Technical Sales Engineer / Applications Engineer

Are you an Applications Engineer or Technical Sales Engineer looking for a role where you can combine your technical knowledge with customer interaction and commercial engineering?

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established engineering business that delivers bespoke engineering solutions to the food manufacturing and process industries across the UK. Working on projects ranging from £100,000 to multi-million-pound installations, you'll play a key role in developing technical solutions for a wide range of customers.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing business where no two projects are the same, working closely with customers, sales and engineering teams from initial enquiry through to project handover.

The Role

As Technical Sales Engineer / Applications Engineer, you'll be responsible for producing technical proposals, preparing project costings and supporting the sales team with bespoke engineering solutions.

Projects include production line equipment, material handling systems and process machinery within the food manufacturing sector.

Responsibilities

* Produce technical and commercial proposals

* Prepare accurate quotations and project costings

* Produce and modify equipment layouts using SolidWorks or AutoCAD

* Review customer requirements and develop bespoke engineering solutions

* Provide technical support throughout the sales process

* Attend customer sites for surveys and technical meetings when required

* Liaise with Engineering, Procurement and Project Management teams to ensure successful project delivery

About You

We're keen to hear from candidates currently working as an:

Applications Engineer

Technical Sales Engineer

Proposals Engineer

Proposal Engineer

Technical Support Engineer

Quotation Engineer

Estimating Engineer

Commercial Engineer

Design Engineer or Project Engineer with Commerical Experience

You'll ideally have experience within one or more of the following industries:

Food Manufacturing

Food Processing

FMCG

Packaging Machinery

Conveyor Systems

Material Handling

Process Machinery

Special Purpose Machinery

Automation

Capital Equipment

Requirements

* Experience using SolidWorks or AutoCAD (essential)

* Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

* Experience producing technical quotations, proposals or costings

* Strong communication and customer-facing skills

* Commercial awareness with excellent attention to detail

* Full UK driving licence

What's on Offer

* Competitive basic salary

* Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm (40 hours per week)

* Office-based role in St Ives, Cambridgeshire

* 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays

* Standard pension

* Pool car available for customer visits

* Opportunity to work on technically challenging bespoke engineering projects

* Genuine long-term career development within a growing engineering business

If you're looking for a varied engineering role where you can combine technical expertise, CAD, customer interaction and commercial engineering, we'd love to hear from you