Sales Engineer

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Full-Time

We are seeking a highly motivated Sales Engineer to support and grow a Northern Illinois territory focused on high-voltage and medium-voltage electrical equipment. This role blends technical engineering knowledge with relationship-driven sales, working directly with utilities, engineering consultants, industrial end users, and OEM partners.

This is an opportunity to join a small, tight-knit team with excellent stability, zero micromanagement, and the ability to control your own schedule. The ideal candidate is an engineering-minded professional who enjoys customer interaction, problem-solving, and developing long-term partnerships.

• Manage and grow a defined sales territory across Northern Illinois
• Build strong relationships with utilities, industrial clients, consultants, and OEM partners
• Conduct in-person customer visits, site assessments, and technical product presentations
• Provide application engineering support, product selection guidance, and troubleshooting assistance
• Develop proposals, quotes, and complete equipment solutions in collaboration with manufacturing partners
• Maintain accurate pipeline, CRM updates, and sales forecasting
• Prospect for new opportunities through calls, emails, referrals, and industry networking
• Meet or exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue targets

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, or Mechanical Engineering (Electrical preferred)
• 3–5+ years of experience working with medium- or high-voltage electrical equipment
• Experience working with or selling into utilities
• Strong technical communication skills and comfort working with other engineers
• Self-starter with strong time-management and organizational abilities
• Willingness to travel 2–3 days per week throughout Northern Illinois

• Microprocessor-based protective relays
• SCADA systems
• Ethernet-connected electrical devices
• Prior sales or customer-facing engineering experience

• Self-driven and entrepreneurial individuals
• Relationship-focused professionals who enjoy building trust with customers
• Engineers who prefer a flexible workflow versus task-oriented desk work
• Money-motivated achievers seeking high earning potential
• People who want variety, autonomy, and non-repetitive work
• $170,000 – $200,000+ total earnings potential (uncapped commissions; top performers exceed $300K)
• Full medical benefits paid
• 4%
  401(k) match
• Car allowance
  , gas card, and annual insurance stipend
• Flexible scheduling with the ability to manage your own hours
• Small, collaborative team with extremely low turnover

• Approx. 30–60 hours per week depending on workload
• Local travel across Northern Illinois (2–3 days per week)
• Hybrid office/field work model
• Start Date:
  
  ASAP

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution

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