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Sales Engineer

Knoxville, TN, United States

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About the role

  • What It's Like to Work Here At AMS, you'll join a collaborative team of experts across nuclear, electrical, mechanical, computer, and materials engineering.
  • We invest heavily in research and development, encourage creativity in problem-solving, and provide hands-on opportunities to contribute from day one.

Responsibilities

  • Own day-to-day customer relationships through calls, emails, follow-ups, and proactive account management.
  • Develop and deliver compelling sales and technical presentations that clearly communicate AMS capabilities and demonstrate solution value.
  • Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to develop proposals and quotes, reviewing procedures and ensuring accuracy in scope, assumptions, and pricing.
  • Builds strong relationships; is comfortable in customer-facing situations; and handles rejection and setbacks with resilience and maturity.
  • This role provides a unique opportunity to see all aspects of a company's growth, develop industry relationships, and receive mentorship from senior management across the organization.

Requirements

  • Holds a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, ideally in engineering, another technical discipline, or a closely related field.
  • Demonstrates the ability to learn and communicate complex technical concepts with clarity and credibility to both internal teams and external clients.
  • Brings a track record of reliability, integrity, and professionalism, with evidence of long-term commitment and progression in prior roles.
  • As a result, U.S. citizenship is required to meet federal compliance and security-access regulations.
  • Sales Engineers sit at the intersection of technical expertise and customer engagement, supporting the growth of AMS by connecting real-world plant needs with our expanding portfolio of services and technologies.

Compensation

  • Paid Time Off - Four weeks annual vacation plus at least 10 paid holidays per year
  • Career Growth - Annual salary reviews, raises, and advancement opportunities within a fast-paced, team-oriented, mission-driven organization
  • Develop deep knowledge of AMS technologies and services through hands-on field testing and plant trips (6-8 times per year, averaging 4 days per trip), learning how our solutions are delivered and impact customers.

Benefits

  • Exhibits a love of learning through ongoing professional growth and continuous engagement with new technologies, industry practices, and internal training.
  • Health Coverage - Generous employer contributions toward comprehensive health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
  • Retirement - 401(k) with generous employer matching contributions

Company info

  • AMS Corporation is a nuclear engineering services company based in Knoxville, Tennessee, with a mission to ensure the safe operation of the worldwide nuclear fleet.
  • Founded in 1977 as a spinoff of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, AMS has nearly 50 years of experience developing innovative testing technologies and engineering solutions that help nuclear facilities maintain safe, reliable, and compliant instrumentation and control (I&C) systems.
  • AMS supports nuclear facilities worldwide with specialized expertise in years in the areas of instrumentation and control (I&C) system testing, digital I&C qualification, EMI/RFI troubleshooting, cable aging management, nuclear instrumentation system troubleshooting, wireless technology implementation, rod control system testing, online monitoring for condition-based maintenance, and custom data acquisition equipment development.
  • Our engineers work across all U.S. nuclear power plants and many in Europe and Asia as well as research reactors and national security installations to ensure systems perform safely, reliably, and in full compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • What It's Like to Work Here
  • At AMS, you'll join a collaborative team of experts across nuclear, electrical, mechanical, computer, and materials engineering.
  • Many employees build long careers here because they're able to learn continuously, take on diverse technical challenges, and work in an environment guided by teamwork, respect, and shared purpose.
  • The role of a Sales Engineer at AMS is to deeply understand our highly technical service and technology solutions and communicate their value clearly to nuclear power plant customers.
  • Our team is not simply selling a product, but building trusted, long-term, collaborative partnerships that help plants operate safely, efficiently, and reliably.
  • Serve as the technical bridge between customers and internal teams, helping define project scopes, gather requirements, and translate customer needs into clear proposals that are mapped to AMS core competencies.
  • Who We're Looking For
  • Shows a strong work ethic, a genuine interest in helping customers solve problems, a collaborative spirit toward colleagues and partners, and a desire to contribute to the long-term success and reputation of the company.

Equal opportunity

  • AMS Corporation is an equal opportunity employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • citizenship is required to meet federal compliance and security-access regulations
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