What is a Sales Engineer and What Do They Do?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the role and responsibilities of a Sales Engineer, including their qualifications and typical career path. Participants explore the nature of the position and its relation to engineering and sales.

Discussion Character

  • Conceptual clarification, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants define a sales engineer as a technically-trained individual, often with an engineering degree, who functions as a sales representative.
  • One participant suggests that a sales engineer is typically someone who has transitioned from an engineering role to a sales position, expressing a negative sentiment about this career path.
  • There is a question regarding whether sales engineers are primarily associated with engineering companies.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present differing views on the nature of the sales engineer role, with some agreeing on the technical background required while others express skepticism about the career transition into sales.

Contextual Notes

There are assumptions regarding the qualifications and career trajectory of sales engineers that remain unexamined, as well as varying opinions on the desirability of the role.

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Sales Engineer??

What is a Sales Engineer and what are his principal activities??

:confused:
 
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A sales engineer is a technically-trained person (usually holding at least an undergraduate degree in engineering) who works as a sales representative.

- Warren
 
chroot said:
A sales engineer is a technically-trained person (usually holding at least an undergraduate degree in engineering) who works as a sales representative.

- Warren


For an engineering company I guess??
 
Usually an engineer who has been "promoted" to sales. Run away, run away!
 

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