$100,000–$120,000 Per Year
Automation, Business Development, Business Skills, Customer Relations, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Home Automation, Human Machine Interface (HMI), Industrial Development, Industrial Engineering, Leadership, Manufacturing, Plant Management, Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), Revenue Growth, Sales, Sales/Support Engineering (SE), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), System Integration (SI), Team Player, Technical Delivery, Technical Operations, Technical Sales
Industrial Automation Sales Engineer
Nashville, TN
We're partnering with a growing industrial automation and integration company seeking a driven Sales Engineer to help expand business across manufacturing, utilities, and industrial operations environments.
This is a high-impact opportunity for someone who understands industrial automation, enjoys building client relationships, and wants to play a major role in growing a technical solutions business.
This role is ideal for candidates coming from:
- Industrial automation sales
- Controls or SCADA environments
- Systems integration
- Technical manufacturing sales
- PLC/HMI/controls solutions
- Industrial software or integration projects
Why This Opportunity Stands Out
- First dedicated sales-focused hire helping grow the division
- Strong technical delivery team already in place
- Uncapped commission structure
- Ability to own and build a territory
- Collaborative leadership team
- Opportunity to sell real-world automation and integration solutions
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop new business within industrial and automation-focused markets
- Build relationships with plant managers, engineers, operations leaders, and technical stakeholders
- Generate pipeline through networking, outreach, referrals, and industry relationships
- Manage opportunities from initial conversations through project close
- Collaborate with technical teams to align solutions with customer needs
- Help drive growth within manufacturing, utilities, and industrial sectors
What We're Looking For
- Experience in industrial automation, technical sales, controls, or systems integration
- Familiarity with SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, controls systems, or industrial automation environments
- Proven ability to generate business and manage customer relationships
- Comfortable working with technical and operational stakeholders
- Self-driven and able to operate independently
Preferred Background
- Ignition experience
- Controls integration or automation project exposure
- Existing industrial or manufacturing relationships
- Experience selling technical or project-based solutions
Compensation
- Base Salary: $100K–$120K - OTE 200k
- Uncapped commission structure
- Strong long-term growth opportunity
- Full Benefits
If you have experience in industrial automation, controls, SCADA, systems integration, or technical industrial sales, we'd love to connect.