Your Role and Impact
As a Sales Engineer, you will grow and manage a strategic territory across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Northern California. You will combine new-business development with account management to strengthen existing customer relationships and identify new opportunities for Flowserve valves and actuation solutions.
This role supports a territory with approximately $10 million to $11 million in annual revenue and expected growth. You will partner closely with customers across critical industrial markets, helping them select reliable flow-control solutions that improve their operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop new business opportunities while managing and growing existing customer accounts across the assigned territory.
- Sell Flowserve valve and actuation solutions to customers in oil and gas, chemical, power generation, mining, semiconductor, food, and beverage markets.
- Build strong relationships with end users, engineering firms, distributors, and other key customer stakeholders.
- Identify customer application requirements and recommend appropriate control valve, isolation valve, and actuation solutions.
- Manage a territory plan that supports revenue growth, customer retention, and long-term account development.
- Conduct customer visits, product presentations, technical discussions, and commercial negotiations.
- Collaborate with internal sales, operations, engineering, and customer service teams to deliver responsive customer support.
- Maintain accurate opportunity, account, forecast, and customer activity information while managing the sales pipeline.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant sales experience.
- Demonstrated experience in technical sales, outside sales, sales engineering, or account management within an industrial environment.
- Experience selling valves, actuation products, or related flow-control equipment.
- Ability to develop new business while maintaining and expanding existing customer relationships.
- Ability to travel approximately 50% throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Northern California.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with control valves; this background is strongly preferred.
- Experience selling to oil and gas, chemical, power generation, mining, semiconductor, food, or beverage customers.
- Background with companies such as Fisher, Bettis, Rotork, Xomox/Crane Valve.
- Experience supporting both direct customers and channel partners.
- Residence in the Seattle area or Northern California; qualified candidates located elsewhere in the territory will also be considered.
What We Can Offer You
At Flowserve, you'll find a range of options to fit your, and your family's, needs. We want to provide our team with the right resources to invest in your physical, mental and financial well-being no matter where you sit or what stage of life you're in.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive Salary
- Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Retirement Planning & Financial Wellness Resources
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Parental Leave
- Life, Supplemental Life, Child, Spousal, and AD&D Insurance
*Benefits vary by job, location and/or collective bargaining agreement.
If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click Apply.
The pay range for this role is $98,260.17 - $147,390.25 per year.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent relevant sales experience
- Experience in technical sales, outside sales, sales engineering, or account management within an industrial environment
- Experience selling valves, actuation products, or related flow-control equipment
- Ability to develop new business while maintaining and expanding existing customer relationships
- Ability to travel approximately 50% throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska, and Northern California
- Experience with control valves
- Experience selling to oil and gas, chemical, power generation, mining, semiconductor, food, or beverage customers
- Background with companies such as Fisher, Bettis, Rotork, or Xomox/Crane Valve
- Experience supporting both direct customers and channel partners
- Residence in the Seattle area or Northern California, or elsewhere within the assigned territory
Flowserve Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Flowserve Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Flowserve Corporation.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as strengthened with an enhanced 401(k) match, added employer contributions, and a shorter vesting schedule following recent plan changes. Feedback suggests this compares well with large‑company norms and is a notable part of total rewards.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA/FSA options is described as solid, complemented by life/disability insurance and an EAP. Feedback suggests overall health benefits are comprehensive for a large industrial employer.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan with a company match makes equity participation accessible and financially attractive. Feedback suggests this feature stands out versus typical offerings and adds meaningful value.
Flowserve Corporation Insights
What We Do
Flowserve is one of the world's largest manufacturers of pumps, valves and seals with over 19,000 employees in over 60 countries. Built on more than 50 world-renowned heritage brands, the equity and customer loyalty we have earned over the past 220 years is the foundation of our leadership position across the globe.
