Technical Sales Lead - Transit Tenders (East Coast)

Cafmobility; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

CAF USA is seeking a technically strong, commercially driven Technical Salesperson to support expansion across the East Coast public transit market. The hybrid role combines technical sales, tender leadership, and early project support.

You will lead selected tenders end-to-end, coordinate with internal teams, and engage transit agencies to translate requirements into technically solid solutions.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years in technical sales, applications engineering, or product engineering.
• Experience with tenders/RFP processes is a strong plus.
• Degree in mechanical/electrical/automotive engineering or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead direct customer interactions with transit agencies.
• Own end-to-end tender leadership for selected opportunities (3–4 in parallel).
• Coordinate with engineering, pricing, legal, and aftersales teams.
• Serve as primary interface with the customer during tender process.
• Support early-stage tender shaping and post-award contract transition.

Skills

Technical sales/engineering

Tender processes

Automotive/commercial vehicles

Customer engagement

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Mechanical/Electrical/Automotive Engineering

Tools

Bidding tools

Job description

CAF USA is seeking a technically strong, commercially driven Technical Salesperson to support expansion across the East Coast public transit market. The hybrid role combines technical sales, tender leadership, and early project support.

You will lead selected tenders end-to-end, coordinate with internal teams, and engage transit agencies to translate requirements into technically solid solutions.