Junior Technical Sales Engineer

Technical Account Executive

Clearwater / Largo, FL | $75,000 Base + Uncapped Commission

On-site | Monday to Friday

If you're technically minded, good with customers and want more commercial responsibility, this could be a strong next step.

We're recruiting for a specialist US manufacturer producing high-precision optical components and assemblies for customers working in demanding technical industries.

What makes the opportunity interesting is how much they do themselves.

Optical fabrication, coatings, lithography, cleanroom assembly, image sensing and camera modification are all handled in-house. When a customer has a technical requirement, you'll be working directly with the engineers and manufacturing teams capable of solving it.

The role

You'll manage and develop customer accounts while supporting new opportunities from initial enquiry through to delivery.

That means understanding what a customer is trying to achieve, asking the right questions, preparing quotations, coordinating with engineering and manufacturing, and building relationships that generate repeat business.

There will also be opportunities to visit customers, attend trade shows and travel as the role develops.

Who could suit this?

You don't need a background in optics or photonics.

You might currently be an:

• Applications Engineer looking to move into sales
• Sales Engineer or Technical Sales Representative
• Technical Account Manager
• Product or Technical Support Specialist with strong customer exposure
• Inside Sales or Account Executive selling technical products
• Engineer who enjoys the customer-facing side of the job

What's more important is that you're comfortable talking to technical customers, commercially switched on and genuinely interested in learning how things work.

This isn't a high-volume transactional sales role. Customers may have complex requirements, so you'll need to listen, ask good questions and work with the technical team to find the right solution.

Package

$75,000 base salary plus an uncapped accelerator commission structure, with earnings increasing as you move closer to target.

You'll also receive health and dental insurance, 20 days' holiday plus 10 federal holidays, full product training and the opportunity to develop within a growing US commercial team.

The position is fully on-site in the Clearwater / Largo area, Monday to Friday.

If you're looking for the move from technical into commercial , or want to sell something more tangible and engineering-led, get in touch confidentially and I'll tell you more.