Cost Estimation Engineer

Overview

Nobody knows more about adhesives than APPLIED Adhesives. We are passionate about solving complex challenges with innovative adhesive products and offerings. APPLIED is the industry leader in helping manage costs, reduce waste, and make entire operations run more efficiently. From adhesives, equipment, parts, and service, we have you covered.

With world-class adhesive products, equipment, and parts along with visionary leadership, unparalleled expertise, and an agile, responsive service team, we’re not happy simply staying put. Every day, we leverage our technical expertise and passion for problem solving for the benefit of our customers and the future of our company.

We have countless victories that we could celebrate, but we’re more interested in looking forward than back. We’ve collected the talent and skills to continue innovating new product solutions and applications in emerging industries. We have the fortitude to not only accept challenges, but to seek them out. And we have the confidence and determination to become the most sought-after adhesive solutions partner.

We are seeking a highly motivated, Cost Estimation Engineer who displays strong communication, interpersonal skills, and embraces a growth mindset.

This position will be responsible for conducting application evaluations to ensure fluid dispensing systems proposed meet customer requirements, as well as compiling solution costs to establish a recommended sales price for the system, verifying the system proposal addresses the full project scope, and support sales personnel to ensure the system functionality and features are clearly communicated.

The purpose of this role is to deliver comprehensive system proposals of our engineered solutions to our sales team to provide our customers with industry leading advanced fluid dispensing equipment for their specific meter, mix, and dispense application.

This is an on-site position located in Brooklyn Center, MN. Only local candidates will be considered for this position.

• Conduct lead qualification calls with sales and the customer to gather system requirements.
• Analyze material properties and account for their impacts on the final system design.
• Outline fundamental system requirements ensuring they are aligned with the customer’s needs.
• Conduct component sizing calculations to guarantee system performance.
• Identify compatible system options to enhance the base solution.
• Formulate product costs in Excel including all factors required to produce and deliver the system.
• Determine system lead times evaluating supply chain constraints and manufacturing capacity.
• Prepare and present proposals to the sales team in a clear manner.
• Define spare parts associated with the system.
• Assist engineering with the project initiation to promote an efficient design process.
• Maintain knowledge of new and developing fluid dispensing technology, equipment, and applications
• Work effectively in a team environment.
• Must be willing to travel to APPLIED facilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Are well organized, process and data driven.
• Possess solid analytical skills.
• Have the willingness to learn and are personally driven to succeed.

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery.
• Able to communicate information and ideas so others will understand.

• Bachelors’ degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field required.
• 3-5 years of relevant engineering work experience required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word required.
• Salesforce experience highly preferred.
• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment/engineering internship or co-op preferred.
• Well organized, process and data driven, logical thought-process, with the ability to make decisions and act on them.
• Possess solid analytical skills, requiring a strong initiative, proactive nature, and a sense of urgency.
• Demonstrated excellence in verbal and written communication skills.

• Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
• 401k Match
• Flexible and Team-Oriented work…