Overview As a Technical Sales Engineer for VPG's Foil Division in the Northwestern US, you will drive design wins, support OEM applications, and grow territory revenue. You collaborate with engineers, distributors, and internal teams to act as a trusted technical advisor, identifying opportunities and expanding strategic relationships. Your work helps push innovative products from concept to market, aligning technical leadership with regional growth goals. This role offers impact across product qualification, troubleshooting, and design-cycle support in a high-tech, safety-focused environment.
Compensation / Benefits- medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D insurance
- disability and flexible spending account (FSA)
- 401(k) with 4% employer match
- paid vacation and holidays
- bonus eligible
- Voluntary insurance options
Responsibilities- Develop new design-win opportunities and grow existing accounts
- Execute territory growth plans and maintain a strong pipeline
- Provide technical leadership across design cycles, including reviews and troubleshooting
- Assist with product qualification, validation, and issue resolution
- Build relationships with engineering, purchasing, and business stakeholders; collaborate with distributors
- Deliver technical presentations, customer visits, and training sessions
- Communicate customer requirements and market trends to internal teams
- Maintain CRM activity, forecasting, and opportunity tracking
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline
- 3+ years in technical sales, field applications, or a customer-facing engineering role
- Experience supporting OEM customers in semiconductor, industrial, aerospace, defense, medical, or electronics markets
- Strong communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to travel up to 50-70% and reside within the designated territory
- strong communication
- presentation skills
- problem-solving
- CRM and sales forecasting tools familiarity
- understanding of design cycles and technical issue resolution
- experience with OEM customer environments
