Industrial Technology Technical Sales Engineer Jobs in Switzerland

Technical Sales Board currently lists 2 open positions for Technical Sales Engineer professionals in Industrial Technology in Switzerland, posted by 2 employers. 50% of these roles are field-based with regular customer visits, 50% are hybrid, 0% on-site and 0% fully remote. 1 of these positions is a hunter role with a clear focus on winning new business.

Technical Sales Board lists technical and industrial sales jobs only – no retail, no call centre, no software subscriptions. Every ad is classified by role, industry, country and city, by sales style from hunter to key account, by territory, travel share and required languages, and ads that have expired disappear the same day. What you see here is what is open right now.

Technical sales engineers translate a customer's technical problem into a solution their company can deliver profitably – clarifying requirements, designing the offer, calculating and closing.

Sales engineers work where engineering meets the customer. Typical tasks are application consulting, feasibility checks, demos and trials, technical offers and support during tenders – often together with an area or key account manager who owns the commercial relationship. Employers hire engineers and technicians who enjoy customer contact; many sales careers in industry start exactly here.

Industrial technology covers the components and systems that make factories run – automation, drives, sensors, robotics, pneumatics and hydraulics, pumps and valves. Selling it combines application know-how with volume business at OEMs.

Industrial technology is sold twice: first the design-in at the machine builder or plant engineer, then the volume business that follows. Sales roles therefore combine application consulting with account development, and many employers work with both direct sales and distribution partners. Knowledge of automation, drives or fluid technology is the entry ticket; understanding the customer’s machine is what wins the socket.

Few of these ads state a salary. Industrial employers often discuss pay in the first interview – our salary benchmarks show what to expect: More on median, range and source: what a Technical Sales Engineer earns across Europe.

A company car is mentioned in 50% of the ads, variable pay in 0%.

Looking beyond one country? The same search for the whole region: Industrial Technology Technical Sales Engineer Jobs in DACH.

Among the employers with the most open positions are Atlas Copco and KNF Neuberger. 50% of the ads come from manufacturers, 50% from distributors and trading companies and 0% from service providers.

The languages employers ask for most are English and German. 50% of the positions are aimed at experienced professionals, 0% carry leadership responsibility and 50% are open to career starters.

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