Sales Engineer

Sales Engineer – Industrial Process Controls & Instrumentation

Location: Oak Creek, WI (Milwaukee area, in office when not traveling)

Compensation: $95,000–$105,000 base salary (exempt) + annual company performance award

Travel: 50–75%

Relocation: Candidates willing to relocate to the Milwaukee area are welcome, and relocation assistance may be available

About the Opportunity

We are partnering with a world leader in industrial process controls and automation for the heat treatment and combustion markets. Our client develops and supplies process control instrumentation, sensors, and digital solutions that are critical to safe, accurate, and repeatable thermal processes.

They are seeking a Sales Engineer to serve as a primary technical sales resource for their controls and instrumentation products, including carbon/CP controllers, Protherm controllers, oxygen probes, flow meters, and related instrumentation. This is a great opportunity for a technically strong, personable sales engineer with an electrical background who enjoys building relationships and solving customer challenges.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a primary technical sales resource for carbon/CP controllers, Protherm controllers, oxygen probes, flow meters, and related instrumentation
• Develop and deliver engineered sales proposals for furnace control, automation upgrades, and system modernization
• Support customers in heat treating and other thermal industries (incineration, glass, etc.), including integrators and furnace OEMs, with technical guidance, product selection, and solution configurations
• Conduct site visits to evaluate existing control systems, gather application data, troubleshoot customer challenges, and recommend upgrade paths
• Prepare and deliver demonstrations, technical presentations, ROI analyses, and competitive comparisons
• Support quoting accuracy by identifying customer needs, estimating costs, reviewing terms, and following internal guidelines
• Partner with the Technical Sales Manager and Sales Division on product positioning and customer strategy
• Work with engineering, service, aftermarket, and project teams to ensure accurate scopes of work, documentation, and project execution
• Maintain strong relationships with existing customers while expanding market reach through proactive prospecting
• Participate in industry events, trade shows, customer trainings, and seminars
• Track opportunities, pipeline status, and key metrics in Salesforce CRM

What Our Client Is Looking For

• Electrical engineering background , with an understanding of sensors, probes, and control components
• 5+ years of technical sales or application engineering experience in industrial automation, process controls, instrumentation, or heat treating equipment
• Experience preparing quotes , technical proposals, and solution recommendations for engineered systems
• Hands-on experience with industrial control systems ( PLC, HMI, SCADA ), oxygen probes, flow measurement devices, and closed-loop control systems
• Ability to interpret technical specifications, P&IDs, wiring diagrams, and customer RFQs
• Personable, confident communicator who builds strong customer relationships
• Located in or willing to relocate to the Milwaukee area
• Ability to travel 50–75%

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or technical degree in electrical, mechanical, or metallurgical engineering
• Familiarity with heat treating processes, atmosphere control, carbon control technologies, or furnace operation
• Experience at an industrial automation, controls, or instrumentation company, or with thermal sensors, temperature probes, or gas detection equipment

Compensation

• $95,000–$105,000 base salary (exempt)
• Annual company performance award
• Relocation assistance may be available

Our client is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.