Hybrid Sales-Engineering Manager, Tooling & Launch

United Employment Group, Inc.; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

United Employment Group, Inc. is seeking a Sales Application Engineering Manager to own the technical and commercial evaluation of new opportunities from inquiry through quoting, award, and production launch.

The role serves as a primary liaison between customers, internal engineering, tooling, and manufacturing, ensuring feasible, well-estimated programs transitioned to production. This hybrid role requires strong technical acumen in stamping and roll forming with commercial judgment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering or equivalent hands-on experience in metal stamping/roll forming.
• 5+ years of experience in application engineering, quoting/estimating, or program management within a metal stamping, roll forming, or precision metal fabrication environment.
• Strong working knowledge of progressive die stamping and/or roll forming processes, tooling design principles, and press operations.
• Experience quoting tooling and production parts, including cost modeling and pricing strategy.
• Experience managing new program launches, including APQP, PPAP, and tryout processes.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering prints, GD&T, and 3D CAD models.

Responsibilities

• Lead the quoting process for new tooling, production parts, and prototype/sample requests, including cost modeling for tooling design/build, press tonnage and equipment selection, material utilization, secondary operations, and piece-part pricing.
• Develop detailed cost estimates and quotes for progressive dies, transfer dies, and roll form tooling, incorporating vendor/toolroom input where applicable.
• Analyze customer RFQs, prints, and 3D models to determine part feasibility, tooling approach, and process routing.
• Prepare and present formal quotations, proposals, and program pricing summaries to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with purchasing and operations to validate raw material, outside processing, and packaging cost inputs.
• Lead APQP activities and ensure launch milestones are met on schedule.
• Serve as program/project manager for awarded new business, coordinating timelines across tool design, tool build, tryout, sampling, and PPAP.
• Coordinate cross-functionally with quality, tooling, manufacturing engineering, and production to resolve tryout and launch issues.
• Track and report program status, risks, and open action items to internal leadership and customers.

Skills

Cost modeling

Quoting/estimating

Project management

Communication

Sales/technical interface

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

United Employment Group, Inc. is seeking a Sales Application Engineering Manager to own the technical and commercial evaluation of new opportunities from inquiry through quoting, award, and production launch.

The role serves as a primary liaison between customers, internal engineering, tooling, and manufacturing, ensuring feasible, well-estimated programs transitioned to production. This hybrid role requires strong technical acumen in stamping and roll forming with commercial judgment.