Lead Design

Lead Design & Proposal Engineer

Are you interested in developing new and innovative solutions?

Avanceon is looking for highly motivated Lead Design and Proposal Engineers who have a knack for research and are passionate about developing solutions to complex and challenging problems.

Avanceon is offering an exciting opportunity to engineers looking to hone their problem-solving skills and work with a dynamic team on some of the biggest projects in its Lahore offices.

As one of the leading system integrators in the world, Avanceon specializes in integrated solutions to help industries control, improve, and optimize their manufacturing processes. With more than 30 years of experience, Avanceon's state-of-the-art solutions have helped countless industries achieve their productivity targets.

As a Senior Design & Proposal Engineer – Lead, you will be responsible for providing technical expertise and support in the design, development, and proposal of the systems. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the successful execution of projects, meeting customer requirements, industry standards, and company objectives. Your primary focus will be on creating innovative design solutions, preparing technical proposals, and contributing to the growth and success of the organization. You will be responsible for reviewing all proposals for this region. You will ensure the proper and timely techno/commercial proposal submission for your team working under your region. You are responsible for their grooming and training as well.

Job Responsibilities:

• Reviewing/analyzing RFQ with respect to technical & commercial requirements. Proposing Turn-Key solutions.
• Ensuring compliance with policies and procedures relating to business conduct. Meeting all OEM ethical & legal standards with regards to commercial processes.
• Responsibly executing all international bids and proposals while minimizing risk in all outgoing bids.
• Ensure timely submission of proposals in-line with client requirements.
• OEM & Vendor coordination, negotiations, and cost analysis in-line with company's terms & conditions.
• Maintain business relationships with vendors & OEMs and enhance supply chain.
• Team development (development of Subject Matter Specialists (SME) in the team) & resource management.
• New initiatives for business by adding new OEM/solutions.
• Preparation of prequalification, tender documentation (technical & commercial), method statements & bids.
• Preparation of compliances, system architecture/topology, project schedules.
• System design (sizing of system hardware & software), cost estimation and optimization in-line with RFQ requirements.
• Providing technical and commercial pre-sales support to exceed strategic targets.
• Working well with international teams to drive customer-centric solutions and managing day-to-day departmental matters.
• Focusing on improving sales team effectiveness. Adding value by supporting international technical teams and developing integrated systems and tools.
• Aligned with all internal key stakeholders while ensuring task completion within agreed timelines.
• Strategize effectively during the pre-sales cycle to mitigate risks and minimize the impact on project execution.
• Diagnose, document, and solve customer problems with seamless solutions. Extract and validate actual solutions with value delivered and pave the way for value propositions.
• Understanding the contractual terms & conditions and effectively negotiate with customers.
• Training new team members with all the solutions available and also the whole team with the new solution introduction in the market.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate in Electrical, Mechanical or Mechatronics engineering.
• 8-10 years' experience minimum.
• Experience in design & proposals of below solutions:
  • PLC/RTU/DCS/ESD/F&G
• Electrical & Instrumentation (Process, Fire & Gas Detection).
• Digitalization.
• SCADA System.
• Solar System.
• Good oral and written English.
• Good communication skills.
• Good knowledge of oil and gas industry standards.