Senior Sales Engineer
Anchor Light Search Group
- Fresno, California, United States
- Fresno, California, United States
About
THIS NEXT HIRE MUST LIVE OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO
Central California (Stockton to Kern County)
| Remote / Field-Based
We are hiring a Technical Sales Engineer to cover Central California for a well‑established manufacturer’s representative firm specializing in bulk solids process equipment and engineered material handling systems.
This is a high‑priority, immediate opening with significant growth potential. The territory is currently producing approximately $1.25M annually, but leadership believes it should be generating closer to $5M with the right person in place.
If you enjoy consultative, application‑driven selling and working directly with plant‑level decision makers to solve real operational challenges, this is an outstanding opportunity.
Location / Territory
Central California (Stockton south through Kern County)
Ideal location: Fresno (middle of the territory)
Candidates can live within 50 miles of Fresno, but may live anywhere in Central CA (excluding Sacramento)
Minimal overnight travel (mostly local driving and day trips)
What You’ll Be Selling Bulk solids process equipment and engineered conveying/material handling solutions.
Sales range from smaller service components to full engineered systems exceeding $1M.
You will be calling on industrial and processing facilities including:
Food production and food processing (largest market in the region)
Agriculture, animal feed, grain handling
Cement, concrete, asphalt
What You’ll Be Doing This is a true technical sales role. The right person will be:
Calling on plant managers, maintenance leaders, operations managers, and engineers
Walking processing facilities to understand material flow and operational needs
Reviewing process bottlenecks and recommending solutions
Interpreting drawings, layouts, and P&IDs
Helping customers specify equipment for their process
Preparing technical proposals and quotes
Responding to RFQs and supporting the full sales cycle
Working closely with internal engineering and manufacturer partners
Managing and growing a defined territory through both existing accounts and new business development
Ideal Candidate Background This role requires someone who is highly technical and comfortable in customer‑facing environments.
The ideal candidate will have:
Mechanical Engineering degree strongly preferred (Electrical acceptable)
Experience selling technical industrial equipment, engineered systems, or capital equipment
Success calling on industrial plants and end users
Strong application and process understandingAbility to translate customer challenges into engineered solutions
Consultative selling mindset (not transactional)
Self‑motivated and comfortable managing a territory independently
We are NOT looking for a commodity sales rep. This role requires someone who can truly understand plant processes and recommend engineered solutions.
Potential Title Backgrounds Candidates may currently hold titles such as:
Technical Sales Engineer
Applications Engineer
Sales Applications Engineer
Industrial Sales Engineer
Regional Sales Engineer
Process Equipment Sales Engineer
Mechanical Engineer looking to move into sales
Project Engineer with strong customer exposure
Open to Multiple Background Types Strong fits may include:
Engineering degree + technical sales experience (ideal)
Engineering degree + currently working as an engineer but interested in moving into sales
No engineering degree, but currently selling highly technical industrial/process equipment into similar plant environments
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Languages
- English
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