Education and Experience: BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent 8 years of experience in applications engineering, systems engineering, or solutions architecture for capital equipment, automated test systems, semiconductor ATE, or similar complex configured products 3 years of people management experience with a proven ability to grow junior engineers into senior contributors Hands-on experience building or significantly improving complex quoting/BOM/configurator tools (Excel VBA at minimum; Python, web apps, CPQ systems strongly preferred) Demonstrated success partnering with Sales on deal strategy and opportunity qualification Strong business acumen — you understand gross margin, competitive positioning, and risk in custom solution deals. Quote Tool Ownership & Modernization Act as product owner for the internal quoting platforms Maintain current tools, fix bugs, and ensure 100% uptime for the team Lead the development of the next-generation unified quoting system that consolidates today’s fragmented tools Drive integration of new technologies and capabilities from acquired companies into the quoting workflow Continuously improve the toolset by adopting AI/ML (e.g., Glue or similar), automation, and modern software practices to reduce quote cycle time and errors.