Applications Engineer

Recruitment South East; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Applications Engineer in Eastbourne, East Sussex. This role involves providing technical and commercial support for global sales, handling enquiries, and creating proposals. Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and strong interpersonal skills. This position is on-site, with potential travel required.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to manage a heavy workload and prioritize effectively.
• High level of organization with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Act as the pre-order point of contact for sales and customers.
• Evaluate client needs and create proposals.
• Support order handover to relevant project managers.
• Build relationships with external sales teams.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Methodical approach

Organizational skills

Competence with MS Office

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Applications Engineer
Eastbourne, East Sussex
Salary: Neg (depending on experience)

MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK IN PLACE AS OUR CLIENT DOES NOT OFFER SPONSORSHIP - PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE PERMANENT RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK STATUS.

To provide technical and commercial support for the global sales activity, within markets such as Oil and Gas, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, etc. Responsible for enquiry handling, technical evaluation, proposal creation and customer support, through to generation of post-order contractual documentation and supporting the handover process to relevant departments.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Act as the pre-order point of contact for the external sales team, global representatives and customers, responding to enquiries and technical clarifications for new unit sales.
• Evaluate clients needs and create proposals, reviewing project specifications and generating comments/deviations.
• Attend pre-order technical and commercial clarification meetings with customers, as necessary.
• Raise contract documentation and support the order handover process to the Project Manager and Product Engineer.
• Communicate and build working relationships with external sales teams, global representatives and customers.
• Operate within bid deadlines and contractual guidelines set down by the client.
• Liaise with other departments, as necessary, to ensure that contractual requirements are understood.
• Support training activity for external sales teams and global representatives.

The successful individual should possess the following:

• Bachelor s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Strong interpersonal skills and good communication skills is essential at all levels.
• Ability to prioritise a heavy and variable workload.
• A methodical approach with attention to detail.
• Highly organised and able to work under minimal supervision, capable of dealing with high pressure situations.
• Competent with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Fluent in English language.

Please note this role is based on-site, but travel may be required to support the external sales teams/ global representatives and attend bid clarification meetings with customers.