Chemical Engineer – Technical Sales
At a glance
Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Hire Hangar. Barberton · contract · $90,000–$120,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Grow key accounts by staying aligned with their technical and business needs
- Turn customer requests into manufacturable foam solutions with production teams
- Find new business through inbound leads and outbound prospecting
- Coordinate cross-functional quote work so estimates are timely and accurate
- Maintain account, pipeline, and customer-interaction records while tracking foam industry changes
What you bring
- Hold a bachelor's degree in chemical, polymer, or a closely related engineering field
- Use analysis and problem-solving to clarify changing or incomplete customer needs
- Explain technical concepts clearly to nontechnical people and build trust
- Stay organized, self-directed, and effective across multiple simultaneous tasks
- Work full time on-site in a manufacturing setting and across departments
Who this fits
You’ll suit this role if you enjoy combining chemical engineering knowledge with customer relationships, practical problem-solving, and frequent collaboration. This contractor position is fully on-site in Barberton, US, with occasional customer visits and trade-show travel.
From the employer
Join Hire Hangar and work with fast-growing global companies while building a long-term career.
Job Title: Chemical Engineer
Location: Onsite
Role Overview:
We're looking for a Sales Engineer with a background in chemical engineering to support a custom foam manufacturer that serves the medical, aerospace, automotive, industrial, and electronics industries. This role requires someone who thrives at the intersection of technical thinking and relationship-building, able to take what a customer needs and shape it into a solution that can actually be produced. This is a fully on-site role involving direct, day-to-day interaction with customers, engineering, and the manufacturing team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Cultivate and grow relationships with important accounts, staying attentive to both technical demands and broader business goals
- Serve as the connecting point between customers and manufacturing, translating what customers ask for into solutions that can be built
- Pursue new sales opportunities, whether through incoming leads or outbound prospecting
- Work closely with engineering, estimating, manufacturing, and customer service to put together timely, accurate quotes
- Occasionally travel for on-site customer visits and attend relevant trade shows or industry gatherings
- Track and maintain accurate records related to accounts, pipeline progress, and customer conversations
- Stay informed on foam materials, applications, and shifts within the industry
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Polymer Engineering, or a closely related technical area
- Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work through unclear or evolving customer requirements
- A real enjoyment of engaging with people, along with strong listening skills and the ability to build trust naturally
- Ability to communicate technical ideas to non-technical people clearly and accurately
- Well-organized, self-driven, and capable of managing multiple tasks at the same time
- Comfortable in a manufacturing environment and able to work well across different departments on-site
- Able to commit to working on-site full time at one of the locations listed above
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience in a technical sales, applications engineering, or customer-facing engineering capacity
- Working knowledge of polyurethane foam, polymer science, or materials chemistry
- Experience within a small or mid-sized manufacturing company
- Prior exposure to the medical, aerospace, automotive, or industrial manufacturing sectors
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