Industrial Automation Sales Engineer

Nashville, TN

We’re partnering with a growing industrial automation and integration company seeking a driven Sales Engineer to help expand business across manufacturing, utilities, and industrial operations environments.

This is a high-impact opportunity for someone who understands industrial automation, enjoys building client relationships, and wants to play a major role in growing a technical solutions business.

This role is ideal for candidates coming from:

• Industrial automation sales
• Controls or SCADA environments
• Systems integration
• Technical manufacturing sales
• PLC/HMI/controls solutions
• Industrial software or integration projects

• First dedicated sales-focused hire helping grow the division
• Strong technical delivery team already in place
• Uncapped commission structure
• Ability to own and build a territory
• Collaborative leadership team
• Opportunity to sell real-world automation and integration solutions

• Develop new business within industrial and automation-focused markets
• Build relationships with plant managers, engineers, operations leaders, and technical stakeholders
• Generate pipeline through networking, outreach, referrals, and industry relationships
• Manage opportunities from initial conversations through project close
• Collaborate with technical teams to align solutions with customer needs
• Help drive growth within manufacturing, utilities, and industrial sectors

• Experience in industrial automation, technical sales, controls, or systems integration
• Familiarity with SCADA, PLCs, HMIs, controls systems, or industrial automation environments
• Proven ability to generate business and manage customer relationships
• Comfortable working with technical and operational stakeholders
• Self-driven and able to operate independently

• Ignition experience
• Controls integration or automation project exposure
• Existing industrial or manufacturing relationships
• Experience selling technical or project-based solutions

• Base Salary: $100K–$120K - OTE 200k
• Uncapped commission structure
• Strong long-term growth opportunity
• Full Benefits

If you have experience in industrial automation, controls, SCADA, systems integration, or technical industrial sales, we’d love to connect.