Technical Sales Engineer (w/m/d) – Cooling Technology
Junior technical sales engineer at MAGNOTHERM, a deep-tech startup in Darmstadt developing magnetocaloric cooling technology. Day to day: pre-sales support, preparing technical proposals and drawings, CRM (HubSpot) data management, supporting pilot installations, and occasional travel within Europe.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Darmstadt, Hessen, Deutschland
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Internship
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Solutions engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, a technical discipline, business, or comparable field (or equivalent experience)
- Strong technical aptitude; translate customer requirements into practical solutions
- Confident communicator with technical and non-technical audiences
- Structured, self-driven, dependable; comfortable owning tasks without heavy oversight
- Comfortable with standard business tools and CRM systems (HubSpot)
- German (C1+) and English (C1+); non-negotiable
- Willingness to travel within Europe as needed (occasionally)
Nice to have
- Early experience in sales engineering, technical sales support, or project coordination
- Exposure to industrial, cold chain, HVAC, refrigeration or related technical markets
- Interest in or experience with channel/distributor relationships
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Full description
Startdate
From 01.11.2026 onwards.
What you will be doing here
At MAGNOTHERM, we are developing a revolutionary refrigeration technology that has the potential to eliminate up to 30% of energy demand and 100% of direct greenhouse gas emissions in the cooling industry. Our vision is to provide the cleanest and most sophisticated cooling solutions to reduce climate impact and costs. Founded in 2019, our deep tech company is a spin-off of the Technical University of Darmstadt.
We are looking for a Junior Sales Engineer to join our growing Go-To-Market team. Reporting to our GTM Lead, you will own technical pre-sales support, solution proposals, and our CRM data, building a working knowledge of magnetocaloric cooling technology along the way.
What you'll own
- Customer management & field engagement. Identify and build relationships with new customers. Attend meetings, site visits, technical presentations and solution discussions alongside senior team members. Support commissioning, start-up and handover for pilot and early customer installations.
- Technical sales support. Understand customer requirements and help shape technical solutions based on our technology that fit their needs while aligning with our commercial goals. Support pre- and post-sales activities as a conduit between the customer and MAGNOTHERM technical team.
- Proposals & documentation. Prepare technical proposals, drawings, calculations and supporting documentation for customer opportunities, working from standard configurations toward tailored solutions.
- CRM & market insight. Maintain opportunity and customer records in our CRM (HubSpot), tracking activities and deal progress. Monitor market trends, competitor activity and customer feedback to help inform GTM strategy and product development.
- Coordination & knowledge. Support project planning, equipment selection, delivery and implementation scheduling in coordination with our technical teams. Build product knowledge to support training for customers, partners and GTM colleagues. Travel occasionally within Europe to support customer visits, trade fairs and site assessments.
What you would ideally bring to the tableMust-have skills & experience
- A Bachelor's degree in engineering, a technical discipline, business, or a comparable field (or equivalent experience).
- Strong technical aptitude and the ability to translate customer requirements into practical solutions.
- Strong, confident communicator with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Structured, self-driven, and dependable — comfortable owning tasks without heavy oversight.
- Comfortable with standard business tools and CRM systems (we use HubSpot).