Technical Sales Engineer
CV-LibrarySouth EastpermanentPosted: 6 November 2026
Apply NowTechnical Sales Engineer £55-80k + Bonus + Car + Benefits
South East ABJ6806
Location: South East: 5 days Onsite (possibly flexible) – limited travel
An expanding SME is urgently seeking an experienced Technical Sales Engineer for pivotal role reporting to the MD for a specialist technology business based in the South East.
This is a customer-facing role will combine technical expertise with commercial understanding. As technical sales and applications engineer you will be responsible for developing fibre-optic and connectivity solutions, assessing customer requirements, establishing technical feasibility and preparing accurate costings and technical-commercial proposals.
As technical sales engineer you will be working closely with customers and internal engineering and production teams, you will play a vitally important role in taking opportunities from initial enquiry and feasibility through to quotation, prototype development and production handover.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as the technical point of contact for customer enquiries, RFQs and new product requests.
* Understand customer applications, operating environments, performance requirements, quantities, timescales and commercial expectations.
* Assess technical feasibility and identify whether requirements can be met through standard products, customised solutions or new product development.
* Develop fibre-optic and connectivity solutions, including cable assemblies, harnesses, connectors, passive optical components and associated mechanical elements.
* Review technical specifications and engineering drawings, establish bills of materials and assess manufacturability, testing requirements, lead times and technical risks.
* Prepare detailed cost estimates covering materials, labour, tooling, testing, development and supplier input.
* Develop commercially competitive pricing, taking account of volumes, technical complexity, risk, development costs and target margins.
* Prepare and present technical-commercial proposals, clearly outlining solution scope, assumptions, exclusions, pricing and delivery expectations.
* Support prototype builds, first-article development and the successful handover of projects into production.
Skills Qualifications and Background
* Background in Engineering ideally with technical knowledge, customer-facing ability and commercial awareness.
* Practical experience in fibre optics or cables - areas like defence and subsea applications
* Experience handling technical customer enquiries, applications engineering requests and RFQs.
* The ability to translate customer requirements into practical technical solutions and communicate effectively with engineers, buyers and commercial stakeholders.
* Experience preparing quotations, cost estimates, technical proposals, product specifications and bills of materials.
* The ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications and testing requirements.
* Strong commercial judgement, including an understanding of pricing, margins, technical risk, manufacturability and value engineering and enjoy combining engineering knowledge with problem-solving and decision-making.
What They Offer :Competitive salary 55-80k DOE- Performance-related bonus Pension scheme
Please contact Alison Basson, quoting ABJ6806, on (phone number removed) / +44 (0)(phone number removed) or send your CV to
South East ABJ6806
Location: South East: 5 days Onsite (possibly flexible) – limited travel
An expanding SME is urgently seeking an experienced Technical Sales Engineer for pivotal role reporting to the MD for a specialist technology business based in the South East.
This is a customer-facing role will combine technical expertise with commercial understanding. As technical sales and applications engineer you will be responsible for developing fibre-optic and connectivity solutions, assessing customer requirements, establishing technical feasibility and preparing accurate costings and technical-commercial proposals.
As technical sales engineer you will be working closely with customers and internal engineering and production teams, you will play a vitally important role in taking opportunities from initial enquiry and feasibility through to quotation, prototype development and production handover.
Key Responsibilities
* Act as the technical point of contact for customer enquiries, RFQs and new product requests.
* Understand customer applications, operating environments, performance requirements, quantities, timescales and commercial expectations.
* Assess technical feasibility and identify whether requirements can be met through standard products, customised solutions or new product development.
* Develop fibre-optic and connectivity solutions, including cable assemblies, harnesses, connectors, passive optical components and associated mechanical elements.
* Review technical specifications and engineering drawings, establish bills of materials and assess manufacturability, testing requirements, lead times and technical risks.
* Prepare detailed cost estimates covering materials, labour, tooling, testing, development and supplier input.
* Develop commercially competitive pricing, taking account of volumes, technical complexity, risk, development costs and target margins.
* Prepare and present technical-commercial proposals, clearly outlining solution scope, assumptions, exclusions, pricing and delivery expectations.
* Support prototype builds, first-article development and the successful handover of projects into production.
Skills Qualifications and Background
* Background in Engineering ideally with technical knowledge, customer-facing ability and commercial awareness.
* Practical experience in fibre optics or cables - areas like defence and subsea applications
* Experience handling technical customer enquiries, applications engineering requests and RFQs.
* The ability to translate customer requirements into practical technical solutions and communicate effectively with engineers, buyers and commercial stakeholders.
* Experience preparing quotations, cost estimates, technical proposals, product specifications and bills of materials.
* The ability to interpret engineering drawings, technical specifications and testing requirements.
* Strong commercial judgement, including an understanding of pricing, margins, technical risk, manufacturability and value engineering and enjoy combining engineering knowledge with problem-solving and decision-making.
What They Offer :Competitive salary 55-80k DOE- Performance-related bonus Pension scheme
Please contact Alison Basson, quoting ABJ6806, on (phone number removed) / +44 (0)(phone number removed) or send your CV to