The Technical Sales Engineer supports customers in Europe with technical advice, product demonstrations, sales proposals, training, and troubleshooting geospatial technology solutions.
This is a remote position.
Technical Sales Engineer – EMEA – Location within Europe Kontur | Full-Time | Europe-Based | Travel Required
Kontur is looking for a hands-on Technical Sales Engineer to support customers across Europe with our advanced sensing and geospatial technology solutions. You'll bring deep field knowledge — whether from land surveying, GPR, geophysics, utility locating, or pavement evaluation — and apply it across the full customer lifecycle, from pre-sales through implementation and training.
You'll be the primary technical point of contact for survey companies, civil engineering consultancies, infrastructure owners, public authorities, and research organizations across Europe — translating client needs into effective solutions and ensuring successful project outcomes in the field. In this role you will be working closely with the VP Sales EMEA and the Channel Sales director for EMEA, supporting the pre-sales activities across the region.
- Serve as the lead technical advisor for prospects and customers throughout EMEA
- Conduct product demonstrations in real-world environments (highways, airports, rail corridors, subsurface mapping sites)
- Support sales with technical proposals, statements of work, and documentation
- Help clients set up field workflows and integrate solutions with existing tools (GNSS, GIS, total stations)
- Deliver onsite and remote training for survey teams, engineers, and geospatial professionals
- Develop training materials and best practice guides tailored to European standards and workflows
- Troubleshoot hardware, sensors, and geophysical data processing issues in the field
- Feed European customer and market requirements back into product and engineering teams
- Support the build-out of a European hub for demos, equipment servicing, and training
Requirements
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Geodesy, Surveying, Geomatics, Geophysics, Civil Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in a surveying, geospatial, GPR, or engineering environment
- Solid understanding of surveying principles — coordinate systems, GNSS, GIS integration, data acquisition
- Hands-on experience with instrumentation, sensors, or field electronics
- Strong communicator, able to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable working independently across multiple European markets
- Willingness to travel frequently across Europe
- Experience with ground penetrating radar (GPR) systems
- Knowledge of European survey standards or national infrastructure requirements
- Background in pavement evaluation, utility detection, or structural inspection
- Familiarity with cloud-based geospatial platforms and field-to-office workflows
Benefits
- Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
- International work environment
- Flexible working hours
- Mobile phone and internet coverage
- Career development opportunities
- A collaborative, high-competence team driven by innovation
For questions about the position:
Erik Meum – Chief Revenue Officer
Email: [email protected]
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