Senior Estimating Sales Engineer / Production Engineer required for this respected Subcontract Precision Engineering company working acroos Oil & Gas & Aerospace sectors.
What's in it for you
* Work for a long-established, world-leading precision engineering business
* High-complexity work across oil & gas and aerospace customers and standards
* Senior, influential role spanning estimating, customer interface and production engineering (real impact on margin, delivery and methods)
* Competitive salary (DOE) + pension, life assurance and company bonus scheme (subject to qualifying period)
* 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays
* 38-hour week: Mon-Thu 07:00-16:00 (or 08:00-17:00) with 30 mins lunch; Fri 08:00-12:00
The role
The following information aims to provide potential candidates with a better understanding of the requirements for this role.
Reporting to the Director, you'll sit at the intersection of sales, estimating and production-delivering accurate, competitive quotations while ensuring manufacturability and operational efficiency. You'll be the technical/commercial link between customers, suppliers and internal production/quality teams.
Key responsibilities
Estimating & commercial
* Produce detailed cost estimates for CNC machined components/assemblies from RFQs, drawings and specifications
* Interpret complex drawings including GD&T, tolerances, surface finishes and material requirements
* Obtain competitive pricing for external processes (e.g. heat treatment, coating, NDT)
* Support pricing strategy to stay competitive while protecting margin
* Clarify technical and commercial requirements with customers during quotation
Sales & customer interface
* Act as technical point of contact for key oil & gas and aerospace customers
* Build relationships to support repeat and new business
* Attend customer meetings, technical reviews and support contract negotiations
* Identify value engineering and cost-reduction opportunities
Production & engineering support
* Ensure smooth handover into production with planning and quality teams
* Review manufacturability and advise best machining methods, tooling and processes
* Support process planning, fixture input and continuous improvement
* Help resolve production issues and non-conformances
Compliance & quality
* Ensure alignment with AS9100, ISO 9001 and customer-specific requirements
* Understand traceability, material certification and regulatory obligations
What we're looking for
Experience
* 5-10+ years in precision engineering / subcontract machining
* Estimating and/or production engineering experience
* Exposure to oil & gas and/or aerospace components and standards
Technical / commercial / personal skills
* Strong CNC machining knowledge (turning, milling, multi-axis)
* Confident with complex drawings and GD&T
* ERP/MRP and estimating software experience
* Materials knowledge (e.g. Inconel, titanium, stainless steels, duplex)
* Familiarity with special processes (NDT, coatings, heat treatment)
* Strong cost analysis and pricing skills; margin/overhead awareness
* Customer-facing communication, accuracy, proactive problem-solving, able to meet tight deadlines
This is a permanent job. You must have current UK right to work to be considered. HRGO are a recruitment agency supporting UK Manufacturing. xsngvjr We aijm to respond to all applications.