Sales Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Sales Engineer to join a highly respected manufacturer’s representative firm supporting the electric utility and power distribution industry. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to transition from a traditional engineering role into a more customer-facing, high-earning position with significant autonomy and long-term growth potential.

This role will focus heavily on utility customers throughout Michigan/Detroit Metropolitan area and offers the opportunity to take over established accounts with strong existing relationships.

Why This Opportunity?

• Unlimited earning potential — top performers earn $300K+
• Control your own schedule and workflow
• Strong work-life flexibility and family-oriented culture
• Tight-knit company with extremely low turnover
• Established territory with existing customer relationships
• Full health benefits fully paid by employer
• 4% 401(k) match
• Car allowance, gas card, maintenance support, and insurance reimbursement
• Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact utility projects

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage and grow utility and industrial customer accounts throughout Michigan
• Build relationships with engineers, utilities, consultants, and OEM partners
• Provide technical product support and application guidance
• Develop proposals, quotes, and engineered solutions
• Conduct customer visits, presentations, and project discussions
• Serve as the liaison between customers and manufacturing partners
• Track sales activity, pipeline growth, and project opportunities

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, or similar technical field
• 8+ years of engineering or technical industry experience
• Experience working with utilities, ideally DTE Energy and/or ITC
• Medium- to high-voltage electrical experience
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills
• Self-starter mentality with the ability to manage your own territory and schedule
• Comfortable traveling locally throughout the Detroit area

Nice to Have

• Protective relay experience
• SCADA systems knowledge
• Ethernet communication devices experience
• Prior sales engineering or customer-facing technical experience

Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area

Compensation: $170K–$200K Base + Strong Bonus Potential

Travel: Local travel 2–3 days/week

This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who enjoys the technical side of engineering but wants more autonomy, customer interaction, and earning potential than a traditional engineering role can offer.