Exciting Opportunity for an Applications Engineer.

We are searching for an experienced Application Engineer to join our talented team based in Peterborough .

As an Applications Engineer, you will produce formal quotations against customer enquiries and to support the sales department to win new equipment business. In this position, you will interact with other business areas including design, quality, project management and supply chain. .

This is a permanent position working 37.5 hours per week. We offer hybrid working for this role which will allow you to enjoy the balance of home working and collaboration time with the team in our modern, friendly offices which include free onsite parking.

Who are we?

Howden is a leading global engineering business who focus on providing mission critical air and gas handling products to our clients, helping them to increase their environmental and operational efficiencies. We recognise the value of people and truly believe that by working together, aligned to a common purpose, we all have the opportunity to grow, learn and make a difference.

What Needs To Be Done?

• Review customer enquiries, recognising and identifying key technical and commercial criteria

• Selection of equipment with associated auxiliary systems

• Determine and have responsibility for all costs (material and labour) in the PB standard format and agree price to customer with sales

• Issue enquiries to sub-vendors for ancillary equipment

• Evaluate sub-vendor quotations both technically and commercially and select vendors for inclusion in tender

• Prepare budget and detailed technical and commercial tenders

• Gather, prepare and arrange bid supporting information in a format suitable for client submission

• Work to client driven deadlines

• Support sales and technical staff in bid clarification meetings at customer locations worldwide

• Use and update PB CRM system

• Work with PB sales tools, methods and strategies

• Oversee the creation of technically compliant drawings to submit with the bid

Additional Tasks (in conjunction with other functions within the company)

• Determining the delivery time possible to suit each customers requirement and provide production schedule to demonstrate

• Assist the sales department in determining contract conditions, financial requirements, cash flows and carry out commercial and financial checks

• Attend international exhibitions to converse with customers and suppliers

• Review and understand client specifications, including chairing specification review meetings

• Work with SCM to find and evaluate potential new sub vendors

• Complete sub vendor bid tabulations

• Carry out dual-use checks for export compliance

Future Tasks (through personal development and training within the company)

• Carry out performance calculations using PB software

To be successful you must have …

• Must have relevant engineering experience

• Knowledge of steam turbines or gas compressors and associated systems advantageous

• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Outlook

• Communication skills, both written and verbal

• Degree/HND in a related engineering discipline (mechanical preferred)

In Return, we offer a range of fantastic benefits:

• A flexible and supportive work environment.

• A competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement package.

• Howden Pension Plan with Scottish Widows.

• Healthcare cash plan with Healthshield.

• Access to My Howden Benefits & Wellbeing Portal – Cycle2Work programme, range of discounts across various retailers, wealth of information to support health & wellbeing.

• Group Life Assurance plan at 3x salary.

• Group Income Protection plan.

• Opportunity to be involved in our ESG ‘Bright Future’ initiatives – STEM ambassador & volunteering.

• Dedicated Help@Hand Service – Free Counselling, Physiotherapy, financial support etc.

• Training & Development Opportunities.

• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental and adoption leave pay.

Interested? We would love to hear from you! Please follow the link to our website to apply.