Estimating Engineer

Support quote process/activity for commercial RFQs, contract pricing and re-quotes for existing jobs. Works cross functionally with Sales/Commercial, Engineering and Operations and other functional areas as required to generate costing and pricing in response to customer inquiries.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for Standard Quoting includes the following :

- Works closely with Hynes Sales Reps and Customer Service team to support New Quotes of Standard roll-forming opportunities under the direction of the Estimating Engineer

- Support Quote Sheet, Quote Tracking, Pipeline Updates, underlying data, and methodology with Sales and Commercial leadership of these items

- Works with Sales Reps to ensure RFQ / SJR submissions are complete.

- Works with Engineering, Operations and Procurement to develop detailed cost estimates. Also works with Engineering to secure tooling quotes.

- Investigates, interprets, and makes recommendations related to customer specifications and requirements to aid in Hynes costing approach.

- Communicates with internal and external customers and responds to customer inquiries and support as required.

- Applies strong people/interaction skills to make well-developed oral and written communications.

- Collects technical and operational information from numerous Engineering, Commercial, Procurement and Operations sources to aid in decision making and refine/improve quote process and outcomes.

- Engages in other activities in support of Engineering as required

- Work with Sales/Commercial group to prioritize workload

- Other Engineering related tasks/duties as assigned

Qualifications

- Education and /or Experience: Associate or Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering Technology.

- Prior estimating experience preferred, but not necessary, in related Manufacturing or Fabrication/Tool and Die/Roll forming/Stamping business.

- Sales experience or prior commercial role a plus.

Skills:

- Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings/prints required

- Prior Sales Estimating/Quoting experience

- AutoCAD and Inventor

- Microsoft Office, MS Project

- Extensive experience working with Excel is essential