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Kelly · 10 hours ago

Sales Engineer

Carol Stream, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$108K/yr - $120K/yr

Kelly Services is seeking a Sales Engineer to provide direct engineering support to commercial staff, focusing on technical requirements for quoted and supplied products. The role involves acting as a technical liaison between customers and suppliers, conducting application studies, and providing technical training and support.

OutsourcingProfessional Services

No H1B

Responsibilities

Serve as the engineering liaison between customers and subcontractors for product design, application, and function

Conduct fastener application studies and produce technical reports using various tools and customer materials

Attend sales calls to provide technical expertise; present the company's business model, technical capabilities, and product solutions

Visit key suppliers to develop comprehensive knowledge of their production and processing capabilities

Identify and propose VA/VE (Value Analysis/Value Engineering) opportunities, including line walks within customer operations

Build strong connections with customer engineering teams for early project involvement

Assist in new product development and launches, ensuring technical support is provided throughout

Lead training sessions for commercial staff on product and engineering topics

Provide wide-ranging technical assistance, adapting to undefined customer needs as needed

Interpret customer engineering requirements from 2D/3D drawings, manage 3D CAD software, and support related commercial staff needs

Perform other tasks as assigned by leadership

Qualification

Formal engineering degreeBlueprint readingFastener inspection toolsAnalytical skillsEngineering softwareMulti-tasking abilityVerbal communicationWritten communicationProblem-solving skills