Sales Engineer

Overview

Can you bring your technical expertise to our team at Traka, part of the ASSA ABLOY Group? Join our team based in Olney, UK and enjoy a collaborative culture that empowers you to build a career you can be proud of. This role will be carried out remotely with weekly visits to the client sites involved.

Reporting to the Traka UK Technical Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Offering practical and technical assistance with product demonstrations and answering technical questions for the sales team and customers directly.
• Translating customers’ requirements into achievable solutions and engaging directly with the R&D team to propose developments.
• Supporting the wider Traka UK business with solution and technical expertise.
• Leading end‑to‑end technical engagement across the customer lifecycle, including solution design, technical specifications, customer demonstrations, tenders and advanced pre‑ and post‑sales support.
• Designing and documenting integrated key and asset management solutions, producing customer‑ready specifications and scope of works documentation to support sales opportunities and complex project delivery.
• Acting as a senior technical partner to Sales and Projects, project‑managing complex technical solutions (e.g. integrations, SSO, bespoke designs) and supporting implementation and escalation where required.
• Collaborating closely with wider technical operations and support teams, contributing to team cohesion, product development feedback, certification training, end‑user training and knowledge sharing across the business.
• Representing Traka in customer‑facing and business activities including trade shows, technical advisory support and ensuring compliance with health & safety standards and ongoing operational needs.

• The ability to solve complex technical problems by analyzing challenges from multiple angles and proposing effective solution options.
• The ability to plan and organise work effectively, producing clear, accurate and well‑structured technical documentation.
• The ability to design, review and deploy technical solutions, including hands‑on software installation across integrated or multi‑platform environments.
• The ability to apply strong IT and networking knowledge including Microsoft tools (Word, Excel, SQL), software systems and TCP/IP networking principles.
• Willingness to travel as required to support customers and projects; holding a full driving licence is essential.

IC

• Sales Experience
• Presentation Skills
• OEM
• SAAS
• Computer Networking
• Product Demos
• Salesforce
• CRM Software
• Enterprise Sales
• Pre‑sales
• MPLS
• Sales Support

• Learning and career development opportunities (online learning, management training, skills enhancement).
• A competitive salary and incentive schemes.
• 25 paid holidays a year plus bank holidays, increasing to 28 following 5 years of service.
• Ex‑gratia day for Christmas Eve.
• Day off for your birthday (from 2026).
• Pension: 5% employee & 5% employer; auto‑enrolment after 3 months.
• Life assurance 3× basic salary, after qualifying time with the company.
• Employee Referral Scheme (applicable if manager and above then N/A).
• ASSA ABLOY Family Brand Discount (Yale).
• Free Specsavers eye care voucher.
• Annual discretionary bonus, after qualifying time with the company (if applicable).
• Access to Employee Care Scheme and Benefits Portal.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Length of Service Recognition.

Employment Type:

Part‑Time

Experience:

0+ years

Vacancy: 1

We review applications regularly, so don’t wait. We are building diverse, inclusive teams and encourage applications from everyone who can see themselves working with us. Just set up your profile and apply here. To keep your personal data safe, we do not accept applications sent by email or post. If you have any questions about the role or the process, email Giulia Virde at [contact email].

We are the ASSA ABLOY Group. Our people have made us the global leader in access; we open doors for them wherever they go. With nearly 63,000 colleagues in more than 70 countries, we help billions of people experience a more open world. Our innovations make all sorts of spaces, physical and virtual, safer, more secure and easier to access. As an employer, we value results, not titles or backgrounds.

We empower our people to build their career around their aspirations and our ambitions, supporting them with regular feedback, training and development opportunities. We encourage our colleagues to grow their role locally, regionally or even internationally. We welcome new people on board with diverse, inclusive teams and value different perspectives and experiences.

Sales Engineer – Northamptonshire, England, UK