Bid Technical Manager

Bid Technical Manager

Location: West Mifflin, PA, US

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high‑speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full‑time hybrid Bid Technical Manager in West Mifflin, PA, US we’re looking for?

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering and project management expertise in a new cutting‑edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates.
You'll play a pivotal role in leading tender engineering activities, ensuring alignment with global target costs, tender budgets, and planning for APM (Automated People Mover) projects. Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Tender core team, engineering team, and customer interfaces), manage functional engineering activities for tenders, perform technical exchanges with customers, analyze requirements, and provide technical documentation for tender submissions, and much more.

• Managing the interfaces with the Tender core team and ensuring engineering internal interfaces,
• Performing technical exchanges with the customer,
• Analyzing customer requirements and identifying gaps versus the reference product,
• Providing technical documentation for tender submission to the customer,
• Defining the best compromise to address the gaps (QCD) including Mechanical and Functional Architecture,
• Identifying technical risks and ensuring they are addressed by dedicated action plans agreed upon by the Platform and Metiers,
• Establishing engineering QCD commitments, including master planning, costing, PDO, risk assessment, and management plans,
• Validating engineering assumptions and outputs with the Site Engineering Director (or Bid Technical Manager) and Bid Manager,
• Applying a design‑to‑cost approach,
• Demonstrating a customer‑oriented approach and fostering effective communication and relationships.

• Degree in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical background preferred),
• Experience or understanding of design in rail or similar industries such as automotive, truck, buses, or aerospace,
• Familiarity with Engineering development DFQ sequences and design‑to‑cost approaches,
• Knowledge of product architecture, operation, and performance,
• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills,
• Customer‑oriented approach with the ability to perform technical exchanges effectively,
• Good understanding of the tender process and the roles of key players,
• Knowledge of train operation and maintenance (preferred).

Join us on a life‑long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Work with experienced professionals in the rail and transportation industry on innovative Automated People Mover (APM) projects,
• Progress towards leadership roles in project and bid management, while enhancing your expertise in engineering development and customer‑oriented solutions,
• Utilise our inclusive, dynamic, and innovative working environment designed to foster resilience, adaptability, and continuous learning,
• Contribute to innovative projects,
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award‑winning learning,
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues ,
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, 401k).

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.