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Sales Engineer Development Program

The Company 

Many of the largest and most sophisticated companies in the world rely on the machine vision solutions and products from Cognex. Cognex is one of the most respected and successful companies in factory automation with a track record of delivering continuous business growth and solid financial results over the 40+ years of company history. We spend about 15% of our revenue in R&D maintaining our leadership in related technologies. We are a financially strong international company with a culture that maintains the fast-paced, creative environment of a startup. Our employees, proudly called “Cognoids,” take their work seriously but don't take themselves seriously. Our Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast culture recognizes our employees for their innovation, perseverance, and hard work in a fun and rewarding environment

The Program 

This is a rare opportunity for graduating college students or recent graduates to develop industrial automation expertise and accelerate their career in technical sales. 

If you would like to:
·      Starting a sales career with a cutting-edge tech company
·      Understand the manufacturing and automation industry
·      Be rewarded for your hard work ethic
·      Become a subject matter expert in the area of machine vision
·      Build relationships with customers at fortune 500 companies
·      Join a company with a unique “Work Hard, Play Hard, Move Fast” work culture

In this role you will interact with some of the brightest minds in the field and learn to sell AI-enabled state-of-the-art products. 

Once admitted into this highly selective program, you will spend a significant portion of your first 6 months in intensive training at our headquarters near Boston. The training modules will include instructor-led lessons as well as in-field training. (See attachment program details.) 
Upon successfully completing the Sales Development Program, you will join one of the regional sales teams as an Associate Territory Sales Engineer. We are looking to add talent in the following cities/regions: Chicago, Indianapolis, Louisville, Detroit, Grand
Rapids, Southern California, Nashville, Columbus Ohio, Dallas, Charlotte, and
Minneapolis

Essential Functions of Territory Sales Engineer 
  • Responsible for achieving a defined sales quota for both current and prospective customers in the designated territory 
  • Achieve activities-based business objectives, including customer visits, new customer acquisition, and new product introduction 
  • Prospect for new sales opportunities via cold and warm leads, cultivate sales leads, schedule customer site visits with the goal of ultimately obtaining a purchase order 
  • Travel to customer manufacturing facilities to demonstrate Cognex products and review applications/issues in order to provide solutions to these applications 
  • Capture competitive data and continuously update other project details in CRM system 
  • Assist at trade shows and other marketing events to generate qualified leads 
  • Generate leads for other Cognex sales teams by collecting information on customer’s complex vision applications beyond the capabilities of assigned ID and Vision Sensor products 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 
  • Interested in a career in technical sales 
  • Action and result-oriented mindset 
  • Ability to solve technical problems and learn new automation technology 
  • Ability to work independently in a field sales environment with limited overnight travel (up to 20%) 
  • Willingness to relocate and pursue career ambition outside of familiar surroundings 
  • Good listening and communication skills 
  • Fit Cognex culture of Work Hard, Play Hard, and Move Fast 
  • PC literate with a working knowledge of MS Windows applications 
 
Minimum Education and Work Experience Required 
  • 4-year college degree from reputable universities 
  • STEM major preferred (Internal Note: non-STEM major applicants must pass technical aptitude test) 
  • Must be able to able to visit multiple accounts on the same day via own means of transport
No prior work experience in automation industry necessary