Quoting Engineer

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Critically analyze customer quote requests; develop quotations for customers based on interpretation of blueprints defining manufacturing processes and product cost analysis.
• Determine manufacturability of the part and sequence of operations that need to be quoted.
• Partner with Customer Service, Planning, Engineering, Manufacturing and Customers to obtain information needed for developing costs and corresponding quotes.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Production Manager to develop setup and cycle times, material selection, and process development for components and assemblies to be quoted.
• Develop quotes that meet company expectations for profitability.
• Identify gage and fixture requirements.
• Aid Manufacturing Engineers with developing processes and process improvements.
• Create routings in ERP specifying processes, setup, production times; adding notes to the router clearly identifying process per operation.
• Track and report quoting metrics including how many quotes result in customer orders.
• Customer follow up on quotes that did not result in orders.
• Interact with internal and external customers as necessary.
• Develop manufacturing processes at the quoting level in the ERP system.
• Work with supplies to obtain quotes and delivery information for outside processing.

Knowledge, Skills & Competencies

• 3 years of quoting experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of manufacturing experience in a precision machine shop.
• Experience and knowledge of secondary operation processes including assembly, molding, heat treat, passivation, polishing and welding.
• Experience and knowledge of CNC programming (lathes & mills), setup and operation of CNC equipment.
• Understand the capabilities of CNC lathes, 5 axis mills, Swiss machines and robotic equipment.
• Experience in medical device manufacturing environment preferred.
• Thorough understanding of raw materials, manufacturing processes, and quality control practices.
• Knowledge of CNC machining, tooling, processes and capabilities.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of blueprints and GD&T; thoroughly understand GD&T callouts and how to interpret them.
• Knowledge of inspection methods and measuring tools and equipment.
• Proficient in machine shop math.
• Experience in ISO/FDA environment preferred.
• Ability to communicate effectively in multi-discipline, cross cultural environment and levels of organization.
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as, autonomously.
• Capable of handling stressful situations and manage conflict.
• Ability to read and comprehend complex instructions.
• Maintain sense of urgency and ability to prioritize work.
• Computer literate in various software applications (i.e. Microsoft Office).
• ERP system experience required, Epicor software preferred.

Physical Job Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit, stand or walk; use hands, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee must be able to sit or stand for up to 12 hours per day.
• Ability to function in highly stressful situations.