BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT RFQ & COSTING

Closing on: Dec 31, 2026

Job Id: BDT_RFQ_2026

Designation: Assistant Manager Senior Engineer

Department: Business Development Team (BDT)

Function: Business Development

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full-time

Job Location: Bangalore

Posted on: 28-09-2026

Qualification: Graduate in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Experience: 4 – 5 years in a manufacturing environment, preferably involving RFQ, costing, engineering coordination or customer proposals

Core Training: Manufacturing knowledge, product knowledge, process knowledge and project costing

Additional Knowledge: Good computer skills in MS Office and knowledge of electromechanical and Systems Integration

KEY COMPETENCIES

Technical & Commercial

• Manufacturing and product knowledge
• Process planning and project costing
• Cost modelling and profitability analysis
• Electromechanical and Systems Integration products
• MS Office and tracker management
  
  

Behavioural & Coordination

• Customer orientation and ownership
• Cross-functional coordination
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Analytical thinking and attention to detail
• Negotiation and follow-through
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Receive customer RFQs and review the enquiry package for completeness, scope, drawings, specifications, quantities, delivery expectations and commercial requirements.
• Prepare the enquiry checklist and obtain internal clearance to proceed with the RFQ.
• Acknowledge RFQ receipt to the customer and establish the expected quotation timeline.
• Share the data pack with relevant internal teams and update RFQ details in Tracker
• Prepare an input plan for Engineering, Sourcing, Maintenance, Tooling, Calibration and commit a quotation date to the customer.
• Coordinate with the customer and internal teams to obtain missing information, resolve ambiguities and document agreed assumptions.
• Coordinate with Maintenance, Tooling and Calibration teams to identify requirements and costs for new equipment, tools, fixtures, gauges and calibration.
• Prepare and maintain structured costing templates for material, bought-out items, conversion, labour, machine, tooling, testing, quality, packing, logistics, EXIM, overheads, contingency and margin.
• Collect and validate inputs from Sourcing, Engineering and other internal stake holders
• Get the costing done with the allocated team on a timely basis.
• Review the cost proposal with the Head of Business Development and Management.
• Incorporate review inputs, rework the proposal when required and obtain internal approval.
• Prepare the customer quotation with clear scope, price, delivery, validity, payment terms, assumptions, exclusions, non-recurring costs and other applicable commercial terms.
• Maintain and update the standard quotation format and supporting records.
• Act as the Business Development single point of contact for allocated customers throughout the RFQ lifecycle.
• Coordinate customer engineering and sourcing queries and arrange calls on critical-to-success topics to remove roadblocks.
• Drive timely follow-up to improve RFQ conversion and secure the business award.
• On receipt of a sample or development order, provide necessary cost details to SCM for raw material procurement.
• Initiate budget release in Touch Base Software in line with internal approvals.
• Plan for a kick off meeting in co ordination with project manager.
• Maintain departmental reports, RFQ trackers, management review records, costing files, quotations, approvals and customer communication records.
• Maintain Business Development quality system documentation and ensure document traceability and revision control.
• Provide accurate status updates on RFQ progress, risks, pending actions, submitted quotations and business conversion.