Job Description
Role: RF or Microwave Technical Sales Engineer
Location: Basingstoke and onsite
Pay: £35,000 - £50,000 competitive and varies on experience
Experience: Flexible on experience but needs to have a strong bias in radio frequency and microwave design engineering and wants to move into a sales / applications role (Not the other way round).
The ideal person:
Ideally someone from industry for this role that has some experience customer facing and comfortable with RF and/or Microwave technologies and its applications for use in areas such as Defence, Security, Space, Telecoms, Test & Measurement equipment.
Travel Midlands North England and Scotland for business meetings and Hybrid arrangement if not commutable to Basingstoke.
Must drive, and be a U.K passport holder and not on a work permit or visa.
Its a Sales role not engineering but a solid background in RF/Microwave design engineering is always a good start point.
About the Role:
We have a vacancy for a Technical Sales Engineer to cover both existing accounts and to seek out new opportunities in the U.K. and Ireland.
The role involves supporting existing clients as well as seeking out new opportunities for our range of radio frequency (RF) & microwave components and systems.
Our customer base is varied and includes the MoD, defence primes, research and development establishments, satcom, space and leading industrial, scientific & medical organisations.
Full training will be provided and previous sales experience is not essential but candidates must be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, be enthusiastic and self-motivated and driven to succeed in identifying new opportunities as well as developing existing business relationships.
Along with commercial acumen the role also requires an amount of RF & microwave technical knowledge.
The person:
Candidates must be UK residents and ideally possess a HNC/HND/degree in a STEM subject or be able to demonstrate knowledge of electronic, RF or microwave applications typically in an aerospace, defence or telecoms organisation.
For example, some RF & microwave experience ranging from DAS architecture or RAN to surface mount components, coaxial components and amplifiers would be ideal, but we provide full product training so in depth knowledge across each of those categories is not essential. The position suits technicians or engineers who are looking to move into a customer facing role or those already with experience in technical sales.
We’re happy to receive applications from graduates/early career or experienced technicians/ engineers as we’re happy to adapt the role to suit the right individual.
Applicants must have a valid UK driving license and it would be beneficial to have access to a vehicle as the role requires travel across the UK.
How to apply?
Please email a CV to danni@cortechtalentsolutions.co.uk