Sales Application Engineer

About the Role

The SAE assists sales reps in evaluating customer needs, gathers engineering data, and provides technical support to both reps and customers. They prepare accurate pricing quotes after collecting all necessary information and act as the single point of contact for project issues, reviewing engineering drawings, analyzing designs, and compiling component buyout lists. Projects are released for manufacturing, production is monitored, and contractual modifications are managed to maintain profitability and schedule integrity. • Formulate and produce sales quotations for custom equipment meeting customer specifications. • Develop product designs and process approved orders through release to manufacturing. • Coordinate with customers, sales reps, sales manager, and internal departments to ensure project completion. • Assess customer needs, gather engineering data, and provide technical support. • Prepare accurate pricing quotes after collecting all required information. • Serve as single point of contact for project issues, reviewing drawings and analyzing designs. • Create accurate component buyout lists and monitor production progress. • Manage contractual modifications and change orders to maintain profitability and schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸sales quotations
• ▸product design
• ▸technical support
• ▸drawings review
• ▸component buyout
• ▸production monitoring

What You Bring

Preferred qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in engineering and at least three years of sales experience, though these are not mandatory. Candidates must be proficient with MS Office, possess knowledge of CAD software such as AutoCAD/Inventor, and be skilled in reviewing blueprints and technical documents. Strong oral and written communication, the ability to learn specialized design software, and solid decision‑making and analytical problem‑solving abilities are essential. The position demands effective written and spoken communication, excellent interpersonal skills, multitasking, organization, and the ability to work collaboratively in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment. Physical requirements include lifting up to 50 lb and spending up to 95 % of work hours sitting or standing, with periodic visits to the manufacturing facility that may involve temperature extremes, dust, and limited chemical fume exposure. • Preferred qualifications: bachelor's degree in engineering, minimum three years sales experience. • Proficient with MS Office, AutoCAD/Inventor, and blueprint/technical document review. • Strong oral and written communication, analytical problem‑solving, and multitasking skills. • Ability to learn in‑house and third‑party engineering design software. • Physical requirements: lift up to 50 lb, sit/stand for 95 % of work hours, occasional facility visits with temperature extremes and dust exposure.

Requirements

• ▸bachelors
• ▸sales exp
• ▸autocad
• ▸ms office
• ▸communication
• ▸problem solving

Benefits

AAON offers competitive compensation ranging from $89,458 to $121,031, with a robust benefits package that includes tuition reimbursement, paid time off, holidays, health insurance with HSAs, profit sharing or annual incentive bonuses, and a 401(k) plan. The company is committed to innovation and sustainability in HVAC solutions and encourages employees to contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable future. • Compensation range $89,458‑$121,031 with tuition reimbursement, PTO, holidays, health insurance/HSAs, profit sharing or incentive bonus, and 401(k) plan.

Work Environment

Office Full-Time