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Technical Sales Engineer

🧠 A Technical Sales Engineer is a hybrid professional who blends engineering expertise with sales acumen to help businesses sell complex technical products or services—think of them as the translator between the tech team and the customer.

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🔍 What They Do

Understand customer needs and match them with the right technical solution.

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Demonstrate and explain how products work—often using diagrams, prototypes, or software.

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Collaborate with engineers to tailor solutions or develop custom features.

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Support the sales process from initial contact to post-sale service.

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Train clients on how to use the product effectively.

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🧰 Key Skills

Technical Skills Sales & Soft Skills

Engineering knowledge Communication & persuasion

Product design insight Customer relationship building

Technical troubleshooting Negotiation & presentation

Industry-specific tools Project management

🏭 Industries They Work In

Manufacturing

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IT & Software

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Telecommunications

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Energy & Renewables

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Medical Devices

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Automation & Robotics

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đź’Ľ Career Path

Engineering degree (often mechanical, electrical, or software)

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Sales or customer-facing experience

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Progress to Sales Manager, Product Manager, or even Director of Business Development

​Gainsborough is a market town in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the town was 20,842 at the 2011 census.[1] It is situated on the River Trent, 18 miles (29 km) north-west from the city and county town of Lincoln, 15 miles (24 km) south-west of Scunthorpe, and 35 miles (56 km) east of Sheffield. At one time it served as an important port with trade downstream to Hull, and was the most inland port in England, being more than 55 miles (90 km) from the North Sea.