Cutting Tool Sales Engineer – Automotive Manufacturing

About the role

Decatur Diamond is looking for a motivated Cutting Tool Sales Engineer to develop new business and support automotive OEM and Tier 1 manufacturers. The role blends technical expertise with sales acumen to solve machining challenges and improve manufacturing productivity.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and grow automotive OEM and Tier 1 accounts.
• Identify opportunities to improve cycle time, tool life, quality, and cost per part.
• Recommend advanced tooling solutions such as PCD, CBN, carbide, and engineered tooling.
• Conduct customer visits, tooling evaluations, and machining trials.
• Collaborate with manufacturing engineers, production teams, and purchasing.
• Prepare quotations, technical presentations, and sales proposals.
• Manage territory activity and achieve sales growth objectives.

Required profile

• 3+ years of industrial cutting‑tool sales or manufacturing engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of CNC machining processes including milling, drilling, reaming, and turning.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship‑building skills.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to manage a sales territory independently.
• Willingness to travel throughout the assigned territory.

Required skills

• CNC machining
• Milling
• Drilling
• Reaming
• Turning
• PCD tooling
• CBN tooling
• Carbide tooling
• Engineered tooling

What we offer

• Competitive base salary plus uncapped commission
• Performance bonuses
• Health benefits and 401(k)
• Vehicle allowance
• Paid training and professional development
• Opportunity to represent industry‑leading cutting‑tool technology