OEM Footwear Sales Engineer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $175k - $180k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

💸 Sales Engineer

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📋 Description

• Serve as a technical resource for OEM customers throughout the product development process • Build relationships with OEM product, development, and engineering teams • Translate customer requirements into actionable technical and product solutions • Coordinate with internal engineering, product, sales, and manufacturing teams to support customer programs • Assist with customer presentations, product reviews, technical discussions, and issue resolution • Support development and innovation of traction systems across field, court, and multiple sports applications • Translate athlete and customer needs into differentiated technical solutions • Evaluate competitive technologies, materials, and manufacturing trends • Support product concepts from initial development through testing and commercialization • Balance performance, durability, manufacturability, and cost when evaluating solutions • Identify new categories and applications for the proprietary dial closure system • Support proof-of-concept development, testing, and customer presentations • Provide technical input for customer proposals, business opportunities, and product development programs • Track customer projects, technical requirements, development milestones, and follow-up activities • Support OEM account planning and new business development initiatives • Participate in customer meetings, trade events, and industry activities as needed

🎯 Requirements

• Experience in engineering, technical sales, product development, or a related role within footwear, sporting goods, or consumer products • Technical knowledge of footwear components, traction systems, materials, or manufacturing processes preferred • Experience working directly with OEM customers or other B2B partners preferred • Ability to understand customer needs and translate them into practical technical solutions • Strong project management and problem-solving skills • Ability to collaborate effectively across sales, engineering, product, and manufacturing teams • Strong communication and presentation skills • Ability to manage multiple customer and development projects simultaneously • Technical aptitude with a strong customer-service mindset • Ability to explain technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and technology-enabled business tools • Bachelor's degree in Engineering required • Minimum of 8–10 years of relevant engineering experience required • Equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible experience may be considered in lieu of the degree requirement • Ability to communicate effectively using telephone, computer, and other technology • Ability to occasionally move throughout an office environment and remain stationary approximately 50% of the time • Ability to support domestic and international travel as required

🏖️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment • Reasonable accommodations available during the application process • Remote work environment • Domestic and international travel opportunities as required

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