Junior Technical Sales Engineer
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≈ $9k – $20k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (South Africa)
Seniority
Junior
Employment
Full-Time
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. Job Mail scores C on the Alion truth index.
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Job Mail is a South African online job board offering a large selection of vacancies across the country and some positions abroad. Job seekers can search and apply for jobs online, upload a CV and receive job alerts, while employers and recruitment agencies can advertise positions to a broad national audience. The brand is one of the longer-established names in South African job advertising and is operated from South Africa.
This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who enjoys understanding how machinery works, solving real-world technical challenges and engaging with other engineering professionals.
Duties will include:
- Consulting with engineers, technical specialists and industrial clients to understand their application requirements.
- Recommending specialised products and engineering solutions for industrial machinery and automated processes.
- Working with precision measurement equipment, encoders, position sensors and related automation technologies.
- Providing technical product advice and application support.
- Building and maintaining relationships with existing customers while identifying new business opportunities.
- Preparing technical quotations and assisting with product selection.
- Conducting client visits, technical discussions and product presentations.
- Developing in-depth knowledge of specialised international engineering products.
- Diploma, Advanced Diploma, BTech, BEng or BSc Engineering qualification in Electrical, Electronic, Mechatronic, Instrumentation or a related discipline.
- Strong technical aptitude and an interest in industrial automation, sensors and precision engineering.
- Good analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Confidence to engage with engineers and other technical professionals.
- Self-motivated, inquisitive and eager to develop specialist expertise.
- Valid driver's licence.
- Previous experience in industrial automation, instrumentation or technical sales will be advantageous but is not essential.
You will gain exposure to sophisticated international engineering technologies and receive comprehensive specialist product training from an established industry leader.
The company offers a stable, technically focused working environment, long-term career development and opportunities to progress into specialised engineering and product-related roles.
Engineering graduates and diploma holders with strong technical potential are encouraged to apply. Previous sales experience is not essential.
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