Precision Machining Sales Engineer – DFM & Quoting
Where: Lowell, Massachusetts
Reports To: Production / Sales Management (Tony / Steve)
Updated: January 2025 (Revised)
What if this were your next move?
- Want to blend sales growth with real manufacturing impact?
- Enjoy interpreting complex drawings and applying ASME Y14.5 GD&T?
- Like advising customers on DFM to improve quality, cost, and lead time?
- Ready to collaborate with production to keep promises aligned to capacity?
Company Snapshot
Axis Technologies, Inc. has built its reputation since 1987 as a premier supplier of close‑tolerance CNC components and sub‑assemblies. From metals to plastics and ceramics—and with notable strength in waveguides and complex assemblies—we serve industries where precision and reliability matter.
Your Mission
Grow orders while orchestrating accurate, efficient production execution. You will manage customer relationships, support quoting, coordinate suppliers, and keep the shop synchronized through Vista and Microsoft 365 tools.
How You’ll Contribute
Sales & Customer Success
- Prospect, negotiate, and close B2B machining opportunities.
- Maintain ongoing communications and provide timely status updates, including open order reports and insights from production meetings.
- Capture market feedback to identify where Axis competes and grows best.
Technical & DFM Leadership
- Read and apply engineering drawings and procedures using GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
- Offer DFM recommendations to enhance machinability, quality, and cost efficiency.
- Create precise work instructions and job travelers.
Quoting, Purchasing & Supplier Alignment
- Prepare and submit RFQs to suppliers/subcontractors; act as trained backup for primary quoting personnel (Tony/Steve), including during vacations and peak demand.
- Enter and manage RFQs in Paperless Parts; use metrics to improve accuracy, turnaround, and win rates.
- Issue purchase orders and drive supplier updates for planning, scheduling, and fulfillment.
Systems & Teamwork
- Operate within Vista ERP for order entry, tracking, and production support; ensure data accuracy for planning and metrics.
- Use Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, SharePoint) for communication, reporting, document control, and collaboration.
- Collaborate with production managers to align commitments with capacity; take on additional duties that advance growth and efficiency.
Required Background
- 5+ years in manufacturing (machining preferred; 10+ strongly preferred).
- Success in B2B industrial sales: prospecting, negotiating, closing.
- Ability to interpret complex drawings and GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
- Proven DFM skills for CNC‑machined parts.
- ERP experience (Vista preferred) and a willingness to learn.
- Microsoft 365 proficiency (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams, SharePoint).
- Exceptional written and verbal communication.
- Goal‑driven, collaborative, and relationship‑oriented.
- Capable of writing work instructions/job travelers and accurate POs.
Preferred Extras
- Quoting/estimating/RFQ experience in precision machining or job‑shop settings.
- Paperless Parts or similar digital estimating platform experience.
- Production planning, scheduling, or capacity coordination knowledge.
- Experience with waveguides, complex assemblies, or high‑precision parts in aerospace, defense, medical, or industrial sectors.
What You’ll Find Here
A stable, customer‑focused manufacturer with 35+ years of success. You’ll join a collaborative team that values technical rigor, clear communication, and initiative—all in service of quality and continuous improvement.
Next Step
To apply or learn more, please contact Axis Technologies, Inc.
Targeted Proficiencies
- GD&T
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
- ERP & MRP Systems
- Production Planning & Scheduling
- Engineering Degree
- CAD/CAM Software
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
- quoting & estimating
Equal Employment
*Axis Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.