Technical Presales Engineer

About the Role

Controtek Solutions is looking for a Solutions Architect – Technical Pre-Sales to serve as our technical and solution authority throughout the sales cycle. You'll translate customer business and technical requirements into complete, technically sound, commercially viable solutions — leading everything from technical assessments and architecture design through proposal development, presentations, and contract award — across our SCADA, Energy Management, Asset & Maintenance Management, MES, IIoT, and industrial digitalization portfolio.

What You'll Do

• Conduct customer discovery, site surveys, and technical assessments to identify gaps and opportunities
• Design end-to-end IT/OT solution architectures — hardware, software, networking, integration, and dashboards
• Lead technical and commercial proposal development, including BOMs, specifications, and cost estimates
• Deliver technical presentations, demos, POCs, and RFP/RFQ/tender responses
• Support Business Growth Managers through the full opportunity lifecycle, assessing feasibility, risk, and strategy
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and Project teams to ensure solutions are deliverable
• Build reusable reference architectures and maintain technical standards
• Keep opportunity and pipeline data current in the CRM

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Instrumentation & Control, Automation, Computer Engineering, IT, or related field
• 3–7 years in industrial automation, SCADA, systems integration, IT/OT, digitalization, technical consulting, or technical pre-sales
• Demonstrated experience developing technical solutions and proposals
• Working knowledge of several of: SCADA/HMI/PLC/RTU, industrial networking, IIoT/edge computing, energy or asset management systems, MES, databases/dashboards/analytics, IT/OT integration, cloud/on-prem architectures, industrial cybersecurity, or electrical/instrumentation systems
• Strong analytical, technical writing, and presentation skills
• Comfortable communicating with engineers, operations staff, and executives alike
• Able to work independently and manage multiple opportunities simultaneously
• Willingness to travel for site visits as required

Nice to Have

• Experience with major automation platforms (Siemens, Schneider, Rockwell, ABB, etc.) or Ignition SCADA
• System integration project experience
• Experience responding to RFPs/RFQs/tenders and preparing technical/commercial proposals
• Project costing and estimation experience
• Experience working with system integrators, OEMs, consultants, or contractors

Who Thrives Here

A technical consultant who can design complete, practical solutions and own a proposal from requirements gathering through technical defense — someone who moves comfortably between engineers and executives, understands how technology investments translate into business value, and collaborates well across Business Growth, Engineering, Procurement, Finance, and Project teams.