Sales Engineer - Irvine, CA, United States

Originally posted 13 August 2026 by the employer.

About the role

The Sales Engineer designs products and identifies sales opportunities to maximize Murata's presence and secure customer approvals.

What you'll do

• Develop product promotion strategies to maximize sales opportunities.
• Educate customers on company product offerings and capabilities.
• Achieve design-in and print positions by executing promotional strategies.
• Document sales opportunities and actions within the organization using tools like Salesforce.com.
• Establish and strengthen relationships with customer design engineering staff and initiate technical proposals.
• Provide sales materials, samples, technology roadmaps, and promotional programs to assigned accounts.

What you'll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Knowledge of the electronics industry and products.
• Two or more years of passive or active component sales experience.
• Two or more years of tactical/strategic experience selling a diverse product lineup (components, modules, power supplies).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Salesforce.com or similar CRM.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Material Science.
• Two or more years of passive or active component sales or design experience.
• RF engineering or Aerospace experience.
• Previous manufacturing technical sales experience.
• Marketing and market planning knowledge.
• Knowledge of target market industries.
• Previous experience using Microsoft SharePoint.

Skills: sales opportunities, product promotion, design-in, customer relationships, technical proposals