Full-Time

Field Sales Engineer

Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer

Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer

1,001-5,000 employees

Vibration testing and data analysis platform

Compensation Overview

$90k - $110k/yr

Virginia, USA + 2 more

More locations: Maryland, USA | North Carolina, USA

Remote

Remote role; must reside in North Carolina, Virginia, or Maryland with up to 40% travel.

Category
Sales & Solution Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Sales
Salesforce

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Requirements
  • The role will be home based with up to 40% travel.
  • Direct sales responsibilities covering the territory of South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia and New Jersey.
  • Provide regular feedback of territory business climate to management.
  • Identify new business and maintain loyalty of existing customer base.
  • Establish and maintain professional selling relationships across all levels of the customer’s organization, including engineering, marketing, purchasing, and senior management.
  • Plan and execute customer visits and presentations to promote HBK awareness and develop opportunities.
  • Continuously learn the basics of HBK products and solutions.
  • Coordinate involvement of company personnel, including support, service, and management resources to meet objectives and customer/prospect expectations.
  • Participate in regional trade shows and conferences to foster new opportunities.
  • Develop and maintain sales forecast, coordinating with inside sales.
  • Diligently log sales activities and opportunities in Salesforce CRM.
Responsibilities
  • Direct sales responsibilities - Provide sales coverage for the territory of SC, NC, VA, MD, DC, WV and NJ
  • Provide regular feedback of territory business climate to management
  • Identification of new business and maintain loyalty of existing customer base
  • Establish and maintain professional selling relationships across all levels of the customer’s organization, including engineering, marketing, purchasing, and senior management
  • Plan and execute customer visits and presentations to promote HBK awareness and develop opportunities
  • Continuously learning the basics of HBK products and solutions
  • Coordinate involvement of company personnel, including support, service, and management resources to meet objectives and customer/prospect expectations
  • Participate in regional trade shows and conferences to foster new opportunities
  • Develop and maintain sales forecast, coordinating with inside sales
  • Diligently log sales activities and opportunities in Salesforce CRM
Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer

Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer

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Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Darmstadt, Germany

Founded

1942

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What believers are saying

  • Fusion-LN shipped in March 2026, giving HBK a fresh hardware upgrade cycle.
  • Sentech brings 86 employees and 350 blue-chip customers into HBK’s embedded-sensing funnel.
  • Owners@Spectris, launched June 2026, can improve retention and acquisition integration momentum.

What critics are saying

  • Sentech closes only after US regulatory clearance, delaying synergies into late 2026.
  • Fusion-LN backward compatibility protects customers, but it also slows replacement-driven revenue expansion.
  • KKR ownership raises integration pressure; a bad Sentech fit damages HBK’s acquisition-led strategy.

What makes Hottinger Brüel & Kjaer unique

  • HBK’s March 2026 Fusion-LN keeps LAN-XI installations working, easing upgrades.
  • HBK spans sound, vibration, and embedded sensing, serving aerospace, defence, energy, and industrial markets.
  • The August 2026 Sentech acquisition adds LVDT, RVDT, and speed-sensing depth.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Training Programs

Mentorship Program

Performance Bonus

Company News

HBK World
Aug 1st, 2026
HBK announces acquisition of Sentech

HBK has signed an agreement to acquire Sentech, a leading provider of precision position and speed sensing technologies, strengthening our capabilities in embedded sensing across aerospace, energy, defence, and industrial markets.

Process and Control Today Ltd
Mar 18th, 2026
The next generation in sound and vibration data acquisition.

The next generation in sound and vibration data acquisition. 18/03/2026 HBK - Hottinger, Bruel & Kjaer Designed to meet the evolving needs of engineers and researchers, Hottinger Brüel & Kjær's (HBK) latest innovation in sound and vibration measurement - Fusion-LN - has expanded its product line with a 12-channel module, which is available now for delivery. Fusion-LN introduces a streamlined approach to data acquisition, supporting applications across aerospace and defence, telecom, audio, industrial, and automotive sectors. Its modular design and intuitive interface enable users to adapt quickly to changing test requirements without compromising accuracy or reliability. A key function is that owners of HBK's LAN-XI data acquisition tool can preserve current capabilities and past investments, as Fusion-LN has backwards compatibility with LAN-XI. Operators are now also able to place Fusion-LN modules - combined with LAN-XI modules - in the same frame, which provides a seamless upgrade and allows them to expand their system, instead of replacing it. As industries face increasing demands for precision and efficiency, Fusion-LN provides engineers with a platform to simplify complex measurement tasks, while ensuring scalability for their future challenges.