2025 Customer Solutions & Technical Sales Development Program
Lincoln Electric

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 11,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries.

Location: Euclid - 22800 - Cleveland, OH, United States (US)
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Sales
Pay Range: ($42,900.00 - $66,600.00)
Target Bonus: %
Req ID: 25069

Summary:

Lincoln Electric's Sales Engineer Development Program is the ideal entry point to our Customer Solutions and Technical Sales group. Your experience with customer interaction, problem solving, and solution selling puts you in position to follow any number of career paths, including sales management, product management, marketing and communications-in addition to core engineering-related opportunities based on academic specialty. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be transferred to one of our U.S. district sales offices.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in a 7-month comprehensive sales training program at the Euclid facility, including:
• Complete 8 weeks of The Lincoln Electric Weld School hands-on weld training, including periodic welding skills test
• Develop a thorough understanding of arc welding safety issues, fundamentals and processes.
• Develop a strong knowledge of all Lincoln Electric equipment, consumables, accessories and service products. Learn to apply these products to the appropriate application.
• Participate in various soft skills training, such as public speaking, written communication skills, selling skills, presentation skills, time management negotiation, etc.
• Assist with product demonstrations, training and other sales specific assignments.
• Travel to various trade shows and end user events to assist and apply your welding knowledge.
• Travel to a district sales office for a week of training in the field.
• Complete a guaranteed cost reduction project at an actual end user location.

Education & Experience Required:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Construction Management or a Business-related degree; minimum GPA of 2.5
• Basic knowledge of sales and customer service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Must be highly motivated and self-confident.
• Overnight travel may be required.
• Willing to relocate.
• Ability to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent basis.

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

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Nearest Major Market: Cleveland
Job Segment: Developer, Welding, Testing, Fabrication, Technology, Manufacturing

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