At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and grow customer relationships while providing technical support in the electronics sector.
- Company: Established distributor with over 50 years of industry expertise.
- Benefits: Up to £60,000 salary, company car, bonuses, and generous benefits.
- Other info: Remote work with significant autonomy and opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Combine your technical skills with sales to make a real impact in a dynamic field.
- Qualifications: Experience in technical sales or engineering with strong knowledge of electronic components.
Do you have the right skills and experience for this role? Read on to find out, and make your application.
Location: Remote – North UK
Salary: Up to £60,000 + Company Car + Bonus + Commission + Generous Benefits
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
A well-established distributor and manufacturer of high-reliability electronic components is seeking a Technical Sales Engineer to manage and grow its customer base across the North of the UK. This is a remote-based, field-focused role requiring regular customer visits and would suit an Electronics Engineer, Applications Engineer or Technical Sales professional with a strong understanding of electronic components.
The role offers the opportunity to work closely with engineering and procurement teams, supporting design-in activity, component selection and technically demanding applications, whilst also developing long-term customer relationships and identifying new business opportunities.
The Role
- Manage and develop an established customer base across the North UK region
- Identify and develop new business opportunities across existing and prospective accounts
- Provide technical and commercial support to customers
- Support customer design activity, qualification projects and design-in opportunities
- Provide guidance on electronic and electromechanical component selection
- Attend customer meetings, site visits, design reviews and exhibitions
- Work closely with internal sales, product specialists, engineering and supplier partners
- Support supplier presentations, training sessions and joint customer visits
- Maintain accurate opportunity records, forecasts and visit reports
- Provide market feedback on customer requirements, competitor activity and emerging technologies
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience in technical sales, field sales engineering, applications engineering or a product specialist role
- Strong technical understanding of electronic and/or electromechanical components
- Experience supporting customer design activity or component selection
- Ability to communicate effectively with engineering, procurement and commercial stakeholders
- Commercial awareness and the ability to identify and develop valuable opportunities
- Experience selling into technically demanding sectors such as defence, aerospace, space, rail or industrial markets
- Ability to manage a regional territory autonomously
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across the North UK
Desirable Experience
- Experience with high-reliability or harsh-environment applications
- Knowledge of qualification standards or regulated markets
- Experience working with electronic component manufacturers or distributors
- Existing relationships with customers within the aerospace, defence or high-reliability sectors
- Degree-level qualification in Electrical or Electronic Engineering
What's on Offer?
- Salary up to £60,000
- Company car
- Performance-related bonus
- Commission
- Generous benefits package
- Remote working with significant autonomy
- Established customer base with strong growth potential
- Opportunity to work with technically demanding customers and leading manufacturers
- Join a respected business with over 50 years of industry expertise
This is an excellent opportunity for an electronics-focused professional who enjoys combining technical knowledge, customer engagement and commercial development within a field-based role.
To Apply
For more information or to apply, please contact: Lewis Phillips
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