Engine Sales Manager - Southwest/Central Region
Build an Aviation Career You’re Proud Of
No matter your background, we will support you to take on new challenges and grow your skills. You’ll build relationships, ensure our teams are taken care of and advocate for our customers’ needs. Our values like integrity, service, teamwork, and communication will make you proud to be part of StandardAero.
Grow our ever-growing business by assisting customers, reaching new ones, and developing program strategies to help us succeed. You’ll build relationships, ensure our teams are taken care of, and advocate for our customers’ needs.
As an Engine Sales Manager you will assist the other Sales Managers (SM) with the relationship between Business Aviation and its customers, both in sales and customer relations with the goal to achieve sales and maintain positive margin and growth objectives. The ESM will be expected to generate prospects, formulate work scope specification, and finalize the sale through direct customer interactions, strategic marketing, and personal contact. The focus is on technical expertise in the specific discipline, with an emphasis on product knowledge and customer service to help the Global Sales Team and Quoters to craft customized proposals. The ESM will work as a team in the Southwest/Central region, with other sales and production employees, and management to win business for StandardAero. Geographic area covered: AZ, NM, TX, AR, LA, KS, MO, IA, NE.
What you’ll do:
- Meets financial and individual volume goals (P&L), which is achieved by managing the business for assigned product line(s). This includes managing opportunities in SalesForce.com and with customers directly, managing and maintaining accurate quotes, controlling expenses, addressing customer service needs, and maintaining high closing rates to win work.
- Maintains a high level of involvement in all aspects of the sales process. Is responsible for identifying and creating opportunities (RFQs) for assigned product line(s), driving collateral growth, and closing opportunities.
- Works closely with other Sales Managers, Quoters, site management, production and scheduling departments to ensure a complete and accurate proposal and smooth transition from POS to production handoff.
- Conducts sales calls through visits, correspondence, telephone, and email.
- Monitors sales/market conditions within assigned sales territory.
- Responsible for assisting in forecasting of corporate aircraft maintenance for specific product line(s) including PW 300/500, HTF7000, TFE731, CFE738, AE 3007, Spey & Tay, GTCP36.
- Provides input for development of annual sales plan for assigned product line(s).
- Maintains high visibility in industry through involvement with trade association events, customer events, and supplier sales events.
- Expands sales within assigned territory by joining and maintaining relationships with regional aviation groups.
- Supports development of appropriate marketing strategies and materials that contribute to successful sales campaigns for assigned areas of focus.
- Performs other duties as required by the Sales Director
Position Requirements:
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- High School Diploma and/or 3-5 years proven technical sales experience in the corporate aviation industry.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in specific product line, preferably within corporate aviation.
- Demonstrates strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills while maintaining a positive and professional image at all times.
- Proficient in computer applications, including MSWord, Excel, and the internet.
- Possess a valid driver’s license.
- Assertive, driven, and self-motivated individual.
- Must be able and available for airline travel.
- Position resides and works in a state that is within the Southwest/Central Region territory
- Ability to travel at minimum 50% of the time.
- May be assigned other duties as required.
- Have a current and valid drivers license.
- Have a valid passport.
Preferred Characteristics:
- Ideal candidate will also be proficient in Sales Force.
Benefits that make life better:
- Comprehensive Healthcare
- 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5% vested
- Paid Time Off accruing from day one
- Bonus opportunities
- Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Short- & Long-Term Disability
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- Learning & Training opportunities
Raising the Standard of Excellence since 1911
With over a century of proven excellence, StandardAero has become an industry leader in MRO services and customized solutions in the aerospace field. Our shared values and learning-based culture inspire our team to exceed their potential and power our customers’ missions worldwide. With on-the-job training, advancement opportunities, and excellent benefits, StandardAero invites you to experience a fulfilling and meaningful career with us.
Inclusivity Is Our Standard
StandardAero offers equal employment opportunities for all. Our supportive environment celebrates diversity with no room for harassment or discrimination of any kind. We invite you to bring your authentic self to our team and experience our welcoming culture.
#LI-RC1
Skills Required
- Minimum of five years aviation (MRO) inside/outside sales
- Corporate aviation experience required
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Ability to travel on short notice, up to 75%
- Have a current and valid drivers license
- Have a valid passport
StandardAero Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about StandardAero and has not been reviewed or approved by StandardAero.
-
Retirement Support — Provides a 401(k) and has added an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and an Incentive Award (equity) plan, expanding long-term savings and ownership options. These programs complement base pay with additional wealth-building mechanisms.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Includes PTO, paid holidays, sick time, bereavement leave, military leave, and parental leave, with some roles accruing PTO that can increase with service. Eligibility for benefits typically begins the first day of the month after hire, indicating structured access to time-off programs.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Offers tuition assistance, job training/conferences, company events, and an Employee Assistance Program as part of a comprehensive package. The inclusion of learning support and EAP provides development and wellbeing resources beyond core insurance and retirement.
StandardAero Insights
What We Do
StandardAero has become one of the aerospace industry’s largest independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) providers. Our company’s success is the outgrowth of the synergistic merger of businesses with complementary specialties that have exponentially increased our capabilities and generated unprecedented customer commitment and value. StandardAero offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. Nearly 6,600 professional, administrative and technical employees work in more than 50 major facilities worldwide, with additional strategically located regional service and support centers all across the globe. Services include MRO for aircraft and rotorcraft engines, auxiliary power units, components; airframe services including major alterations; FAA authorized avionics capabilities; comprehensive engineering services; and custom exterior and interior design, completion, and paint. We provide these capabilities through our network of specialized facilities and mobile service teams. StandardAero is owned by Carlyle, a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across four business segments: Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Credit, and Investment Solutions.







