Sales Engineer Jobs in California

A Sales Engineer in the engineering industry is a pivotal role that combines technical knowledge with sales skills. They are responsible for promoting and selling complex scientific and technological products or services to businesses. A Sales Engineer is tasked with identifying potential customers, conducting presentations and product demonstrations, negotiating contracts, and updating client databases. Oftentimes, they also provide technical advice to customers and liaise with other members of the sales team.

Important skills for this role include excellent verbal and written communication, strong problem-solving abilities, and an in-depth understanding of engineering products or services. It's often beneficial if they have a degree in an engineering discipline and some companies may require a MBA. Certifications such as Certified Sales Professional (CSP) and Certified Professional in Engineering (PE) may also be advantageous. Prior to becoming a Sales Engineer, one might have roles such as a Technical Sales Representative, Application Engineer, or Design Engineer, which would help in gaining the necessary technical knowledge and sales experience.

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Sales Engineer

The Sales Engineer will develop sales proposals, estimates, and demo presentations....

RTL2GDS IC Senior Principal Solutions Engineer

  • San Jose, CA
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  • San Jose, CA
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Cadence is proud to be an equal opportunity employer....

Field Applications Engineer, Bay Area

  • San Jose, CA
  • 6 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA
  • 6 hours ago

Primary Duties & Responsibilities Provide application, test, and quality support for key customers in the San Francisco Bay Area/Silicon Valley for Coherents optical communications products,...

Database Solutions Engineer, Storage

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 6 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 6 hours ago

About the Team The Storage teams build and operate online stateful systems and abstractions that are reliable, efficient, secure and easy to use for DoorDash Engineering. The teams are responsible...

Technology Sales Engineer - Automation (IAM)

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 7 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 7 hours ago

The Brand Technical Specialist role within the sales process is to fully understand a prospects business problem and construct a solution around that problem leveraging the IBM Data Integration...

Technology Sales Engineer - Data Integration

  • San Jose, CA
  • 7 hours ago
  • San Jose, CA
  • 7 hours ago

Introduction** The Brand Technical Specialist role within the sales process is to fully understand a prospects business problem and construct a solution around that problem leveraging the IBM Data...

Sales Engineer (Teradyne, Irvine, CA)

  • Irvine, CA
  • 10 hours ago
  • Irvine, CA
  • 10 hours ago

Opportunity Overview Teradyne has an opportunity for an experienced Account Manager/Sales Engineer....

Customer Engineer I, Platform, Retail, Google Cloud

  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 17 hours ago
  • Sunnyvale, CA
  • 17 hours ago

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 4 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role. Experience with cloud...

Field Applications Engineer - West Coast

  • San Diego, CA
  • 19 hours ago
  • San Diego, CA
  • 19 hours ago

engineering, or electrical engineeringpreferredMust be willing to travel domestically and internationally, average of25-50% travelAbility to work in a desk / office setting The Company With manufacturing...

Customer Engineer, Senior

  • Santa Clara, CA
  • 19 hours ago
  • Santa Clara, CA
  • 19 hours ago

Company: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Job Area: Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Software Applications Engineering General Summary: As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the...

Pre Sales Solutions Engineer

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 19 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 19 hours ago

Description Firefly's Cloud Infrastructure Automation Platform enables organizations to automate, manage, and govern their entire cloud footprint with IaC. Agile and efficient cloud practitioners...

Senior Sales Engineer (Gong Engage)

  • San Francisco, CA
  • 19 hours ago
  • San Francisco, CA
  • 19 hours ago

The mission of our Sales Engineers at Gong is to serve as trusted partners, advising on complex workflows and guiding customers toward an AI-first approach to their go-to-market strategy, ultimately...

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Sales Engineer

  • Milpitas, CA
  • 19 hours ago
  • Milpitas, CA
  • 19 hours ago

The successful account manager/sales engineer is organized, able to manage multiple accounts concurrently, and possesses excellent communications skills....

Sales Engineer

  • Milpitas, CA
  • 1 day ago
  • Milpitas, CA
  • 1 day ago

Currently, we are seeking a highly experienced and driven Senior Sales Engineer to lead business development and sales efforts for our semiconductor test equipment portfolio....

Sales Engineer

  • CA
  • 1 day ago
  • CA
  • 1 day ago

The successful sales engineer is detail-oriented, organized, able to manage multiple accounts concurrently, and possesses excellent communications skills....

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Salary for Sales Engineer Jobs in California

Estimated salary range based on data from US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and iHireEngineering research efforts.

Highest Education Level

Sales Engineers in California offer the following education background
Bachelor's Degree
61.0%
Master's Degree
24.0%
Associate's Degree
6.0%
Vocational Degree or Certification
3.6%
High School or GED
2.6%
Doctorate Degree
2.1%
Some College
0.6%
Some High School
0.1%

Average Work Experience
Here's a breakdown of the number of years' experience offered by Sales Engineers in California
2-4 years
42.7%
Less than 1 year
14.5%
4-6 years
12.8%
8-10 years
10.2%
1-2 years
9.8%
6-8 years
9.4%
10+ years
0.7%


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