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Design Engineer – Tiers 1, 2, and Enterprise Designs

This SOP outlines the responsibilities and steps Design Engineers must follow for both Tiered and Enterprise Design Services from scheduling, to post-consultation through to completion and handoff.

Key Topics:


Tiers 1 & 2 Process

Pre- Scheduling & Payment:

  • Sales Reps will determine tier based on guidelines and quote the customer
  • The Deal Stage will update to Design Payment Pending
  • Ops will await payment for the design service
  • Once payment is received, Ops will update a field that triggers both:
    • The Email to Schedule the Consultation
    • Updates the Deal Stage to Design Payment Received
  • Customer Schedules Consultation
  • Design Engineer receives email with details of meeting

Post - Consultation:

  • On the Service Projects Tab of the Deal:
    • Update the Meeting Outcome to Completed (or no show, etc.)
    • Update Consultation Completed! = Yes
    • Update Estimated Completion Date
    • Input Estimated Labor Hours (For Leadership - Sales Reps cannot see the value entered)
    • Input Invalid Tier? = Yes ONLY if applicable (For leadersihp - to track if we need to re-train Sales Reps on the guidelines) - You will still move forward with whatever tier initially quoted

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Post - Design File Completion:

  • On the Service Projects Tab of the Deal:
    • Update Design Completed! = Yes
    • Update Design Completion Date
    • Update Design File #1 (2 & 3 if applicable)
  • Files will be sent to the Sales Rep and their admin as well as the customer
  • After all the properties listed in the steps having known value a workflow will trigger a task to operations to process the design SKU Sales Order and the Deal will go back to Quote Provided Stage

Enterprise Process

Scheduling Consultation:

  • Sales Rep will create a Deal, Request Design Support, and Select "Enterprise Design" = Yes
  • They will add the files/attachments provided by the customer
  • This will trigger the invitation to Schedule the Consultation
  • Design Engineer Completes the Consultation

Post - Consultation:

  • On the Service Projects Tab Design Engineer will Update:
    • Consultation Completed! = Yes
    • Invalid Tier (This most likely won't be the case with enterprise but just incase)
    • Estimated Labor Hours (For Operations - No Sales Rep View)
    • Estimated Completion Date
  • Stage will be updated to "Design Payment Pending"
  • A Task will trigger to Operations to determine the custom price based with Sales Leadership
    • They will Quote and Create an SO for the Enterprise Design Service
  • Once Payment is Received, Operations will check "Design Payment Received"
    • Ops will also input the "Decided Custom Price" - for Sales Reps to View
    •  As well as Attaching the PDF of the NetSuite Quote to the Deal
  • The steps above will trigger an email to the Design Engineer stating he can begin the Design Files
  • The Deal Stage will move to Design Payment Received

Design File Completion:

  • On the Service Projects Tab Design Engineer will update:
    • Update Design Completed! = Yes
    • Update Design Completion Date
    • Update Design File #1 (2 & 3 if applicable)
  • Files will send to both the Sales Rep and their Admin as well as the customer
  • Operations will receive a task to Approve and Bill the original SO for the Design Service
  • Deal will move back to quote provided stage once they have completed their task!

Best Practices

✅ Confirm all fields are accurately updated post-consultation ✅

✅ Validate tier at time of consultation (flag Invalid Tier if needed) ✅

✅ Don’t begin design work on Enterprise projects until notified of payment ✅