Sales Engineer, TECHLINE, Midwest Region

LINAK U.S., Inc•Louisville, KY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

LINAK® provides electric actuation solutions that improve people’s quality of life and working environment. Linear movement might be the simplest movement in the world. And yet, perfecting something simple is one of the hardest challenges. This is, however, what we strive to do every day at LINAK. With our innovative actuator solutions, we bring movement to hospital beds, office desks, medical applications, comfort beds and some of the strongest industrial application. With more than 2,400 dedicated LINAK employees worldwide, we offer a global presence spiced with local understanding. We are responsible in what we do – towards customers, employees and the environment. Creating trust is a natural part of who we are. We always look for ways to make it easier for our customers to engage with us. Our solutions move people – their work and their lives. We Improve Your Life! The Sales Engineer will work to support the LINAK Sales Team and/or SBU by supporting customer technical requirements in addition to executing business development activities. The Sales Engineer will do so by providing technical support, solution specification and campaign execution based on customer/market needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree is required, preferably in engineering or business (dependent on the market segment), however, relevant job experience and educational experiences as it applies to the above scope will be considered.
0-3 years of experience is preferred.
Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
Professional appearance and the ability to speak comfortably in new situations.
Strong mechanical/electrical aptitude a must.
Willing to travel up to 14 weeks per year, both in the USA and abroad.

Responsibilities

Provide support to the SBU and Sales Team with a strong focus on addressing new and current customer application requirements.
Provide direct technical support to customers including mechanical, electronic, software focused solutions, and project management.
Provide sales quotations to customers on a daily basis and manage price lists.
Work closely with the Applications Engineering staff at LINAK as it pertains to customer concerns, application inquiries and product specification.
Provide support to the sales team including lead qualification, market research, attending trade shows, and responding to incoming inquiries from potential customers.
Align with Sales, SBU and Marketing on campaign execution and business development activities.
Specify complete electromechanical and software solutions for customers based on application requirements.
Quote and implement new opportunities with support from Sales and SBU.
Provide project management support for customer, application engineering and sales projects.
Travel as it pertains to tradeshows, possible customer visits, and product training at LINAK A/S