Bruker

Sales Engineer (Direct & Channel Support)

Bruker$79K — $141K *
Technical Services
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Material Science, or related field
  • 3-6+ years of experience in technical sales
  • Experience with analytical instrumentation strongly preferred
  • Competent PC skills, particularly with MS Office
  • Willingness to travel 50-60% within region
  • Proven success managing both direct accounts and channel partners
  • Self-motivated, entrepreneurial mindset with strong time management skills

Responsibilities

  • Plan and execute sales strategies in the Southwest U.S. for the Elemental Analysis Product line
  • Manage the full sales cycle from prospecting to closure
  • Collaborate with direct sales teams to identify customer needs and recommend solutions
  • Deliver product presentations and technical seminars
  • Support RFP/RFQ responses with technical expertise
  • Forecast sales accurately and report to Regional Sales Managers
  • Coordinate and execute strategic plans with channel partners

Benefits

  • 401(k) with company match
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Medical and dental plans
  • Life insurance
  • Short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Paid time off including vacation, sick time, and holidays
Full Job Description
Territory: Southwest U.S.

Position Summary

The Sales Engineer serves as a critical resource supporting both direct sales activities and a network of channel partners. This role bridges the gap between customer requirements and technical solutions, driving revenue growth by enabling successful product positioning, supporting demonstrations, commercial execution, and working closely with application support.

The ideal candidate combines technical expertise with commercial acumen and excels in both customer-facing and partner-facing environments while enabling distribution partners to expand market coverage and accelerate growth.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Technical Sales Support (Direct Accounts)
  • Plan, organize, coordinate, and execute the company's sales plan in Southwest region of US for the Elemental Analysis Product line.
  • Manage the full sales cycyle from prospecting to quotation, negotiation, and close.
  • Partner with direct sales teams to identify customer needs and recommend optimal technical solutions
  • Deliver product presentations and technical seminars (in-person and virtual)
  • Support RFP/RFQ responses with technical content and application expertise
  • Provide pre-sales consultation on system configuration, compliance requirements, and workflows
  • Establishing and maintaining a professional competence with latest sales methods and techniques
  • Maintain accurate funnel management and forecasting in CRM.
  • Regular reporting on status and progress to Regional Sales Managers


Technical Sales Support (Indirect Accounts)
  • Sales territory strategic and tactical planning and execution in collaboration with channel partners
  • Support partners during customer meetings, demos, and deal progression
  • Develop and deliver partner training materials, playbooks, and application notes to partners
  • Provide accurate forecasting and market trends in the territory
  • Assist with channel partner lead flow, bookings, and trainings within the crm system.
  • Ensure partners are equipped to independently identify opportunities and close business
  • Ensure partner alignment with pricing, positioning, and competitive strategy.


Market Development
  • Develop deep knowledge of regional markets, including key accounts, verticals, and competition
  • Represent the company at trade shows, customer events, and technical seminars
  • Build relationships with key decision-makers.
  • Provide guidance on regulatory standards, industry requirements, and best practices
  • Support development of application-specific messaging and value propositions


Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
  • Positive "can do" attitude, a highly motivated self-starter.
  • Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to achieve shared goals, but also comfortable working independently when required.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, organization, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  • Develop deep knowledge of regional markets, including key accounts, verticals, and competition
  • Represent the company at trade shows, customer events, and technical seminars
  • Goal orientated with good track record in achieving sales targets


Qualifications
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Engineering, Material Science, or related field
  • 3-6+ years of experience in technical sales
  • Experience with analytical instrumentation strongly preferred
  • Competent PC skills, particularly with MS Office software
  • Willingness to travel 50-60% within region
  • Proven success managing both direct accounts and channel partners
  • Self-motivated, entrepreneurial mindset with strong time management skills

At Bruker, base salary is part of our total compensation. The estimated base salary range for this full-time position is between $79,200 and $141,000. The base salary for the role will depend on a number of job-related factors, including, but not limited to education, training, experience, the geographic location of the successful candidate, skills, competencies, job-related knowledge and travel requirements for this position. Full-time employees may also be eligible for a performance-related incentive in addition to a full range of benefits including 401(k) with company match, an employee stock purchase plan, medical and dental plans, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, employee assistance program and paid time off including vacation, sick time and holidays, and more.

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About Bruker

Bruker Corporation is a manufacturer of scientific instruments for molecular and materials research, as well as for industrial and applied analysis. It is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts and is the publicly traded parent company of Bruker Scientific Instruments (Bruker AXS, Bruker BioSpin, Bruker Daltonics and Bruker Optics) and Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies (BEST) divisions. The company employs more than 7,800 people worldwide and operates in over 100 locations including facilities in Europe, North America, Central America, South America, Asia and Australia.
Learn more about Bruker
Size
7,765 employees
Market Cap
$9.9 billion
Industry
Net Income
$157.8 million
Founded
1960
5 Year Trend
+8.5%
Revenue
$1.9 billion
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