Technical Sales Engineer

Wrightbus; Ballymena; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company in Ballymena seeks a Technical Sales Engineer. This role involves managing customer specifications, liaising between sales and engineering, and ensuring accuracy in sales processes. The ideal candidate has a Mechanical Engineering degree and extensive bus design experience. Benefits include a discretionary bonus and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Life Insurance

Medicash scheme

Discount with local businesses

Free car parking

Canteen

Career progression

Professional development

Flexitime

Qualifications

• Extensive design experience in a bus engineering and manufacturing organisation.
• Experience in a role managing customer specifications.
• Knowledge of bus design and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Assist in formulating new product specifications.
• Manage customer specification to ensure alignment with tender submission.
• Act as the link between Sales and Design Engineering.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication

Education

3rd Level qualification in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Job type: Permanent

Location: Wrightbus

Closing date: Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 08:00

The Job Summary

Wrightbus, Europe's fastest-growing production company, seeks a Technical Sales Engineer, this person will contribute to the flow and accuracy of information in relation to the sales specification. This role will require strong working relationships between the customer, the sales representative and Wrightbus engineering.

The Role

Key Tasks

• Assist NPD in formulating new product specifications to ensure commonality with current specifications.
• Take responsibility for the specification from initial bid to completion, ensuring all information is complete before passing to design engineering.
• Manage customer specification to ensure alignment with tender submission.
• Manage base specification to ensure alignment with standard BOM.
• Manage new option proposals to customers and into the business regarding: a.) Option costs based on detailed estimates of material and labour b.) Accurate understanding of customer agreement c.) Timeline for introduction d.) Ensuring options are manufactured to expected cost
• Act as the link between Sales and Design Engineering to ensure smooth, timely information flow.
• Report on and meet agreed KPIs for the department.

The Requirements

• 3rd Level qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Extensive design experience in a Bus engineering and manufacturing organisation
• Experience in a role managing customer specifications
• Knowledge of bus design and manufacturing
• Working with customers to agree and negotiate final requirements
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and experience
• Experience of working and managing across various departments to successfully complete tasks to tight deadlines
• Experience of commercial and technical contracts

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Life Insurance
• Medicash scheme
• Discount with local businesses e.g. Galgorm Spa Resort and McAtamney's.
• Free car parking
• Canteen
• Career progression
• Professional development
• Flexitime

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