• Turn concepts into functioning designs that meet our clients’ objectives using a variety of design software.  • Work closely with suppliers to understand their products’ specifications and ensure they meet client design requirements.  • Understand customer specifications and bid requirements to ensure compliance.  • Prepare bills of materials/conveyor manifests.  • Support Estimating by providing technical information for supplier RFPs.   • Review proposals and designs submitted by suppliers to confirm compliance with RFP, functional design requirements, and customer specifications.  • Participate in preparation of material handling integration solution proposals.   • Document decisions made through the design and bidding process to ease in transitioning project from Pre-contract to Operations team.  • Build expertise in material handling product offerings through working with suppliers, training, and personal efforts.  • Leverage industry knowledge and creativity to compare alternative technologies that optimize the application of different material handling equipment, controls, conveyors, staging/storage, sorting equipment, etc. to meet specific operational requirements.   • Provide equipment functionality and capability reports to the Sales team and assist them as a technical liaison.