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
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. We aijm to respond to all applications.