Sales Engineer
Flowserve Corporation Washington, District of Columbia, United States · $98K–$147K/yr
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
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About the role
The Sales Engineer will manage and grow a strategic territory by developing new business and maintaining existing customer relationships for flow-control solutions. They will collaborate with internal teams to provide technical support, conduct product presentations, and manage the sales pipeline to meet revenue targets.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or equivalent sales experience, along with a proven track record in industrial technical sales. Proficiency in selling valves or flow-control equipment and the ability to travel up to 50% of the time are required.
Benefits
Full description
Your Role and Impact
As a Sales Engineer, you will grow and manage a strategic territory across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Northern California. You will combine new-business development with account management to strengthen existing customer relationships and identify new opportunities for Flowserve valves and actuation solutions.
This role supports a territory with approximately $10 million to $11 million in annual revenue and expected growth. You will partner closely with customers across critical industrial markets, helping them select reliable flow-control solutions that improve their operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop new business opportunities while managing and growing existing customer accounts across the assigned territory.
- Sell Flowserve valve and actuation solutions to customers in oil and gas, chemical, power generation, mining, semiconductor, food, and beverage markets.
- Build strong relationships with end users, engineering firms, distributors, and other key customer stakeholders.
- Identify customer application requirements and recommend appropriate control valve, isolation valve, and actuation solutions.
- Manage a territory plan that supports revenue growth, customer retention, and long-term account development.
- Conduct customer visits, product presentations, technical discussions, and commercial negotiations.
- Collaborate with internal sales, operations, engineering, and customer service teams to deliver responsive customer support.
- Maintain accurate opportunity, account, forecast, and customer activity information while managing the sales pipeline.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant sales experience.
- Demonstrated experience in technical sales, outside sales, sales engineering, or account management within an industrial environment.
- Experience selling valves, actuation products, or related flow-control equipment.
- Ability to develop new business while maintaining and expanding existing customer relationships.
- Ability to travel approximately 50% throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Northern California.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with control valves; this background is strongly preferred.
- Experience selling to oil and gas, chemical, power generation, mining, semiconductor, food, or beverage customers.
- Background with companies such as Fisher, Bettis, Rotork, Xomox/Crane Valve.
- Experience supporting both direct customers and channel partners.
- Residence in the Seattle area or Northern California; qualified candidates located elsewhere in the territory will also be considered.
What We Can Offer You
At Flowserve, you'll find a range of options to fit your, and your family's, needs. We want to provide our team with the right resources to invest in your physical, mental and financial well-being no matter where you sit or what stage of life you're in.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement Planning & Financial Wellness Resources
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Parental Leave
- Life, Supplemental Life, Child, Spousal, and AD&D Insurance
*Benefits vary by job, location and/or collective bargaining agreement.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.
The pay range for this role is $98,260.17 - $147,390.25 per year.
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