Sales Engineer - Remote

Technical Sales Engineer | UK Remote with Travel | £55,000–£60,000 + Bonus + Benefits Elite Employee is retained exclusively by a respected, privately-owned UK manufacturer and franchised distributor of high-reliability electronic components. With over 50 years of sector expertise, our client serves aerospace, defence, space, rail, and industrial markets. This is a senior technical sales role for an engineer who wants to stay close to the product and the customer — providing specialist knowledge, supporting design-in activity, and building long-term relationships across the UK. The Role You will act as the primary technical resource across the UK sales team and customer base, supporting design-in opportunities, qualification discussions, and technically demanding projects from initial enquiry through to conversion. What You Will Be Doing * Providing technical and commercial support to customers across the UK * Supporting design-in activity, qualification projects, and component selection * Identifying and developing new business opportunities across existing and new accounts * Attending customer sites, exhibitions, and supplier meetings * Feeding back market intelligence on trends, competitor activity, and customer requirements What We Are Looking For * Proven experience in a technical sales, applications, or field sales engineering role within the electronic components industry * Strong technical knowledge of electronic and/or electromechanical components and applications * Experience supporting customers in aerospace, defence, space, rail, or high-reliability sectors * Demonstrated experience with passive components, magnetics, power, EMC, RF, sensors, or high-reliability semiconductors * Full clean UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly Desirable * Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering or related subject * Familiarity with Aero-Defence-Space qualification standards * Established relationships with Aero-Defence-Space customers in the UK What is on Offer * £55,000–£60,000 basic salary * Performance-related bonus * Pension and benefits * Flexible remote working with autonomy across a national customer base * A technically demanding role with blue-chip customers on long-term programm