Sales Engineer - National Portfolio Accounts at Verizon in Franklin

Sales Engineer - National Portfolio Accounts

Location: Basking Ridge, New Jersey

When you join Verizon

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What you’ll be doing…

As a Sales Engineer – National Portfolio Accounts, you will serve as the lead technical authority partnering directly with the Senior Business Development Executive team to expand Verizon’s broadband and wireless footprint across national multifamily real estate portfolios.

In this role, you will bridge the gap between commercial strategy and network architecture. You will be the primary technical consultant to external real estate developers, REIT chief technology officers, property management IT leadership, and third-party engineering consultants. Working across large-scale greenfield developments and brownfield retrofit properties, with a focus on end-to-end telecommunications solutions—including Fiber-to-the-Unit (FTTU), property-wide Managed Wi-Fi, 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), IoT infrastructure, and low-voltage in-building distribution. You will evaluate site feasibility, contribute to planning of build scopes, resolve complex right-of-entry technical hurdles, and coordinate closely with network engineering and construction teams to ensure proposed solutions are viable, profitable, and delivered seamlessly.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Consultation & Pre-Sales Solutions

• Partnering with Senior Business Development Executives as the primary technical subject matter expert throughout the pre-sales discovery, design, and contract negotiation lifecycle.
• Conducting in-depth technical discovery and architectural reviews with property owners, real estate developers, low-voltage MEP engineers, and telecom consultants.
• Developing customized proposals for national residential portfolios, encompassing bulk Managed Wi-Fi, FTTP/FTTH, FWA, and smart property IoT backhaul.
• Delivering technical presentations and product demonstrations to C-level executives, asset managers, and IT stakeholders, translating complex telecom capabilities into tangible real estate amenity value.

Engineering Feasibility, Design & Scope Development

• Performing detailed network feasibility assessments.
• Authoring comprehensive reviews for infrastructure requirements to support Premise Access Licenses (PAL) and Bulk Service agreements.
• Collaborating closely with local Outside Plant Engineering (OSPE) and Network Operations to align on construction timelines and service delivery parameters.
• Acting as the technical lead on high-profile Request for Proposals (RFPs) and telecom consultant bids, producing technical specifications, service level agreements (SLAs), and design schematics.

Cross-Functional Delivery & Technical Governance

• Facilitating smooth project handoffs from business development to post-signature implementation teams, field engineering, and property onboarding operations.
• Identifying and mitigating potential deployment roadblocks—such as pathway/conduit constraints, MDF/IDF power and environmental limits, and historic building access restrictions.
• Tracking emerging telecommunications standards, in-building wireless technologies (Wi-Fi 7, CBRS, Private 5G), and smart building IoT trends to continuously enhance Verizon's competitive edge in the multifamily sector.

This is a mobile role. Although our preferred work locations are listed above, we remain open to considering candidates in other Verizon locations.

What we’re looking for…

You will need to have:

• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications, Information Technology, or four or more years of work experience.
• 2-3+ of pre-sales engineering, technical solutions architecture, or field engineering experience within the telecommunications, broadband, or commercial networking industry.
• Knowledge of optical distribution networks (PON, GPON, XGS-PON), IP routing/switching, Ethernet, and inside/outside plant (ISP/OSP) infrastructure.
• Hands-on experience with high-density residential Managed Wi-Fi networks (Ruckus, Cisco, Aruba, EERO, or equivalent), RF propagation, and wireless access point (AP) density planning.
• Willingness to travel nationally 25–40% for customer meetings, property walk-throughs, technical design reviews, and industry events.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• A degree.
• Prior experience advising cross-functional partners—specifically business executives, property developers, and finance teams—by breaking down intricate technical engineering challenges into clear financial and operational trade-offs.
• Background performing technical plan reviews for multitenant commercial and residential developments, applying deep working knowledge of MEP systems, conduit pathways, and riser schematics to guide project delivery and design compliance.
• Professional industry certifications (e.g., CWNA/CWNP, CCNA/CCNP, BICSI RCDP, or equivalent vendor wireless/fiber credentials).
• Prior experience supporting national multifamily housing, student housing, master-planned build-to-rent (BTR) communities, or large hospitality portfolios.
• Familiarity with predictive wireless site survey software (e.g., Ekahau, Hamina, or iBwave).
• Strong working knowledge of smart building IoT protocols (Z-Wave, Zigbee, LoRaWAN, BLE) and access control integration.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

In this mobile role, you'll primarily work from customer or field location(s), with occasional visits to a Verizon location for in-person training and meetings.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Benefits and Compensation

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $108,000.00 - $207,000.00.The annual salary range for the Illinois location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $119,000.00 - $207,000.00.The annual salary range for the New York location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $119,000.00 - $207,000.00.