Position Summary

PRISMECS is seeking a Manufacturing and Sales Engineering Lead to support the connection between manufacturing operations, engineering, and customer-facing commercial activities.

This role will serve as a key technical interface between Manufacturing and Sales/Commercial teams, helping ensure customer requirements and commercial commitments are technically feasible and aligned with PRISMECS' manufacturing capabilities.

The Manufacturing and Sales Engineering Lead will support technical solution development, customer requirements, proposal activities, manufacturing feasibility, estimating, and coordination across internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical bridge between Manufacturing, Engineering, and Sales/Commercial teams.
  
• Support the Vice President of Manufacturing with manufacturing engineering priorities and technical requirements.
  
• Review customer technical specifications, drawings, scopes of work, and project requirements.
  
• Assist in developing technical solutions that meet customer needs while remaining practical for manufacturing and project execution.
  
• Provide technical support during the development of proposals, quotations, estimates, and customer presentations.
  
• Provide technical input for material, equipment, labor, fabrication, and manufacturing estimates.
  
• Help evaluate new opportunities for technical and manufacturing feasibility before commitments are finalized.
  
• Identify technical risks, scope gaps, manufacturing constraints, and potential execution challenges during the proposal and planning stages.
  
• Participate in customer meetings, technical presentations, clarification meetings, and proposal discussions as needed.
  
• Coordinate with Manufacturing, Engineering, Commercial, Project Management, Procurement, and Operations teams.
  
• Support the transition of awarded opportunities from the sales/proposal stage into manufacturing and project execution.
  
• Help ensure technical requirements, assumptions, exclusions, and customer commitments are clearly communicated during project handoff.
  
• Support manufacturing process improvements related to efficiency, quality, cost effectiveness, safety, and delivery.
  
• Assist with technical reviews, manufacturing feasibility assessments, and engineering evaluations.
  
• Support development and standardization of technical specifications, procedures, templates, and manufacturing documentation.
  
• Work collaboratively with suppliers, vendors, customers, and internal teams on technical requirements as needed.
  
• Provide technical leadership and problem-solving support for assigned opportunities and projects.
  
• Maintain effective communication between customer-facing teams and internal technical teams.
  
• Travel to customer, supplier, manufacturing, or project locations as business requirements dictate.
  
• Perform other related manufacturing, engineering, and technical-commercial responsibilities based on business and project needs.
  

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field preferred.
  
• Equivalent technical education and relevant industry experience may also be considered.
  
• Experience in manufacturing engineering, technical sales, sales engineering, industrial equipment, or a related technical environment.
  
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and engineering principles.
  
• Ability to review technical specifications, drawings, scopes of work, and customer requirements.
  
• Experience supporting proposals, quotations, estimating, or technical-commercial activities preferred.
  
• Ability to translate customer requirements into practical technical and manufacturing solutions.
  
• CAD experience required across both electrical and mechanical disciplines using AutoCAD, Autodesk Fusion, Mastercam, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, or similar software.
  
• Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) experience preferred.
  
• Ability to run and interpret integrated Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and revise designs based on analysis results required.
  
• Ability to run and interpret Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis and revise designs based on analysis results preferred.
  
• Strong analytical and technical problem-solving skills.
  
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, manufacturing personnel, engineers, project teams, vendors, and leadership.
  
• Ability to coordinate multiple priorities and work across departments.
  
• Strong attention to quality, safety, cost, and delivery requirements.
  
• Must be able to work on-site in Odessa, TX.
  
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience within power generation, energy, industrial equipment, electrical systems, rotating equipment, or related industries.
  
• Experience in project-based or engineered-to-order manufacturing environments.
  
• Customer-facing technical or sales engineering experience.
  
• Experience supporting manufacturing estimates, technical proposals, and project execution.
  
• Previous technical leadership or lead-level experience preferred.
  

The Manufacturing and Sales Engineering Lead will initially report to the Vice President of Manufacturing, and will work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Commercial, Project Management, Procurement, and Operations.