Cognex
Territory Sales Engineer
Bay Area, California · Mid
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About the role
- Cognex is the largest, most successful and recognized global player in industrial machine vision!
- We are a financially strong, international company with no debt and have been in business for over 40 years.
- Using advanced optics, image sensors and artificial intelligence software Cognex vision and ID systems capture an image then analyze it to make sense of what's being seen.
Compensation
- A reasonable estimate of the OTE salary range for this role is 130,000 USD - 194,000 USD.
Company info
- Achieve a defined sales quota for both current and prospective customers within the assigned territory.
- Meet activity-based business objectives, including customer visits, new customer acquisition, and new product introductions.
- Prospect new sales opportunities through cold and warm leads, cultivate prospects, and schedule customer site visits with the goal of securing purchase orders.
- Travel to customer manufacturing facilities to demonstrate Cognex products, review applications, and provide technical solutions.
- Capture competitive information and update project details in the CRM system.
- Support trade shows and marketing events to generate qualified leads.
- Generate leads for other Cognex sales teams by identifying complex vision applications beyond the scope of assigned ID and Vision Sensor products.
- Strong interest in a career in technical sales.
- Action- and results-oriented mindset.
- Ability to solve technical problems and learn new automation technologies.
- Ability to work independently in a field sales environment with limited overnight travel (up to 20%).
- Willingness to relocate and pursue career opportunities outside of familiar surroundings.
- Effective listening, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- PC proficiency with working knowledge of Microsoft Windows applications.
Equal opportunity
- Cognex is an equal opportunity employer.
- Cognex evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic.
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