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.
🔍 What They Do
Understand customer needs and match them with the right technical solution.
Demonstrate and explain how products work—often using diagrams, prototypes, or software.
Collaborate with engineers to tailor solutions or develop custom features.
Support the sales process from initial contact to post-sale service.
Train clients on how to use the product effectively.
🧰 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
IT & Software
Telecommunications
Energy & Renewables
Medical Devices
Automation & Robotics
💼 Career Path
Engineering degree (often mechanical, electrical, or software)
Sales or customer-facing experience
Progress to Sales Manager, Product Manager, or even Director of Business Development
Powys(/ˈpoʊɪs,ˈpaʊɪs/POH-iss,POW-iss,[4]Welsh:[ˈpou̯ɪs]) is acountyandpreserved countyinWales.[a]It bordersGwynedd,Denbighshire, andWrexhamto the north; the Englishceremonial countiesofShropshireandHerefordshireto the east;Monmouthshire,Blaenau Gwent,Merthyr Tydfil,Caerphilly,Rhondda Cynon Taf, andNeath Port Talbotto the south; andCarmarthenshireandCeredigionto the west. The largest settlement isNewtown, and the administrative centre isLlandrindod Wells.
Powys is the largest and most sparsely populated county in Wales, having an area of 5,181 km2(2,000 sq mi) and a population of 133,891 in 2022.[2]AfterNewtown(11,362), the most populous settlements areYstradgynlais(8,270),Brecon(8,254), andLlandrindod Wells(5,602). The county is entirely rural, and characterised by multiple market towns and villages. TheWelsh languagecan be spoken by 16.4% of the population.[5]
The county is predominantly hilly and mountainous. To the west lie theCambrian Mountains, where theRiver SevernandRiver Wyeboth have their source on the Powys side of thePlynlimonmassif; together with their tributaries they drain most of the county. The southern quarter of the county is occupied by theBrecon Beacons(Bannau Brycheiniog) national park, and further north are two more upland areas,Mynydd EpyntandRadnor Forest. The only extensive area of flat land in Powys is the region northwest of Welshpool.
The county is named after theKingdom of Powys, which was a Welshsuccessor state,petty kingdomandprincipalitythat emerged during the Middle Ages following theend of Roman rule in Britain. Powys covers the same area as the historic counties ofMontgomeryshire,Radnorshire, andBrecknockshire.