Sales Engineer

AMS Corporation • Knoxville, TN

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About The Position

The Sales Engineer at AMS develops a deep understanding of the company’s technical services and technologies and explains their value to nuclear power plant customers. The role combines technical expertise with customer engagement to build trusted, long-term partnerships that help plants operate safely, efficiently, and reliably. The Sales Engineer connects customer needs with AMS’s services and technologies and supports business growth.

The position begins with hands-on field testing and plant trips to learn how AMS solutions are delivered and affect customers. Over time, field-service work transitions toward focused business-development trips to nuclear plants or conferences. The role also manages customer relationships, supports project scoping and proposal development, presents AMS capabilities, and advances sales opportunities in partnership with internal teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Ability to learn and communicate complex technical concepts clearly and credibly to internal teams and external clients.
• Track record of reliability, integrity, and professionalism, with evidence of long-term commitment and progression in prior roles.
• Willingness and ability to travel 6–8 times per year, approximately four days per trip, for nuclear plant field-service testing and business-development activities.
• U.S. citizenship is required because the position involves work under U.S. Department of Energy contracts and requires access to nuclear facilities.
• Strong work ethic, genuine interest in helping customers solve problems, collaborative spirit, and desire to contribute to the company’s long-term success and reputation.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in engineering, another technical discipline, or a closely related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge of AMS technologies and services through hands-on field testing and plant trips, traveling approximately 6–8 times per year for about four days per trip.
• Transition over time from hands-on field-testing service activities to focused business-development trips to nuclear plants or conferences.
• Serve as the technical bridge between customers and internal teams by defining project scopes, gathering requirements, and translating customer needs into proposals aligned with AMS core competencies.
• Manage day-to-day customer relationships through calls, emails, follow-ups, and proactive account management.
• Develop and deliver sales and technical presentations that communicate AMS capabilities and the value of its solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to develop proposals and quotes, reviewing procedures and verifying scope, assumptions, and pricing.
• Advance sales opportunities by identifying risks and gaps, coordinating next steps, and partnering with the Sales and Business Development team on new business.
• Comply with company policies, quality and safety standards, and administrative directives.

Benefits

• Employer contributions toward comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with employer matching contributions.
• Four weeks of annual vacation and at least 10 paid holidays per year.
• Professional development, including mentorship from senior management and opportunities to grow technically and as a sales professional.
• Annual salary reviews, raises, and advancement opportunities.
• Opportunity to perform engineering analysis that supports nuclear plant safety, reliability, maintenance optimization, and regulatory compliance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time