Sales Engineer
Ripple Foods
Sales & Business Development
Detroit Metropolitan Area, MI, USA
We are seeking an experienced Sales Engineer to join a highly respected manufacturer’s representative firm supporting the electric utility and power distribution industry. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to transition from a traditional engineering role into a more customer-facing, high-earning position with significant autonomy and long-term growth potential.
This role will focus heavily on utility customers throughout Michigan/Detroit Metropolitan area and offers the opportunity to take over established accounts with strong existing relationships.
Why This Opportunity?
- Unlimited earning potential — top performers earn $300K+
- Control your own schedule and workflow
- Strong work-life flexibility and family-oriented culture
- Tight-knit company with extremely low turnover
- Established territory with existing customer relationships
- Full health benefits fully paid by employer
- 4% 401(k) match
- Car allowance, gas card, maintenance support, and insurance reimbursement
- Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact utility projects
What You’ll Be Doing
- Manage and grow utility and industrial customer accounts throughout Michigan
- Build relationships with engineers, utilities, consultants, and OEM partners
- Provide technical product support and application guidance
- Develop proposals, quotes, and engineered solutions
- Conduct customer visits, presentations, and project discussions
- Serve as the liaison between customers and manufacturing partners
- Track sales activity, pipeline growth, and project opportunities
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, or similar technical field
- 8+ years of engineering or technical industry experience
- Experience working with utilities, ideally DTE Energy and/or ITC
- Medium- to high-voltage electrical experience
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Self-starter mentality with the ability to manage your own territory and schedule
- Comfortable traveling locally throughout the Detroit area
Nice to Have
- Protective relay experience
- SCADA systems knowledge
- Ethernet communication devices experience
- Prior sales engineering or customer-facing technical experience
Location: Detroit Metropolitan Area
Compensation: $170K–$200K Base + Strong Bonus Potential
Travel: Local travel 2–3 days/week
This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who enjoys the technical side of engineering but wants more autonomy, customer interaction, and earning potential than a traditional engineering role can offer.