Inside Sales Engineer

What You’ll Do

• Engineer, size, and select valves, actuators, and instrumentation solutions that address complex process automation challenges.
• Analyze customer requirements and applications to recommend effective technical and commercial solutions.
• Prepare accurate proposals and quotations, follow up on opportunities, and help customers move projects forward.
• Build trusted customer relationships by providing responsive support, technical guidance, and exceptional service throughout the sales cycle.
• Partner with Account Managers, Order Management, Accounting, and Shop teams to support smooth order execution and a positive customer experience.
• Collaborate with sales teams, subject matter experts, business unit leaders, Emerson, and other strategic suppliers to develop effective strategies for key opportunities.
• Develop deep knowledge of Caltrol’s products, technologies, and automation solutions while continuously expanding your technical capabilities.
• Contribute to revenue growth and help customers improve reliability, efficiency, safety, and operational performance through innovative automation solutions.

What You’ll Bring

• A degree in engineering or another STEM-related field, relevant military technical experience, or equivalent hands-on experience in industrial technology, process automation, instrumentation, valves, or technical sales.
• Previous technical sales or process automation experience is preferred but not required. Training will be provided to candidates with strong technical aptitude and a willingness to learn.
• Experience interpreting technical specifications, drawings, data sheets, or customer requirements is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn quotation, CRM, and ERP systems.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and customer service skills, with the ability to translate technical information into practical solutions.
• The ability to analyze technical information, apply sound business judgment, and recommend effective solutions.
• A collaborative mindset and confidence working with customers, teammates, suppliers, and subject matter experts in a fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to continuous learning, accountability, responsiveness, and delivering high-quality results.

Auto req ID 485114BR

Minimum Education Required High School/GED

Preferred Education Bachelors

Required Experience

• A degree in engineering or another STEM-related field, relevant military technical experience, or equivalent hands-on experience in industrial technology, process automation, instrumentation, valves, or technical sales.
• Previous technical sales or process automation experience is preferred but not required. Training will be provided to candidates with strong technical aptitude and a willingness to learn.
• Experience interpreting technical specifications, drawings, data sheets, or customer requirements is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and the ability to learn quotation, CRM, and ERP systems.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and customer service skills, with the ability to translate technical information into practical solutions.
• The ability to analyze technical information, apply sound business judgment, and recommend effective solutions.
• A collaborative mindset and confidence working with customers, teammates, suppliers, and subject matter experts in a fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to continuous learning, accountability, responsiveness, and delivering high-quality results.

Preferred Experience Relevant military technical experience, or equivalent hands-on experience in industrial technology, process automation, instrumentation, valves, or technical sales.

Required Skills Preferred Technical Experience

• Operation, maintenance, or troubleshooting of shipboard pumps, including:

• Centrifugal pumps

• Positive displacement pumps

• Feedwater pumps

• Condensate pumps

• Fuel oil transfer pumps

• Lube oil pumps

• Fire pumps

• Seawater cooling pumps

• Experience with industrial and marine valve systems, including:

• Globe valves

• Gate valves

• Ball valves

• Butterfly valves

• Check valves

• Pressure relief valves

• Control valves

• Pneumatically or hydraulically actuated valves

• Knowledge of steam, condensate, and boiler systems, including:

• Boilers and auxiliary boilers

• Steam distribution systems

• Heat exchangers

• Condensers

• Feedwater systems

• Familiarity with hydraulic and pneumatic systems, including:

• Hydraulic power units (HPUs)

• Hydraulic actuators

• Pneumatic controls

• Fluid power systems

• Experience reading and interpreting:

• P&IDs

• Engineering drawings

• Technical manuals

• Equipment specifications

• Maintenance procedures

Preferred Skills Military Backgrounds That Translate Well

• Machinist Mate (MM)
• Machinist Mate Nuclear (MMN)

City* Irvine

State* California

Job_Category Sales

Job Code Sales Sales

Affiliate Sponsor Caltrol Inc

Salary Range $60,000-$75,000