Sales Engineer

Posted Yesterday
Be an Early Applicant
Barcelona, Cataluña, ESP
In-Office
Entry level
Appliances • Industrial • Manufacturing
The Role
Drive technical consultative sales across Spain, Portugal, Italy, and France for engineered robotics and automation solutions. Responsibilities include developing OEM opportunities, managing strategic customer relationships, translating requirements into technical solutions, supporting design-in and qualification, delivering presentations, forecasting, negotiating agreements, and managing opportunities in Salesforce. The role targets robotics, medical technology, semiconductor, metrology, and advanced automation customers.
Summary Generated by Built In

Build a career powered by innovations that matter!  At Novanta, our innovations power technology products that are transforming healthcare and advanced manufacturing—improving productivity, enhancing people’s lives and redefining what’s possible.  We create for our global customers engineered components and sub-systems that deliver extreme precision and performance for a range of mission-critical applications—from minimally invasive surgery to robotics to 3D metal printing.

Novanta is one global team with over 26 offices located in The Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.  Looking for a great place to work?  You have found it with a culture that embraces teamwork, collaboration and empowerment.  Come explore Novanta.

Sales EngineerIberia Region (Spain, Portugal, Italy & France)Location: BarcelonaHelp Shape the Future of Robotics, Automation and Medical Technology
What if your next sales role allowed you to influence the future of surgical robotics, warehouse automation, semiconductor innovation and intelligent motion control?
At Novanta, that's exactly what you will do.
We are seeking an ambitious, technically strong Sales Engineer to drive growth across the Iberia region, supporting some of Europe's most innovative OEM customers and helping them solve complex engineering challenges using Novanta technologies.
You will join our Robotics and Automation business, a global leader in motion control, force torque sensing and high-performance automation solutions. Our technologies help customers accelerate innovation in robotics, medical devices, semiconductor equipment and advanced automation systems.
Why this Role?
This isn't a transactional sales role.
This is technical consultative selling with market-leading technology.
The Role::
✅ Work directly with engineering teams building next-generation products
✅ Develop relationships with leading OEMs
✅ Influence customer roadmaps and technology decisions
✅ Sell high-value engineered solutions rather than commodity products
✅ Operate across multiple high-growth markets
✅ Partner with senior technical and commercial stakeholders
Your Impact:
As Sales Engineer, you will own customer relationships throughout the entire sales lifecycle, from opportunity creation through to design-in, qualification and commercial success.
You will become a trusted advisor to customers and a key voice of the customer within Novanta.
Key ResponsibilitiesBusiness Development
  • Identify and develop new OEM opportunities
  • Build strong pipelines across assigned territories
  • Generate sustainable revenue growth
  • Execute territory growth plans
Strategic Customer Management
  • Develop relationships with engineering, purchasing, programme management and executive stakeholders
  • Understand customer roadmaps and future technology requirements
  • Position Novanta solutions within strategic customer programmes
  • Manage long sales cycles and qualification projects
Technical Consultation
  • Translate customer requirements into technical solutions
  • Support design-in activities
  • Collaborate closely with engineering and product management teams
  • Deliver technical presentations and solution proposals
Commercial Leadership
  • Forecast accurately
  • Negotiate commercial agreements
  • Manage opportunities through Salesforce CRM
  • Drive bookings and revenue performance
Essential Experience
  • Degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering
  • Technical sales experience within engineered products
  • Experience selling to OEM customers
  • Proven track record of winning new business
  • Strong customer engagement and commercial skills
  • CRM proficiency
Highly Desirable Experience
  • Motion control systems
  • Encoders
  • Servo motors
  • Robotics
  • Medical robotics
  • Semiconductor equipment
  • Metrology
  • Satellite communications
  • Automation technologies
Why Novanta?
Our technologies enable innovation that improves lives.
From surgical robotics and medical diagnostics to semiconductor manufacturing and intelligent automation, we help customers solve challenges others cannot.
If you are an engineer who enjoys business, relationship building and technology-driven sales, this is a rare opportunity to combine all three.

