Proposal Engineer

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation.  Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customized services, infrastructure, signaling and digital mobility solutions.  Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide.

As a Proposal Engineer, you will be providing engineering support services for the development of technical proposals including scope, budget, and delivery strategy. You will need to bring your customer-oriented approach and become familiar with our requirements to define our risks and assumptions for estimating the job.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Performing technical exchanges with tender team members
• Reviewing, analyzing customer technical requirements
• Collaborating with the tender team and ensures engineering internal interfaces are properly addressed
• Gathering supporting documentation to improve competitive aspects of our proposal
• Identifying gaps versus standard product reference solution
• Creating a list of technical risks and assist with the development of mitigation strategies
• Developing best compromise to address the gaps (QCD) (Mechanical, Functional Architecture)
• Assisting with the project schedule development
• Preparing tender review packages
• Delivering Rolling Stock technical documentation for tender submission to customer

You will be joining this team as an integral member, helping to drive a pipeline of profitable business globally.  To be successful, you will need to bring a strong engineering skillset, along with exceptional attention to detail, and well-developed collaboration and partnership experience.  This is a position where you will be continuously learning, and your curiosity will suit you well.

Required Qualifications:

• 3 or more years of professional experience in design or related engineering focus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Rail or transportation experience
• Knowledge of the products architecture, operation, and performances
• Train operation and maintenance knowledge
• Knowledge on Engineering development DFQ sequences
• Understanding of tender process and key players role
• Engineering costing knowledge
• Collaborative with good communication and relationship building skills
• Knowledge of tender process

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering
• Equivalent Combination of Education and Experience may be considered

Alstom is a global company where our people vision and values embrace Diversity and Inclusion (D&I). Wherever we operate and across all our businesses, we want to create an inclusive culture in which diversity is welcomed and appreciated. By bringing together people from diverse backgrounds and giving everyone the opportunity to contribute with their knowledge, skills, experiences and perspectives, we also generate value for Alstom and its stakeholders.

Employment at Alstom is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Alstom does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

It is Alstom's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination and equal opportunity. The Company's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy, as well as its affirmative action obligations, includes the full and complete support of the Company. Because it's just the right thing to do. We hope you think so, too.