Bid Engineer — Product Development & Proposals

Manpower Group (UK); Larkhill; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Group (UK) is seeking a Product Development Bid Engineer to join a leading UK-based engineering and manufacturing organisation operating in a highly regulated, technology-driven sector. You will translate customer requirements into innovative, deliverable solutions and help shape future development programmes from concept through to delivery.

Reporting to the Chief Engineer and working with Sales & Marketing, you'll develop technical proposals, cost new product development programmes,

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Chemistry, or related field.
• Experience in engineering product development environment.
• Proven experience scoping, planning, and costing development programmes.
• Strong technical writing and proposal development skills.
• Ability to communicate complex technical information clearly to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

• Review customer requirements to develop robust technical solutions.
• Create costed project plans and work breakdown structures with cross-functional teams.
• Prepare technical proposals, compliance matrices, and bid documentation.
• Participate in customer discussions and bid review meetings.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve timelines while maintaining quality.
• Improve bid development processes, tools, and templates.
• Support evolution of NPI methodologies across projects.
• Collaborate with engineering, project management, manufacturing, and commercial teams.
• Contribute to quality management documentation and governance.
• Drive faster, more competitive bids.

Skills

Engineering background

Technical writing

Proposal development

Costing experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer requirements analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Chemistry degree

Job description

Manpower Group (UK) is seeking a Product Development Bid Engineer to join a leading UK-based engineering and manufacturing organisation operating in a highly regulated, technology-driven sector. You will translate customer requirements into innovative, deliverable solutions and help shape future development programmes from concept through to delivery.

Reporting to the Chief Engineer and working with Sales & Marketing, you'll develop technical proposals, cost new product development programmes,