Senior Sales Engineer
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Senior Sales Engineer
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Global is hiring a Senior Sales Engineer in Glasgow, UK. This hybrid role focuses on Space Services, requiring satellite mission design expertise and customer-facing sales skills.
What You'll Do
As a Senior Sales Engineer focused on our Space Services offering, you will join a growing team responsible for providing unique space-based solutions to the commercial market. You will engage directly with the [Employer hidden] Account Executives and customer base to understand operational requirements, qualify opportunities, and design space-driven solutions. You will collaborate closely with the satellite architect and engineering colleagues to develop customer-driven solutions that leverage [Employer hidden]’s small satellite platforms, payloads, and global infrastructure.
- Work as a senior expert within a team to support sales discussions with Space Services customers, assess requirements and design the best possible solutions.
- Serve as the primary technical POC for the Space Services customer throughout the sales cycle.
- Lead the preparation and delivery of technical presentations and reports explaining [Employer hidden]’s products and services to prospective customers.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and subject matter experts within the organization to assess feasibility of customer-driven solutions, refine scope and technical details of complex space mission programs, and generally represent the voice and requirements of the customer within the organization throughout the sales cycle.
- Serve as a primary liaison between the sales and internal engineering teams and provide routine product updates and training to the sales staff and other sales engineers.
- Lead the development of technical proposals and generating or sourcing technical content specific to the customer’s application or problem set in a timely manner to ensure customer deadlines and sales objectives are met.
- Work closely with the sales team to identify gaps in current capabilities to drive the technology roadmap and enhance the product offering.
- Support initial Space Services program execution through the System Requirements Review, providing systems engineering support to document customer requirements and ensure a seamless transition from sales to execution.
Who You Are
You are a seasoned technical professional with experience in customer-facing roles, bringing expertise in satellite mission design, development, and testing. With a strong engineering background in aerospace, mechanical, electrical, or systems disciplines—or equivalent technical experience—you excel at understanding complex customer requirements and delivering innovative solutions.
- Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering (e.g. Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Systems), Computer Science, Physics, or equivalent combination of technical and work experience.
- Experience in satellite mission design, development, and testing with a clear understanding of major mission design trades and scope drivers (power / payload duty cycle, communications systems / data budgets, ground stations, launch and environmental loads, EMI/EMC, thermal management, etc.).
- Knowledge of satellite design and orbital simulation software (e.g., AGI STK).
- Familiarity with satellite-based remote sensing and Earth observations techniques.
- Familiarity with the radio frequency (RF) spectrum, specifically related to RF payload receivers.
- Experience writing technical reports and proposals.
- Experience presenting technical content to senior level management.
- Experience in a customer-facing technical role.
- Strong interpersonal skills for building relationships with clients and effectively communicating with other members of cross-functional teams.
- Strong comprehension skills to enable timely understanding of complex customer requirements and identification of thorough and sometimes unique solutions.
Global Perks
- ️ Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP)
- Launch Attendance
- Generous Time Off Policy
- Education Assistance Program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Family Leave
- Fitness Reimbursement
- Employee Referral Program
- Healthy snacks & beverages in every office
About [Employer hidden]
[Employer hidden] Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, [Employer hidden]’s data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.