Graduate Mechanical Sales Engineer

Mechanical Technical Sales Engineer Warrington Graduate Mechanical Engineer Our client, part of an international engineering organisation with a base near Warrington, is now looking to recruit a Mechanically biased Technical Sales Engineer to join the team ASAP! This role would be suitable for either a graduate engineer with some industry experience, OR an experienced Sales Engineer looking for a new challenge! Our client, an international engineering business with a base in the UK, is looking for a Technical Sales/Applications Engineer to join their experienced team of product and applications engineers working primarily with OEM Customers throughout the UK. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest and competence in helping customers, by providing high quality, technically optimised mechanical solutions and will be results-driven with an ability to work to deadlines. While office-based, this is a customer interactive role, with significant time spent daily communicating with customers (primarily OEM). Opportunities to visit customer sites as part of a technical & commercial team will become more common as the candidate’s experience and skills develop, as well as some opportunity for international travel to other sites for training and development. Responsibilities: * Qualification and prioritisation of customer RFQ’s. * Communicate with customer & sales team to interpret customer & application requirements and clearly define relevant application data. * Interpretation of detailed technical specifications, drawings and hydraulic circuits to ensure that offered products and solutions meet the required technical requirements. * Select products & develop solutions & proposals of primarily mechanical (but also electronic & Hydraulic) products to satisfy customer application requirements. * Define and manage small modifications to standard product in order to replace competitor or obsolete products. * Commercially cost & prepare proposal of these solutions to point of negotiation by sales / commercial team. * Liaise with within the group & external suppliers to source products & technically support pre & post sales. * Contract reviews, technical handover to sales support / purchasing and production teams & project kick-off meetings to ensure the specification is correct prior to supply. * Visit customer sites on occasion to better understand application needs & define optimal solutions, help promote their products & develop business. * Offer technical support & occasional project management to see projects through to delivery. * Support colleagues and customers in commissioning or aftermarket problem resolution or warranty issues. * Visit customer site on occasion to support commissioning or aftermarket activity. * Support & drive development of company & team technical ability & competence in all relevant departments (Sales, Technical, Workshop). * Help develop technical tools & selection processes, efficient working practices & information sourcing & communication. * Location: Based at the office, candidate must reside within manageable commute and have own transport. Qualifications & Skills: Ideal Candidate: * Mechanical engineering degree or equivalent combination of qualification + experience. Essential skills include: * Comfortable with basic calculations & formulae (BODMAS). Candidates will be tested. * Ability to interpret Engineering drawings. * Knowledge of Electric Motors & Controls. * Understanding of Hydraulic principles & Product Function. * Basic knowledge of Electronic / hydraulic products & applications. * Excellent communication skills & phone manner. * An appreciation of the commercial side of engineering. * Ability & Aptitude to identify & develop commercial Opportunity beyond the initial RFQ or Technical Query. Desirable skills include: * Ability to qualify and prioritise a wide variety of customer requests and identify and develop commercial opportunity beyond the initial RFQ or technical query. * Ability to understand Electric / Hydraulic circuits. * Knowledge of ERP systems. * Some knowledge & understanding of electronic control of hydraulic systems