What are the responsibilities and job description for the Applications Engineer (BIW Tooling Systems) position at Qualified Professional and Technical?
APPLICATIONS ENGINEER
SUMMARY:
SUMMARY:
The Applications Engineer is responsible for concepting manufacturing processes and analyzing data to assess the time, money, materials, and labor required to manufacture complete BIW tooling systems.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Prepare quotes for customer systems based on the supplied process released from engineering
- Prepare cycle time analysis, conceptual drawings, sequence of operations, and technical descriptions of machine stations and major system components
- Set estimated margins on all quoted jobs
- Estimates costs of new equipment or capital investment necessary for production
- Collaborate with project management to negotiate changes and costs on projects, negotiates these changes with customers, when required
- Review sketches, engineering data and other RFQ information to determine items to be quoted
- Recommend process improvements for estimating / implement new procedures where needed
- Willingness to assist within other areas of the company regarding component quoting and line processing
SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Experience quoting entire BIW tooling assemblies preferred
- Experience with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
- Experience in Processing a plus
- Experience with AutoCAD a plus
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Required minimum 4 years’ experience in cost estimating or process engineering
- Required minimum 2 years’ experience within relevant industry
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and ability to interpret engineering layouts and data
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to analyze financial data to estimate costs
- Strong communication and organizational skills, with the ability to multi-task effectively
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently with minimal supervision
- Willing to travel locally and long-distance to customer sites to do field checks; if necessary
WORK CONDITIONS:
- Must be able to work in a professional office environment as well as a manufacturing environment
- May be exposed to moving mechanical equipment, airborne particles, occasionally chemical fumes
- The noise level within the manufacturing floor may be faint to moderate, and occasionally loud
- Eyewear is mandatory while in the manufacturing area
- Safety shoes such as hard soled shoes are to be worn in the manufacturing area
- Must be able to work overtime when required as job permits
