Sales Engineer

Data4

Sales Engineer providing technical support in data center infrastructure solutions for DATA4's customers. Collaborating with sales, design teams, and stakeholders to respond to customer requirements.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeMarcoussis • 🇫🇷 FranceMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical support to the sales team.
Help grow company revenue.
Ensure customer solutions can be implemented and supported for the full life of the contract.
Translate customer requirements into robust, deliverable data center infrastructure solutions.
Act as the key technical interface between customers, the sales team, the Design team, and international stakeholders.
Capture customer requirements accurately and translate them into deliverable technical solutions for new opportunities, amendments, and expansion projects.
Validate solution feasibility across power, cooling, space, and operational constraints.
Develop CapEx cost models for proposed solutions.
Collaborate closely with the Design team and other internal stakeholders.
Drive standardization and reuse of design components and solution approaches.
Build the technical response to RFIs/RFPs.
Validate the non-recurring costs (NRC) of each offer.
Write and structure clear, customer-facing technical proposals.
Lead presales activities focusing on hyperscale cloud providers, neoclouds, and enterprise customers.
Act as the technical voice in key customer presentations.
Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or related field).
3–5+ years of experience in pre-sales, sales engineering, or solution design — ideally in data center, colocation, telecom, or critical infrastructure environments.
Strong technical knowledge of data center infrastructure (power and cooling systems), with an active interest in emerging technologies and industry trends.
Knowledge of AI compute requirements, GPU clusters, and high-performance networking.
Ability to build or contribute to cost models and assess technical and commercial risk.
Experience responding to RFIs/RFPs and structuring customer-facing technical proposals.
Proficiency with AutoCAD and Visio.
Excellent written and spoken communication skills in French and English.
Strong presentation skills for customer-facing engagements and site tours.
Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving skills, able to manage competing priorities and move between detail and big picture.
Active listener, able to respond accurately and credibly to customer questions.
Strong team player with a collaborative, cross-functional working style.
Genuine motivation to find the best possible solution for the customer while staying within company standards, ensuring long-term supportability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Respect and enforce health and safety rules.
Respect and enforce environmental policies.
Respect and enforce information security policies.
Respect and enforce the policy of reducing energy consumption.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Data Center InfrastructurePower SystemsCooling SystemsAI Compute RequirementsGPU ClustersHigh-Performance NetworkingCost Model DevelopmentTechnical Proposal StructuringSolution DesignSales Engineering

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsStrong Presentation SkillsStrategic ThinkingProblem-Solving SkillsTeam Collaboration