Bid Support Engineer

This role reports directly into the Development Manager. The purpose of the role is to aid the Engineering Department’s response to a variety of enquiries and to prepare technical proposals for tendering purposes.

Duties will include:

• Interfacing with the Sales and Commercial Departments to understand the engineering requirements of prospective work.
• Production of concise and effective technical proposals in response to customer requests.
• Co-ordination of resources to achieve the required engineering input.
• Attending meetings with customers, including delivery of technical presentations and participation in engineering and commercial discussions.
• Developing standardised documentation packs, for proposal use, and trend analysis to assist in directing future company product development activities.
   

Essential skills, experience and knowledge requirements:

The successful candidate must;

• Have a BSc, BEng or MEng in a relevant Engineering discipline or relevant apprenticeship with HNC.
• Experience with solid modelling design tools with structural analysis using finite element modelling being an advantage.
• A track record of creating high quality production drawings.
• A flair for problem solving and innovation.
• A flexible approach to work activities.
• Knowledge and experience in using computer packages (Microsoft outlook, word, excel).

The successful candidate must hold, or be able to meet the appropriate Security Clearance as required.