Key skills
Industrial AutomationControlsProgrammingElectrical EngineeringEstimatingProposal DevelopmentERP SystemsProject Costing SystemsParametric Estimation ToolsTechnical Documentation AnalysisRFQ Documentation AnalysisERPCommunicationCollaborationSales
About this role
E Tech Group is one of the largest engineering and system integration firms in the United States, providing IT automation and control solutions for over 25 years. They are seeking a Proposal Engineer to handle consultation with customers and develop proposals for industrial automation solutions across various industries including food & beverage and life sciences.
Responsibilities:
- Meet with customers to review the technical scope and engineering requirements and work with local E Tech Group Business Development Managers in the sales pursuit process
- Prepare work to be estimated by gathering proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents
- Quote normal Control Panel / PLC / HMI projects without much assistance, calling in engineering help only for niche cases
- Identify labor, material, and time requirements by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents
- Compute costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements
- Resolve discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information
- Present prepared estimate by assembling and displaying numerical and descriptive information
- Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
- Maintain cost database by entering and backing up data
- Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing technical publications
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
- Travel 25% to local and regional customers
- Serve as an ambassador who embodies our Core Values, prioritizing the success of E Tech Group, our clients, and the professional development of our associates
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience and educational background
- 5+ years of Industrial Automation experience directly related to design, controls, programming, and electrical engineering
- Past experience of extensive use of the Company's Methods, Tools, and Process specific to estimating and proposal management standards
- Understanding of ERP / Project Costing Systems and parametric estimation tools
- Extensive understand of customer plans, specifications, technical documentation as well as RFQ documentation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A DNA comprised of collaboration and teamwork
- GMP experience