Job Description

Location: Shelby
Employment Status: Salary Full-Time
Function: Sales
Pay Grade and Range: Engineer Level I-IV. Min Level I: $77,000 - Mid Level IV: $130,000)
Bonus Plan: AIP
Target Bonus: 10,0
Hiring Manager: Jason VanderPloeg
Recruiter: Allison Schock

Internal Candidate Eligibility Criteria:
1. Is a Lincoln Electric employee with at least 1 year of service
2. Is NOT on an active Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)

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Fori Automation is seeking an experienced Assembly Proposal Engineer reporting to the Director of Business Development, Assembly Division. The Proposal Engineer will primarily support North American programs and new RFQ opportunities. This is an incredibly satisfying opportunity as you will be the primary creator of an initial manufacturing and assembly process and watch the finished product come to life! Incredible career growth opportunities abound as well.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Assembly processing capabilities (including layouts and cycle time analysis)
• Utilization of INVENTOR or AutoCAD for development of tooling concepts and layout drawings
• Create new program processes, layouts and project proposals from assigned RFQs and engineering changes
• Support and participate in both new RFQ meetings with customers as well as technical reviews following quotation submittal
• Read, review, and quote within supplied customer specifications
• Work cohesively with internal project team on any commercial needs or support once a project is kicked-off
• Prepare responses to RFQs and RFI’s in form of a Proposal Letter and Quotation, ensuring best technical and commercial solutions are used

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's in Engineering degree preferred (Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing or related)
• Minimum 3-5 years Engineering, Proposal & Estimating experience
• Development of technical proposals with good presentation skills
• Detailed cost estimating of custom designed & manufactured system experience – assembly system(s) experience; Automation Assembly experience preferred
• Preferred experience in Inventor and/or AutoCAD
• High proficiency with Microsoft Excel

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands: While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Repetition with activity; computer work.
• Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The Lincoln Electric Company is a government contractor that complies with the requirements of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and requests priority referrals for protected veterans for our job openings.

Lincoln Cutting Systems does not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. Resumes submitted to any employee(s) of Lincoln Cutting Systems without a signed vendor agreement, by the Manager of Recruiting & Training, will become property of Lincoln Cutting Systems. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of The Lincoln Electric Company will not be considered binding terms. Lincoln Cutting Systems will not pay a fee to any third-party recruiter that has not coordinated their recruiting activity through the Recruiting Department.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability
“Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, protected veteran status or disability”

Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.