Solution Engineer

At E Tech Group , j oining our team means joining a group of passionate and forward-thinking experts. We’re one of the largest engineering and system integration firms in the United States providing value for our clients thr ough IT automation and control solutions for more than 30 years to the Life Sciences, Mission Critical, Metals & Mining , Warehousing & Distribution , and CP G/ Food & Beverage industries. Our national and global scale allows us to help our clients develop and implement standardized solutions at any of their facilities regardless of physical location or the local resources available at that site.

We are seeking an Application Engineer to be responsible for proposal and estimate development for industrial automation solutions in the Consumer Products, Food and Beverage, Life Sciences, and Material Handling industries. Our projects span the range from simple PLC upgrades through full automation solutions featuring Allen Bradley, Siemens, AVEVA, Ignition, and custom software solutions. You will also work with the Business Development Management team and others to improve methods, tools, and processes to standardize (or systematize) and improve proposal and estimating development for the entire business unit.

You will:

• Prepare work to be estimated by reviewing requests for proposals (RFP), engineering drawings, specifications, and related documents.
• Meet with customers to review the technical scope and engineering requirements.
• Develop estimates by identifying labor, material, travel expenses, and time requirements by studying RFPs, engineering drawings, specifications, and related documents.
• Compute costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.
• Resolve discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information.
• Work closely with E Tech engineers and project managers to refine estimates
• Present prepared estimate by assembling and displaying numerical and descriptive information.
• Create proposal document by entering scope, deliverable, schedule, risk, and clarification information from the estimate into existing proposal template.
• Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
• Maintain cost database by entering and backing up data.
• Maintain technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing technical publications.
• Work remotely within EST and travel < 15%
• Be an ambassador who embodies our Core Values <span class="TextRun SCXW243457903 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contra