Sales Engineer
About The Position
Flowserve is seeking an experienced Sales Engineer to lead and grow an established, high-visibility $5M+ book of business across the San Francisco Bay Area. Supported by the local Quick Response Center (QRC) in Benicia, California, the Sales Engineer serves as the dedicated commercial and technical partner for premier refining accounts, delivering engineered solutions for centrifugal pumps, mechanical seals, auxiliary sealing systems, and aftermarket overhauls. The role works with refinery reliability engineers, maintenance superintendents, and operations leaders to solve recurring fluid-handling challenges, extend mean time between failures (MTBF), and capture equipment upgrades. Flowserve offers an established Tier-1 territory, local repair, machining, and parts facilities at the Benicia QRC, and a strong base salary plus a 40% Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) tied to territory bookings.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of technical sales, application engineering, field service, or reliability experience with industrial rotating machinery, such as centrifugal pumps, mechanical seals, compressors, or process equipment.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on technical sales or field service experience.
- Practical familiarity working within heavy continuous-process facilities, such as refining, petrochemical, chemical processing, or power generation.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to commute locally between Bay Area customer plants and the Benicia QRC.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
Nice To Haves
- Technical knowledge of API 610 centrifugal pumps or API 682 mechanical seals and piping plans.
- Demonstrated experience conducting root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and customer training.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary commercial and technical champion for Flowserve rotating equipment across dedicated Bay Area refining facilities.
- Achieve territory bookings targets across engineered pumps, mechanical seals, replacement parts, and emergency repair services.
- Conduct regular on-site plant walk-throughs and customer visits to inspect equipment, identify bad actors, and recommend API 610 / API 682 upgrade solutions.
- Partner with the Benicia QRC engineering and operations teams to review teardowns, prepare repair scopes, and expedite turnarounds.
- Lead commercial proposals, contract renewals, and customer presentations from discovery to final delivery.
Benefits
- Strong base salary plus a 40% Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) tied directly to territory bookings.
- Local support from a dedicated repair shop, machining center, and parts facility at the Benicia QRC.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
