Job Description
Title: Inside Sales Engineer
Location: Lake Zurich IL 60047
Hire Type: Direct Hire
Shift : Regular Business Hours
Compensation: 80,000-90,000
Benefits: Medical, vision, dental, 401k, PTO
Must have Skill Set:
Recent Engineering Graduates Strongly Encouraged to Apply Prior professional experience is not required. We welcome recent graduates with a bachelor’s degree in engineering who are eager to develop their technical knowledge and build a career in technical sales and application engineering.
The following experience or knowledge is helpful but not required and will be considered in hiring decisions and starting salary:
• Relevant engineering internships, co-op assignments, or academic projects.
• Experience in technical sales, application engineering, or an engineering role involving industrial equipment.
• Experience with control valves, pressure regulators, actuators, instrumentation, or natural gas measurement and regulation systems.
• Familiarity with valve sizing, gas flow calculations, and applicable industry specifications.
Overview:
Seeking an Inside Sales Engineer to provide technical sales and application support for control valves, regulators, actuators, and control instrumentation used in natural gas systems. This role applies engineering fundamentals to understand customer requirements, size and select equipment, prepare accurate quotations, and coordinate orders from inquiry through shipment.
A Bachelor of Science in Engineering is required. Working with customers, sales representatives, engineering, and production, this position combines technical problem solving with responsive customer service and offers opportunities for professional growth as the company expands. This is a high-profile position with excellent potential for growth in responsibilities and career development.
Job Duties:
• Review requests for quotation, customer specifications, process conditions, drawings, and project requirements; identify missing information and clarify application needs.
• Use Company proprietary software and engineering methods to size and select valves, regulators, actuators, and instrumentation for customer applications.
• Evaluate flow capacity, pressure and temperature limits, differential pressure, materials, shutoff requirements, and actuator requirements with engineering support as needed.
• Prepare technical and commercial quotations, including equipment descriptions, pricing, lead times, assumptions, and exceptions to customer specifications.
• Explain product features, application suitability, and technical recommendations to customers and sales representatives by phone, email, and online meetings.
• Review customer purchase orders against approved quotations, resolve discrepancies, and enter complete and accurate orders into the ERP system.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, production, and quality personnel on technical submittals, drawings, order changes, delivery commitments, and shipment logistics.
• Maintain accurate customer, quotation, order, and follow-up records; support backlog and sales reporting.
• Escalate unusual applications and requirements outside published product limits to engineering for review and approval.
• Perform other related duties as assigned
Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering required, preferably Mechanical, Chemical, Industrial, or a related engineering discipline.
• Ability to apply engineering fundamentals, including fluid mechanics, pressure, flow, and basic control concepts, to equipment selection and customer applications.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, piping and instrumentation diagrams, technical datasheets, and customer specifications.
• Strong analytical and mathematical skills, attention to detail, and ability to prepare accurate technical and commercial documentation.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and a professional, customer-focused approach.
• Ability to prioritize multiple quotations and orders, meet deadlines, and collaborate across departments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook; ability to learn sizing software and ERP or CRM systems
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Lake Zurich, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $80,000–$90,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
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