Cutting Tool Sales Engineer – Automotive Manufacturing
The posting
Cutting Tool Sales Engineer – Automotive Manufacturing
Location: Michigan (Preferred) | Remote | Travel Required
Drive Manufacturing Productivity
Decatur Diamond is seeking a motivated Cutting Tool Sales Engineer to develop new business and support automotive OEM and Tier 1 manufacturers. This is an excellent opportunity for a technical sales professional who enjoys solving machining challenges, improving manufacturing productivity, and building long-term customer relationships.
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 including PCD, CBN, carbide, and engineered tooling.
- Conduct customer visits, tooling evaluations, and machining trials.
- Work closely with manufacturing engineers, production teams, and purchasing.
- Prepare quotations, technical presentations, and sales proposals.
- Manage territory activity and achieve sales growth objectives.
Qualifications
- 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.
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
Join Our Team
At Decatur Diamond , our mission is simple: Driving Manufacturing Productivity. If you’re passionate about manufacturing, enjoy solving technical challenges, and want to make a measurable impact with automotive customers, we’d like to hear from you.
For more information email Sue Deeter, HR Manager at: suedeeter@heritagecutter.com
Taken from Heritage Cutter's own posting, last seen live on 3 Nov 2026.
About Heritage Cutter
Carbide, high-speed steel and diamond cutting tools (end mills, taps, countersinks) under the Data Flute, Weldon, Brubaker and Decatur Diamond brands, sold to manufacturers and industrial distributors in the US and Canada.
Pay schedule: Base salary plus commission on sales volume, with medical, dental, vision, a 401(k) with company base and matching contributions, and disability and life cover; the automotive sales engineer adds uncapped commission, performance bonuses and a vehicle allowance.
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