Technical BD Specialist, Autonomous Mobility

ADASTEC Corp.; Detroit (MI); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ADASTEC Corp. in Detroit seeks a Business Development Specialist to drive North America growth for the flowride.ai platform.

The role blends engineering depth with commercial execution, explaining how the technology works and evaluating routes within our design domain to support deployments for transit agencies and cities. Based in Detroit with four days in the office and one day remote, you will handle lead qualification, customer engagements, tender responses, and Salesforce pipeline

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM field or equivalent hands-on technical experience.
• 2–5 years in engineering, technical, business development, or technical sales roles with interest in customer-facing work.
• Ability to learn a complex technical system and explain it credibly to diverse audiences.
• Experience translating customer requirements into feasible solutions and constraints.
• Strong written communication for proposals and formal submissions.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Assess candidate routes against operational design domain and identify constraints.
• Explain technology and operating conditions to agency staff and partners.
• Contribute to tender and grant responses with technical content.
• Own Salesforce data: maintain leads, opportunities, and contacts.
• Plan and attend industry events, manage logistics, speaking applications, and lead qualification.

Skills

Technical communication

Lead qualification

Customer engagement

Public sector sales

Sales opportunity management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

ADASTEC Corp. in Detroit seeks a Business Development Specialist to drive North America growth for the flowride.ai platform.

The role blends engineering depth with commercial execution, explaining how the technology works and evaluating routes within our design domain to support deployments for transit agencies and cities. Based in Detroit with four days in the office and one day remote, you will handle lead qualification, customer engagements, tender responses, and Salesforce pipeline