Sales Engineer Director Jobs in Tennessee (NOW HIRING)

Now hiring a Sales Engineer to drive strategic growth for a leading precision manufacturing business serving OEM customers across North America. This Sales Engineer role combines technical expertise and business development, allowing you to work closely with executive leadership while expanding key customer relationships and opening new markets. Client Details Our client is a well-established manufacturing organisation with decades of experience delivering highly engineered metal components and custom solutions to leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The business is recognised for its strong engineering capabilities, commitment to quality, and long-standing customer partnerships. Following significant investment and continued growth, the company is expanding its commercial team and seeking a Sales Engineer to support the next phase of development. The organisation serves a diverse customer base and is focused on entering new markets while maintaining exceptional service for existing clients. With a collaborative culture and direct access to senior leadership, employees have the opportunity to influence strategic initiatives, contribute to innovation, and build rewarding long-term careers. This is an exciting time to join a business that combines the stability of an established manufacturer with the growth mindset of an evolving organisation. Location: Nashville, Tennessee Description As a Sales Engineer, you will: Drive new business development activities across targeted OEM markets. Manage and grow a portfolio of existing strategic customer accounts. Build relationships with engineering, procurement, and operations stakeholders. Identify new applications and opportunities for custom metal manufacturing solutions. Present technical solutions and communicate product capabilities to customers. Interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and customer requirements. Collaborate with internal engineering and operations teams to develop manufacturable solutions. Prepare quotations, proposals, and commercial presentations. Support customers from initial concept through production launch. Develop and maintain customer pipelines, forecasts, and CRM data. Create sales processes and contribute to the development of the organisation's commercial infrastructure. Conduct customer visits and represent the business at industry events. Work closely with executive leadership to execute growth initiatives. Deliver revenue growth and support market expansion efforts. Submit your resume today and your resume will be considered promptly by one of our Partners (not by AI!) Profile The successful Sales Engineer will possess: Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. Experience in manufacturing, industrial, OEM, metal components, metal stamping, fabrication, or engineered products environments. Strong technical aptitude and ability to understand customer applications. Experience reading engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Customer-facing experience in sales, applications engineering, account management, or business development. Ability to balance commercial awareness with technical problem-solving. Strong relationship-building capabilities with internal and external stakeholders. Self-motivated and entrepreneurial mindset. Desire to help build and improve sales processes. Proven organisational and project management skills. Willingness to travel as required. The hiring team is open to considering emerging or early-career professionals who demonstrate strong technical fundamentals, commercial curiosity, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Job Offer Base salary: $100,000 - $120,000 Annual performance bonus Comprehensive health and benefits package Retirement plans including 401(k) and pension opportunities Career progression within a growing international manufacturing organisation Opportunity to establish yourself as a key Sales Engineer within a rapidly expanding commercial team. Direct exposure to executive leadership and strategic decision-making. Ability to shape sales processes and influence business growth initiatives. Work on highly engineered products and complex customer applications. Exposure to major OEM customers across multiple industries. Long-term opportunities for advancement as the company continues to expand. MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.