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Proposal Engineer

Proposal Engineer

Heller Machine Tools LPTroy, MI, US
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Job Description

Job Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

  • Proposal Process

Review RFQ and customer technical requirements

  • Request missing information from customer directly or through sales account manager
  • Forward customer specification to engineering for review
  • Develop RFQs for non Heller equipment quotes
  • Vendor Quote Process (See Below)
  • Process the project being quoted
  • Create fixture layout

  • Create time study
  • Create process overview
  • Create system layout
  • Create machine configuration
  • Support review of tolerance analysis and capability requirements
  • Review and approve processing with proposal engineering manager
  • Review processing with customer
  • Update processing based on vendor quotes and customer
  • Line up estimator and planner to quote and create schedule
  • Create proposal TOC and distribute
  • Initiate proposal package
  • Approve estimate content
  • Perform technical and commercial review of proposal document
  • Make appropriate updates to proposal document
  • Vendor Quote
  • Determine proposal items to be quoted (automation, ancillary equipment, fixtures, tooling, etc.)

  • Prepare appropriate RFQ documents and attachments
  • Line up suppliers in order to properly quote proposal items.
  • Coordinate with information with estimator purchasing manager
  • Review technical content of vendor quotes
  • Scheduling (Proposal)
  • Complete and submit request for schedule to planner.

  • Kickoff Process
  • Perform technical match between Customer PO and Heller proposal

  • Prepare “As Sold” proposal
  • Copy applicable proposal documents to the new job folder
  • Review IOC
  • Participate in Technical Review
  • Supervisory Responsibilities :

  • None
  • Process Owner Responsibilities :

  • None
  • Education and Experience :

  • Minimum 4 year technical degree.
  • Minimum 5 years automotive and machine tool experience.
  • Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

  • Hard Skills
  • Ability to read and interpret blueprints

  • Thorough understanding of Heller processes : Proposal, Kickoff and Vendor Quotation.
  • GD & T
  • Metrology (basis knowledge of materials)
  • Cutting tool knowledge (feeds and speeds)
  • Basic Machine Tool Design
  • Work holding concepts
  • Cost Estimating
  • Scheduling
  • Industrial Automation Systems
  • Industrial Assembly Systems
  • Basic Industrial Controls
  • Systems Turnkey Design
  • Intermediate to Advanced level in MS Office (specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
  • Beginning level of SAP
  • Intermediate to advanced level in AutoCAD
  • Beginning level of 3D CAD (preferably Creo; Inventor, NX, Solid Works, Catia, or others acceptable)
  • Soft Skills
  • Manage time effectively

  • Communicate effectively with customer, suppliers, Heller management and employees
  • Public speaking (giving presentations to customers and internal on processes and product)
  • Basic Project management (manage open issues list, manage vendors, etc..)
  • Work well in a team environment (collaborate with internal departments)
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Troubleshooting / Problem Solving skills
  • Cultural diversity / sensitivity
  • Training Requirements :

  • General Safety
  • ISO 9001 Quality System Awareness
  • ISO 14001 Environmental Awareness
  • SAP ECTR
  • Physical Demands :

  • Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and occasionally bend and move about the facility.
  • Personal Protective Equipment :

  • Safety glasses may be required while performing specific tasks.
  • Hearing protection may be required while performing specific tasks.
  • Steel toe safety shoes may be required while performing specific tasks.
  • Work Environment :

  • Hybrid role. Works in an office, Heller plant (Troy, MI) and at Customer site.
  • Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

    Company Description

    HELLER was founded in 1894 as a small craftsmans workshop in Germany. Today a world leading manufacturer with 2,000+ employees, the group develops and produces state-of-the-art machine tools and entire production systems for metal-cutting processes. The HELLER product range comprises 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining centers, CNC mill / turning centers, CNC machines for crankshaft and camshaft machining, flexible manufacturing systems and a modular range of services. HELLER began its operations in the United States in 1982 and has a production facility in Troy, MI.

    Company Description

    HELLER was founded in 1894 as a small craftsmans workshop in Germany. Today a world leading manufacturer with 2,000+ employees, the group develops and produces state-of-the-art machine tools and entire production systems for metal-cutting processes. The HELLER product range comprises 4-axis and 5-axis CNC machining centers, CNC mill / turning centers, CNC machines for crankshaft and camshaft machining, flexible manufacturing systems and a modular range of services. HELLER began its operations in the United States in 1982 and has a production facility in Troy, MI.

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