Sales Engineer

Sales Engineer – Professional Audio | $120K+ Base + 15% Bonus | San Clemente, CA | 50% Travel This Jobot Job is hosted by: Melissa Thavenius Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Quick Apply" button and sending us your resume. Salary: $110,000 - $130,000 per year A bit about us: Our client is a leading manufacturer in the professional audio and AV space, delivering premium solutions for commercial environments across North America. With continued growth in its professional division, the team is expanding its technical sales organization to support customers, consultants, integrators and partners throughout the design and sales process. Why join us? $120K base + 15% target bonus, with flexibility on base for the right candidate Join a growing professional audio division with continued investment and new headcount Highly visible role partnering directly with regional sales leadership, design services and major customers Blend of technical engineering, customer interaction, system design and sales support Exposure to large-scale commercial projects and nationally recognized brands Opportunity to influence projects early in the design/specification process Planned travel throughout the U.S., typically 2–3 nights every other week Collaborative, laid-back environment with autonomy Job Details We are seeking a Sales Engineer to support a growing Professional Solutions business within the commercial audio/AV market. This is a highly customer-facing technical role for someone who understands the science behind professional audio systems but can also communicate that expertise effectively with customers, consultants, integrators and sales partners. You’ll partner closely with Regional Sales Managers throughout the sales process, helping customers translate their goals into technically sound audio solutions. The role will support projects from early-stage conversations and product specification through system design review, demonstrations, training and commissioning support. Responsibilities include: Serve as a technical expert for professional audio products and applications Partner with sales leadership, AV consultants, integrators and end users throughout the sales and design process Participate in customer meetings, site visits, product demonstrations and presentations Review and validate professional audio system designs Support acoustic modeling and loudspeaker system design using EASE or similar tools Work with CAD drawings and professional AV system documentation Provide technical guidance around DSP programming and system integration Train customers, dealers, distributors and sales partners on products and applications Support product demonstrations and customer tours at the San Clemente facility Assist with system commissioning and troubleshooting as needed Provide feedback from customers and the market to internal product and engineering teams Travel approximately 50% throughout the U.S., with occasional travel elsewhere in North America Ideal Candidate 5+ years of experience within commercial/professional AV or professional audio Strong technical background in commercial audio system design Experience personally designing professional AV/audio systems Comfortable discussing system design with AV consultants, integrators and sophisticated end users Experience with acoustic modeling software such as EASE or similar Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Revit, SketchUp or comparable design tools Previous experience programming professional audio DSP platforms such as Q-SYS, Biamp, Crestron or Symetrix Strong presentation skills and comfortable speaking both one-on-one and in front of larger groups Ability to translate a customer's desired experience or environment into a technically appropriate solution Customer-facing personality with the ability to build relationships without losing technical credibility CTS-D and/or Dante certifications are a plus Smaart/Systune or other commissioning experience is a plus Able to travel approximately 50% The role is primarily based from the San Clemente office when not traveling, with some flexibility to work from home when appropriate Interested in hearing more? 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