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

Please call +1 781-266-5700 if you need a disability accommodation for any part of the employment process.

Skills Required

  • Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Mechatronic Engineering
  • Technical sales experience with engineered products
  • Experience selling to OEM customers
  • Proven track record of winning new business
  • Strong customer engagement and commercial skills
  • CRM proficiency
  • Experience with motion control systems, encoders, servo motors, robotics, medical robotics, semiconductor equipment, metrology, satellite communications, or automation technologies

Novanta Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novanta and has not been reviewed or approved by Novanta.

  • Healthcare Strength Coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, mental-health support, HSA/FSA options, telemedicine, and access to on-site clinics in select locations. Plan details indicate broad healthcare support across core needs.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Programs include flexible or unlimited time off for many professional roles and a separate PTO structure for non-exempt roles. Paid parental, family, and medical leave are highlighted as substantial in the U.S.
  • Retirement Support A strong 401(k) match with immediate vesting is emphasized. This structure provides meaningful employer support for long-term savings.

Novanta Insights

Am I A Good Fit?
beta
Get Personalized Job Insights.
Our AI-powered fit analysis compares your resume with a job listing so you know if your skills & experience align.

The Company
HQ: Bedford, MA
2,075 Employees

What We Do

Novanta delivers innovations that matter for its medical and advanced industrial OEM customers. If you have a passion for solving complex technical problems that lead to breakthrough performance and that enhance people's lives, come join our growing team. Here is a sample of the many exciting applications we serve: • Innovations that ensure the safety of patients and efficient workflows in hospitals using our novel RFID technology • Innovations in additive manufacturing, also known as 3-D metal printing, using our lightning fast lasers and laser beam steering sub-systems • Innovations in minimally invasive surgery using our highly reliable insufflators, pumps and visualization systems • Innovations in robotics and automation using our precision motors, encoders and drives for superior accuracy • Innovations in smartphone production using our fast, accurate lasers and laser beam steering equipment along with our precision motion systems The driving force behind our growth is the team of talented professionals who share our commitment to our values, and our passion for innovation and for our customers’ success. Novanta has deep expertise in precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation: Precision Medicine and Manufacturing: • Continuous wave, ultrafast and CO2 lasers, along with laser beam steering components and sub-systems Brands: ARGES, Cambridge Technology, Laser Quantum, Synrad Medical Solutions: Minimally Invasive Surgery: • Insufflators, pumps and disposable tube sets; medical visualization systems, video processing and wireless imaging Brands: NDS, Med X Change, Reach Technology, WOM Detection & Analysis: • RFID readers, machine vision solutions, barcode scanning, light and color measurement Brands: JADAK Robotics and Automation: • Motors, encoders, servo drives, air bearing systems and integrated mechatronic solutions Brands: ATI, Celera Motion (inc. Applimotion, Ingenia, MicroE, Zettlex, Westwind)

Similar Jobs

Passion.io Logo Passion.io

Sales Engineer

Edtech • Software
In-Office or Remote
5 Locations
118 Employees

CrowdStrike Logo CrowdStrike

Technical Sales Content Developer and Trainer for Europe (Barcelona, Spain/ Reading, UK)

Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
Remote or Hybrid
2 Locations
11000 Employees

Datamatics Technologies Logo Datamatics Technologies

Sales Force Developer

Artificial Intelligence • Information Technology • Software • Analytics
In-Office
Barcelona, Cataluña, ESP
65 Employees
In-Office
Barcelona, Cataluña, ESP
129 Employees

Similar Companies Hiring

Fortune Brands Innovations Thumbnail
Manufacturing
Deerfield, IL
10000 Employees
Rosendin Thumbnail
Other • Manufacturing
San Jose, CA
6219 Employees
Amalgamated Sugar Thumbnail
Food • Greentech • Agriculture • Industrial • Manufacturing
Boise, Idaho
768 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account