Technical Sales Engineer

To cope with the increasing demand in the US market, SmarAct Inc. is in need of a tech savvy Sales Engineer to work closely together with our team in Berkeley, CA.

Responsibilities:

• Grow SmarAct Inc.'s business in North America through - acquiring new customers and intensifying business relations with existing customers and - with existing and new products
  
• Selling our high-tech products to our customers in various industries (semiconductors, photonics, solid-state technology, metrology, basic research, etc.)
• Providing professional technical advice to our customers and proposing solutions to their challenges 
• Communication and co-ordination of customer requirements to the production site in Germany and monitoring of the production status
• Supporting customers in the implementation of the products
• Demonstrating our products during customer visits and at trade shows, conferences and other events
• Enhance our products and business by contributing own product improvement suggestions
• Providing administrative support as needed (updating customer/supplier list, reporting, etc.)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree, Master's degree or PhD in physics, engineering, optics, automation or materials science and ideally several years of relevant experience in industry
• Experience with scientific instrumentation and/or high-tech products
• Ability to quickly establish relationships with potential customers
• Strong solution selling skills
• Keen perception, team player and willingness to work in an entrepreneurial and results-oriented culture
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English

We offer:

• Exciting work environment with technically sophisticated products 
• Reliable training in the required technical fields
• Good development opportunities in a growing company
• Friendly and open-minded team with high motivation and a lot of know how 
• The opportunity to get involved and realize your own ideas

SmarAct Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We pay competitive salaries and have a good compensation package. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.