Sales Engineer at Red Dot Buildings – Athens, Texas

Are you an experienced structural designer with a strong background in metal building systems? We are looking for a Sales Engineer to support our estimating and sales teams by performing preliminary structural designs, generating accurate material estimates, and serving as a technical resource for customers and architects. This role plays a key part in helping customers define project scopes early in the design process while ensuring timely and accurate pricing. If you have a deep understanding of metal building systems and enjoy collaborating across departments in a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform preliminary structural design of metal building systems using Metal Building Software (MBS) and other tools.
• Generate structural framing material summaries for accurate cost estimating.
• Support the sales team by preparing preliminary drawings and column base reactions when needed.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in metal buildings, offering guidance and value-engineering suggestions to customers and architects.
• Meet with teams, including Sales, Estimating, and Pricing, to ensure estimates align with project scope and design requirements.
• Review architectural and structural drawings to confirm project parameters and identify optimization opportunities.
• Provide timely and professional communication with both internal stakeholders and external clients.
• Ensure that all designs comply with internal standards and project specifications.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary with performance-based incentives.
• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company contributions.
• Generous paid time off (PTO).
• Professional development and leadership growth opportunities.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, or Architectural Engineering.
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience designing and/or estimating pre-engineered metal building systems.
• Proficiency in designing complex framing like large clear spans, hips and valleys, cranes, mezzanines, jack beams, hangar doors, and skews.
• Strong knowledge of MBS and general office software, including Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organized, self-motivated, and capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration preferred.
• Prior experience in a customer-facing or sales engineering role is a plus.
• Accepting candidates for in-office or remote positions.