Remote Proposal Engineer — Cost & Bid Specialist

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Earth City (MO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC seeks a proposals and cost estimation professional to prepare bids for domestic and international electrical customers. You will work under supervision to ensure bids are profitable and meet customer requirements, coordinating with multiple departments and using engineering data for thorough cost analysis.

Responsibilities include developing cost estimates, drafting complete proposal documents, and analyzing market trends to support new opportunities.

Qualifications

• Review customer specifications and requirements.
• Develop bids responsive to requests from multiple departments.
• Prepare cost estimates and quotes for purchases and contracts.
• Write and revise proposal documents and contract documentation.
• Provide market feedback to support business development.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze customer specifications & requirements.
• Coordinate input from other departments to develop bids responsive to customer requests.
• Simultaneously process information on multiple and varied projects, and respond effectively to changes in priorities.
• Develop cost estimates for new bids and contract revisions.
• Utilize engineering data, drawings, customer specifications, layouts, site photos and related information to prepare cost estimates, requests for quotations for purchase of components, evaluate supplier quotations and summarize total cost estimates.
• Write complete proposal documents and revise contract documents, as required.
• Compile data for reporting contract scope, terms, cost and profitability, to management.
• Provide feedback on the commercial & industrial market trends, barriers, competition and strategy to assist in development of new customers and proposals for this market segment.
• Attend meetings to exchange information and analyze contract requirements.
• Participate in investigating technical problems and establishing procedures and corrective actions to avoid recurrences.
• Duties may require domestic travel.

Skills

Cost estimation

Proposal writing

Cross-functional coordination

Customer requirements analysis

Communication

Tools

Engineering drawings

Job description

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC seeks a proposals and cost estimation professional to prepare bids for domestic and international electrical customers. You will work under supervision to ensure bids are profitable and meet customer requirements, coordinating with multiple departments and using engineering data for thorough cost analysis.

Responsibilities include developing cost estimates, drafting complete proposal documents, and analyzing market trends to support new opportunities.