Proposal & Project Engineer
Pubblicato il 07-08-2026 - Cavotec in Vicenza
Join Cavotec and help shape the future of sustainable industry.
At Cavotec, we develop innovative electrification and automation technologies that make ports and industrial operations safer, cleaner, and more efficient.
With over 50 years of engineering excellence and a global presence, we are driving the energy transition by delivering solutions that support decarbonisation and operational efficiency for customers worldwide.
If you're looking for an international environment where engineering expertise meets innovation and customer focus, we'd love to hear from you.
Your mission
As a Proposal Engineer is responsible for preparing, coordinating, and submitting technical and commercial proposals that meet client requirements and company standards.
The role bridges technical expertise with business development, ensuring proposals are accurate, competitive, and aligned with organizational goals.
Key Responsabilities:
- Support our teams and customers throughout the entire cycle of a project with in-depth
product & application knowledge
- Technical sales support from customer enquiry to quotation, during the order acquisition
process, handover to fulfilment and follow up till final delivery, customer acceptance and
handover to services
- Provide technical expertise to customers and sales team
- Assessing and consolidating customer requirements
- Configuration and selection of assigned product groups based on application data
- Costing and lead-time estimation of assigned product groups
- Provide iterative support to sales team during tender phase
- Comprehensive orders hand-over to CoE functions
- Provide iterative support to sales team and CoE functions during order processing phase
- Backup support on non-assigned product groups or areas
- Support to supplier selection
- Support for customer acceptance (FAT, SAT, O&M; Manual)
- Support to Service handover,
claims and spare parts
What we are looking for:
- High school degree required – Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
or another related field is strongly desired
- 2+ years as Technical Sales Engineer, proposal engineer, application engineer or similar, in
B2B market
- Tools: Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Salesforce, Office
- Electrical or mechanical engineering background
- Italian written and spoken is a plus
- Understanding of order management process
- Knowledge on B2B commerce
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Fluent English written and spoken
What we offer
Annual Salary: €**************, depending on experience and qualifications.
Permanent employment within a well-established and highly innovative multinational company.
CCNL Metalmeccanico, including welfare benefits, supplementary healthcare, and pension fund.
Up to 10 paid hours per year to attend medical appointments for yourself and your minor children.
Professional development and continuous learning opportunities.
Flexible working hours and lavoro da remoto policy.
Company canteen and company free parking.
Employee wellbeing initiatives and a collaborative working environment.
Our commitment
At Cavotec, we believe that innovation starts with people.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, talent is developed and every individual can make a meaningful impact.
If you are passionate about engineering, innovation and sustainability, join us and help build the technologies of tomorrow
.
Additional information / How to apply
Interested in joining Cavotec?
Please submit your updated CV in English through our Careers page or LinkedIn.
Only candidates whose qualifications closely match the requirements will be contacted.
Candidates not in line with the requirements will not be considered.
Please attach your updated CV in English to your application.