What are the responsibilities and job description for the Applications Engineer position at WAUSEON MACHINE AND MFG, INC?
Core Responsibilities:
- Lead project kickoff meetings and support project execution as needed to ensure intended scope is maintained and projects are both profitable and effective for the intended use of the customer.
- Develop and review custom equipment proposals and costing sheets including rough order of magnitude (ROM), budgetary, and firm fixed price quotes.
- Review and understand customer specifications and requirements.
- Support the sales team in ensuring quotes are developed in accordance with customer specifications, budget, and timing requirements.
- Concept development, solution development, with support of Roboguide/Visual Components simulation tools.
- Review completed project material cost and labor performance to optimize cost estimates of future opportunities.
- Support sales as needed with customer visits, technical reviews, and proposal reviews.
- Actively participate in the continuous improvement of our proposal and estimating tools and processes.
- Maintain a standard cost database for materials and labor.
- Work alongside the company’s technical partners when developing the best concept solutions.
