Expert Connections
Sales Application Engineer
Bay City, Texas, US
Role snapshot
Expert Connections is hiring a Sales Application Engineer on a full-time basis. This is a role based in Bay City, Texas, US.
- Company
- Expert Connections
- Location
- Bay City, Texas, US
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
Who this role suits
Practitioners with a few years behind them who can work independently, make trade-offs and help newer teammates.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what Expert Connections publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Sales Application Engineer – Cutting Tools
Location: Michigan (Remote / Field-Based)
Compensation: Base Salary + Commission
Travel: Up to 50%
About the Opportunity
Our client, a leading global manufacturer, is seeking an experienced Sales Application Engineer to support and grow its established Michigan sales territory .
The company provides innovative cutting-tool solutions for complex machining applications across the automotive, aerospace, and general manufacturing industries.
The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise in cutting tools , CNC machining, and metalworking applications with proven technical sales experience .
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and grow an established sales territory, developing existing customer relationships and identifying new business opportunities.
- Promote and sell precision cutting tools and custom-engineered tooling solutions to manufacturing customers.
- Provide technical application support for milling, turning, hole-making, and hole-finishing operations.
- Evaluate machining processes and recommend cutting tools, tool geometries, cutting parameters, and application solutions.
- Conduct and document cutting-tool trials to improve tool life, cycle time, part quality, and productivity.
- Troubleshoot tooling performance issues and identify opportunities to reduce cost per part and total cost of ownership (TCO).
- Collaborate with internal engineering and manufacturing teams to develop custom tooling solutions.
- Develop distributor relationships and provide technical product support and training.
- Prepare technical proposals, quotations, and cost justification analyses to support sales opportunities.
Qualifications
- Proven technical sales experience in precision cutting tools, metalworking, or machining solutions.
- Ideally 5+ years of experience in cutting tools, CNC machining, manufacturing engineering, or related technical applications.
- Strong knowledge of metal cutting processes, including milling, turning, hole-making, and hole-finishing.
- Understanding of cutting-tool geometry, tool materials, workpiece metallurgy, and machining parameters.
- Working knowledge of CNC programming and G-code; hands-on machine operation is not required.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerances, and surface finish specifications.
- Experience with cutting-tool applications, troubleshooting, process optimization, and technical value selling.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to independently manage a sales territory and travel up to 50% within the Northern & Eastern Michigan territory.
Why Join?
- Competitive base salary + plus performance-based commission.
- Established Territory: Existing customer base with opportunities for further growth.
- Remote / Field-Based: Work from home within the assigned Michigan territory.
- Medical plans with 90% company cost coverage
- Benefits: Day-one medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability coverage, and 401(k) eligibility.