Sales Engineer

Timken timken.com Open · verified Sep 25, 2026

Xian Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering

At a glance

Mid-level Solutions & Sales Engineering role at Timken. Xian.

Pay not stated

RoleSolutions & Sales Engineering

SeniorityMid-level

LocationXian

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Sell Timken and affiliate products to your assigned customer accounts
Build and carry out service plans that improve profitable sales, customer penetration, and growth
Coordinate with global sales, industry segments, and production plants to deliver customer and business plans
Lead regional work on market share, promotions, trade shows, marketing communications, and customer services
Research bearing opportunities by application, competition, and price position, then document your findings

What you bring

A bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering or a related discipline
At least three years of relevant experience working for foreign companies
Working knowledge of industrial mechanical products and processes, plus key account management experience
Strong spoken and written English, with effective interpersonal communication skills

Who this fits

You’ll suit a mid-level sales engineer role focused on industrial mechanical products, assigned accounts, and regional growth. Experience in heavy industries such as wind energy, gearboxes, or power transmission is preferred. The role is based in Xian, China, and calls for someone who can work effectively under pressure.

From the employer

What Timken makes possible begins with you.
Those who came before us helped land a man on the moon, create the world's infrastructure, and introduce renewable energy alternatives. Now you can join the Timken team to write your own unique story and help drive what's next.

A career at Timken means you can have an immediate impact doing Work That Matters to the world— improving the efficiency of today's industrial equipment and preparing for the future of motion on our planet and beyond. New employees can start contributing right away, and there are many opportunities to advance your career at your own pace. Join our global team of 19,000 people in 45 countries, and start helping our customers push the limits of what's possible in their world of motion.

Purpose:

To implement the business strategy and achieve our annual business targets in the responsible region.
To increase our brand recognition and sales potential of our products in the responsible region.

Responsibilities:

Managing the sales of Timken and Timken affiliate products to assigned customers.
Developing and executing a customer service plan to achieve sales profitability, penetration and growth.
Developing strong communications and planning linkages with the appropriate global sales force, other industry segments, and production plants to ensure accomplishment of business plans and customer sales objectives.
Providing direction for Timken activities related to market share increase, sales and product promotions, collateral materials, trade shows, marketing communications, services development for customers and markets assigned.
Accomplishing special projects and activities as assigned.
Identify and document the market opportunities for domestic and imported bearings and related products, with specific information on applications competition and price competitiveness.

Requirements:

Good knowledge of industrial mechanical products and processes, key account management experience, preferred to have working background in heavy industries eg: wind energy, gearbox, power transmission, etc.
Must be bachelor’s degree or above with a mechanical or related major.
At least 3 years relevant working experience in foreign companies.
Solid English communication skills both in written and spoken.
Excellent interpersonal communication skill.
Work well under pressure.

All qualified applicants shall be treated equally according to their individual qualifications, abilities, experiences and other employment standards. There will be no discrimination due to gender or gender identity, race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran/military status or any other basis protected by applicable law.