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Sales Engineer

With responsibility for UK and International Customers

OpenWorks Engineering is a high-tech company which designs and manufactures a range of products sold internationally to security and defence authorities, aimed at countering the growing threats posed by drones as well as other general surveillance missions.

Our Vision Autonomous Optics and SkyWall technologies are already in use worldwide and 2025 will see our product range grow significantly. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual capable of supporting the systems integration of our products with our expanding customer base and developing and delivering the in service support offering to ensure capability through life.

Key Details

Based: Main office based near Newcastle upon Tyne, regular business travel expected, with potential for remote working

Hours of work: Full time

Basic salary: £30-35k (negotiable, commensurate with knowledge and experience), plus bonus and pension

Deadline: This vacancy may close at any time, if this role is of interest to you, we recommend you apply as soon as possible.

In addition to continuously developing our existing range of products and services, our internal research and development team develops new products and technologies aimed at existing and new customers. The successful candidate will support prospective and new customers with the technical integration and testing of the Vision Autonomous Optics products and systems. In addition, they will play an active role in helping to develop and refine the In-Service Support offering and delivery, including developing product maintenance, training and documentation.

We expect the successful candidate will have wide experience and a track record of working with technical equipment and systems, ideally with experience of the defence and security environment and end user.

We Offer the Right Candidate

· Attractive salary with rewarding bonus plus benefits package

· A high energy and dynamic work environment, based in the beautiful Northumberland countryside alongside remote working

· An environment with a positive culture – we enable change, encourage challenge and demonstrate commitment

· 25 days holiday plus Public Holidays (additional days for long service)

· Pension scheme, combined matched contributions

Main roles and responsibilities

· Support new customers with the integration of OpenWorks products and technology with other systems through a range of standard and bespoke data interfaces. This will include, but not be limited to, other sensors and data processing systems.

· Help with continuous improvement of our ILS/CLS offerings, looking to improve how we support our customers during their ownership experience.

· Maintain and improve Customer Facing documentation.

· Supporting existing customers during testing.

· Work collaboratively with strategic partners around the world.

· Representing the company in a wide range of activities including test and evaluations, field-service repair and sales demonstrations.

· Global travel. We need our sales team to enjoy the challenge of travelling to continue our international success, capable of engaging with a wide range of cultures and characters, from end users to scientists and engineers.

Essential attributes

· To be passionate about technology/engineering

· Computer literacy, particularly Microsoft office

· The ability to work productively and highly autonomously in all areas of system test and integration, with an understanding of systems engineering.

· Possess the creativity and drive to seek, identify, and evaluate opportunities to improve the customer support offering.

· Strong communication skills, able to articulate technically complex capabilities clearly.

· Be willing to travel regularly and represent OpenWorks to customers and suppliers, including working directly with customers to integrate OpenWorks products with their systems.

· The ability to manage internal relationships to ensure that the business understands and can meet customer needs.

· Full driving license.

· The ability to achieve a UK security clearance if not already held.

Desirable attributes

· Additional languages.

· Specific experience with optical systems and/or integration of sensors into systems-of-systems.

· Experience of military C2 and/or sensor systems.

Aplicações

Please apply by sending your covering letter and CV to the following address:

careers@openworksengineering.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

  • Bonus scheme

Benefits:

  • Canteen
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Discounted or free food
  • Employee stock ownership plan
  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: saleseng2024