SICK is one of the world’s leading solutions providers for sensor-based applications in the industrial sector. Founded in 1946 by Dr.-Ing. e. h. Erwin Sick and headquartered in Waldkirch im Breisgau near Freiburg, the company is a technology and market leader with 63 subsidiaries and affiliates as well as numerous agencies around the globe. SICK has more than 10,000 employees worldwide and generated a group revenue of EUR 1.8 billion in the 2025 fiscal year.

Job Description
Account Manager / Sales Engineer* Automotive & Electronics Industry (f/m/d)

Region Northern Germany, Greater Hannover/Kassel Area

 

SICK Vertriebs-GmbH serves customers across a wide range of industries in the German market and successfully sells products, services, and solutions in the Factory and Logistics Automation segments. As Sales Engineer*, you take strategic and operational responsibility for our customers in the automotive and electronics industry and continuously drive the growth of our business in the region.

 

YOUR TASKS:

  • You manage, strategically and operationally, customers in the automotive and electronics industry with a focus on mechanical engineering, as well as selected end customers
  • You independently manage field sales activities
  • You are responsible for solution-oriented and qualified technical customer consulting across the entire product range
  • You act as a competent point of contact for internal and external customers as well as for national and international subsidiaries
  • You continuously identify new market potential, including new customer acquisition

 

YOUR PROFILE:

  • You have a completed degree in electrical engineering, electronics, or a comparable qualification
  • Professional experience in sales of automation, software, or digitalization solutions
  • Industry knowledge in automotive, electronics, and/or mechanical engineering is an advantage
  • Good English skills
  • Strong team spirit and communication skills
  • Assertive and responsible personality
  • Negotiation skills and strong customer orientation
  • Willingness to travel completes your profile
Information at a Glance
Posting Start Date:  7/21/26
Requisition-ID:  38058
Posting Job Location:  Außendienst / Field Service, Home Office / Remote
Full-time/Part-time:  Full-time
Contract Type:  Permanent

Contact: Silvia Hartmann

At SICK, we see people, not gender. 
We put great emphasis on diversity, reject discrimination and do not think in categories such as gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, age or sexual identity.