This is a technically led sales role covering European customers, focused on selling custom-engineered systems, as well as associated services.
You’ll act as the technical and commercial lead for customers throughout the sales lifecycle, from early engagement and requirements capture through to proposal delivery, project handover, and ongoing relationship management.

Key elements include:

• Proactively identifying and developing new business opportunities.
  
• Managing and growing existing customer relationships.
  
• Owning and developing a pipeline of long-term, high-value opportunities.
  
• Discussing mechanical, control systems, and automation requirements with engineering teams.
  
• Creating and presenting technical proposals and quotations.
  
• Acting as the technical point of contact for customers during project delivery.
  
• Supporting installations, design reviews, and project close-out activities.
  
• Representing the business at trade shows, exhibitions, and industry events.
  
• Working closely with internal engineering, production, and project teams
  This is a home-based role with regular travel to customers and occasional visits to the UK headquarters.
    
  Essential – Knowledge & Experience - Sales Engineer – Mechanical & Control Systems
  
• Background in mechanical engineering, control systems, automation, robotics or mechatronics.
  
• Experience in technical B2B sales of complex or capital equipment.
  
• Proven ability to win new business and develop long-term accounts.
  
• Comfortable managing long sales cycles and multiple stakeholders.
  
• Able to read and understand technical drawings and specifications.
  
• Strong communication and presentation skills
  
• Willingness to travel across Europe
  
  This is a great opportunity to join a highly successful and rapidly expanding company, offering a varied role and fantastic career progression possibilities.
  
  If you have any specific questions about this Sales Engineer – Mechanical & Control Systems role, please call David on (phone number removed). To apply email (url removed)